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Old Jul 29, 2022 | 10:28 AM
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How did you get the right springs for the Ohlins?
For the RK I ordered them through a former forum sponsor, Motorcycle Metal. The owner, has recently passed away, RIP Howard. I basically provided my riding style and vital stats and he provided the correct swing rate. He also redid the valving on the shocks. They are a mid-line Ohlins shocks, but they feel like a top-line other brand, excellent and very smooth ride.
 
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The stock rear shocks on my 2011 XL883N are 13-1/2" long from eye to eye centres, that is the stock length for rear shocks on all European market XL883N models.
 
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Rob Roy's [/color]Revenge]The stock rear shocks on my 2011 XL883N are 13-1/2" long from eye to eye centres, that is the stock length for rear shocks on all European market XL883N models.
Maybe us Americans have shorter legs.


 
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Originally Posted by RKZen
Maybe us Americans have shorter legs.

I think it has more to do with the terrible state of the roads here in the UK, they are like the surface of the moon.






 
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Maybe some of the Scotch whiskey distilleries can contribute some to fix those roads. I contribute enough myself to them.
 
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Yes, I know about Scotch whisky, my father worked for highland and lowland single malt distilleries, Cardhu and Littlemill come to mind.

I was born in Dufftown, with it's six working distilleries Dufftown is known as the Malt Whisky Capital of the World. The most famous brand from Dufftown is Glenfiddich, the river Fiddich is a tributary of the River Spey.
 
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Drink enough of Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenkinchie, GlenDronach, or Glenmorangie and you won't event feel those roads.
 
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Originally Posted by RKZen
Drink enough of Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenkinchie, GlenDronach, or Glenmorangie and you won't event feel those roads.
What roads?

My favourite single malt at the moment is Glenfarclas 12 year old.
 
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