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Old Aug 3, 2015 | 04:31 PM
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Best bang for the buck is Ohlins #2 series , call Howard at motorcyclemetal.com
 
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#2 Series is this the HD 159?
 
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#2 Series is this the HD 159?
No, the HD159 Ohlins looks like Howard's #3, which has separated gas and oil. His #2 is similar to Ohlins HD039, which is an emulsion type, which means the oil and gas inside the damper mix together.

Howard builds variants of shocks from the Ohlins parts bin that Ohlins themselves don't offer to their customers, although it is likely than one of his versions is the same or similar to their stock items. Howard was building custom Ohlins shocks for Harleys long before Ohlins started selling theirs!
 
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+1 on the Ohlins #2 series
 
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