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Old Aug 23, 2019 | 04:43 PM
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I have a spare set of Ohlins and was wondering if someone can tell me which is better, if any; the installed ones in yellow have a 00180-78 spring and the black ones have a 00281-68 spring and came with a spare spring 00180-79 in yellow. I was going to send one set out to Motorcycle Metal and sell the other set.

Black is my spare set, yellow is installed

Black spare set part number

Yellow part number
 
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Old Aug 23, 2019 | 06:16 PM
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00180-78 --> Spring 46/220/23 N/mm Yellow

Same springs, just a different color
00281-68 --> Spring 46/220/25 N/mm Black
00180-79 --> Spring 46/220/25 N/mm Yellow

46 = inner spring diameter
220 mm = spring free length

25 N/mm = spring rate
23 N/mm = spring rate
 
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Old Aug 23, 2019 | 06:23 PM
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The one with the black spring is an emulsion shock with preload adjustment only, I’d need to see the bottom to tel you about the other one.
 
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Originally Posted by beaumontbagger
I have a spare set of Ohlins and was wondering if someone can tell me which is better, if any; the installed ones in yellow have a 00180-78 spring and the black ones have a 00281-68 spring and came with a spare spring 00180-79 in yellow. I was going to send one set out to Motorcycle Metal and sell the other set.
Back the camera off a little bit, and get the whole shock in the picture. Does the shock with the yellow spring have a sweep valve at the bottom?
 
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Old Aug 23, 2019 | 08:41 PM
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The black model is a Harley-dedicated version, going by its part number. The other one looks like a base model, with no damper adjustments, also that part number doesn't relate to any model I can identify.
 
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Originally Posted by beaumontbagger

Ok, thanks. No sweep valve. Looks like a base model emulsion shock with preload adjust only. Not a bad shock at all, just on the lower end (read: least expensive) of the Ohlins line of products.
 
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