Ohlins vs Ricor Comparison
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I understand your point as that is a big swing in weight , I'm 235lbs solo , the wife is 130lbs and loaded with gear I'm probably 450lbs ,I've ridden Harley's since 1986 and always rode on stock suspension , it wasn't perfect but I accepted it for what it was just like we do the heat off the air cooled motors and was happy and just rode , what changed me was on my last bike I had done everything to it I wanted to do and and when I was finished I won a $500 gift card to Dennis Kirk , I didn't need anything else for the bike so I went on DK's web to look around , Progressive had just released the 940 shocks and monotubes , I had $500 free money so I thought let's give this a try , after installing the Progressive products my bike was transformed and instantly I thought why didn't I upgrade my suspension sooner , when I got a new bike this was on my must have list and basically this thread got me thinking why not custom built and the rest is history
This is what concerns me...I think i will stay the the stock air adjustable...I don't think the weight swing of myself (260 lbs) to 2-up with luggage at about 550 lbs would be within the adjustability of either Ohlins or Ricor and worth the money???
I can't say i can justify $600+ dollars for the chance of having a better ride....I am sticking with stock....
Rode 2 up in the hills this weekend (no luggage) and all was well...I just asked my wife what she thought and she said the ride was good....I guess if i had the money to throw at it i might but i have a lot of other stuff i can improve before that....
I can't say i can justify $600+ dollars for the chance of having a better ride....I am sticking with stock....
Rode 2 up in the hills this weekend (no luggage) and all was well...I just asked my wife what she thought and she said the ride was good....I guess if i had the money to throw at it i might but i have a lot of other stuff i can improve before that....
Last edited by tj316; Sep 7, 2011 at 09:40 AM.
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Yes! Howard is working on installing Ohlins 30mm cartridges in the forks for us. That is complicated by the need to make a new top triple-tree and use longer fork tubes, to get the inserts in. They have got beyond the drawing board from what I have read, but not into production yet! Join the orderly queue......
When I spoke to Howard last, the Ohlin drop-in cartridges weren't ready yet. (May/June???) I recall they were originally trying to go with 25mm units and decided they weren't going to do the job, so they've gone to trying to get 30mm ones to work. The key in my mind is the new triple tree top clamp and longer fork legs with more overlap. I find the front end of my RK too 'whippy' when it comes right down to it. The better you get things working, more flaws seem to pop up.
I have had a set of Ohlins from Howard for about 2 1/2 years now. I previously had Steel Trackers and Progressive 440s, after the stock junk.
The Ohlins are vastly superior to any of the others. I run them on the lowest preload setting when riding solo, and add a bit of preload when loaded up.
The Ohlins made as large an improvement as the addition of a rear stabilizer, in my case, Accu-Trak.
I have been running Race Tech Gold valves up front for about 5 years now, and if I have a beef, it's that I have too much damping dialed in. I'm planning of tearing off the front end in the spring and resolving that.
My advice to anyone who is reasonably happy with their 'stock' setup, (yeah, like that's possible) don't ride anything with any amount of 'modded' suspension work. You'll be sorry.
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