Ohlins Shocks - Pictures Please

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Feb 9, 2011 | 08:38 AM

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Twinrider

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From: Yokohama

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Originally Posted by grbrown

As for flat footing I have never been able to do that! It is far more important to me to have the best ride quality and cornering clearance. Seems to me it tends to be taller riders who are more fussy about flat footing. We short-asses just get on with it....

Yep, that's the line that divides those who can ride from those who can't...

Feb 9, 2011 | 10:53 AM

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From: SoCal

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Originally Posted by lionsm13

Did you find that your bike sits up higher with these than the previous shocks, or?

That's what Howard recommended for me too was the 3-3's 13.25's for my SG, but the stockers on the SG I believe are 11 3/4, so that being what it is, we are talking 1 1/2 inches higher which doesn't sound like a lot, but it very well could be...as far as flat footing it is concerned...

Keep in mind that the stock shocks have springs and air assist and that air keeps the shock from sagging as they only give very poorly controlled 2 inches of travel. Any spring shock will have sag, they will sag with just the bike weight and more with the rider weight. So the Ohlins will sag some, between 3/8" to 3/4" . So to answer you, yes the bike sits higher than stock but the shocks don't stay fully extended like the stock shocks do. Also the 13.25" shocks offer 4 inches of travel, which is very nice when traveling on backass country roads like I do most of the time.

Feb 9, 2011 | 11:22 AM

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grbrown

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Travel on the #3-3 is a tad over 3" and sag when loaded is 1".

Feb 9, 2011 | 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by grbrown

Travel on the #3-3 is a tad over 3" and sag when loaded is 1".

4 3/32" for the 13.25" on mine which are #2's . I was trying to remember my sag numbers so they might be different than what I posted but then again they may not be different.

Feb 9, 2011 | 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by qtrracer

4 3/32" for the 13.25" on mine which are #2's . I was trying to remember my sag numbers so they might be different than what I posted but then again they may not be different.

Sag for your #2 will be a third of the total travel, in other words just under 1 1/2".

Feb 9, 2011 | 11:53 AM

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Its not, I run mine high in the stroke. Less than 1" total sag with rider aboard 25mm to be precise, I went and looked it up in my suspension notebook. 15mm sag with no rider or just a little more than 1/2".

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