Did mine 3 weeks ago. Impressed and pleased with improvement in dive and general handling. Its significant but not holy s#&t better than stock. Well worth it for average rider like me. Onward to the ohlins ( or JRIs)...??

 

I’ve read allot about the improvement in brake dive and handling with the Monotubes, but I can’t find much information on how the Monotubes actually soak up road imperfections (expansion joints, pot holes, etc.).
On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being stock.
How do the Monotubes handle slow speed (less than 30 mph) bumps?
How do they handle highway speed bumps?
Do they absorb holes better than heaves?
Thanks for any info.

 

I`m curious about the same things, I`m thinking about putting them on my RK.

 

im not about to put a number on them...thats dumb. they vastly improve your handling at all speeds, and when coupled with some ohlins or JRIs or hell, even some progressive rears, the whole bike rides great compared to stock.

its all relative. spend the $300 and enjoy. oh, and theres no need to change fork fluid either.

 

Love mine. Should be the standard.

 

I think the monotubes would be fine for the average rider but if ridden aggressively, I see the bike blowing through the suspension when hitting rough spots at lean angle going through a turn just like the stock suspension does.

I know the R/T setup can be a PITA but how much time did you spend on the phone with the R/T tech guys before setting it up? How much time did you spend talking to guys that run R/T or Ricor upgarded suspensions? I have been investigating the alternatives to suspension upgrades that way for over two months and I still haven't decided which way to go. I can tell you that if I should opt for the monotubes, I will wait for the units that can be serviced rather than replaced.

You are right when you say it's only money. Money is the only thing keeping me from springing for the Traxxion monotube setup; competely adustable but at $1400 a pop, I will have to think long and hard about it. My knee dragger buddies swear by the Traxxion units.

 

Ditto on not doing the 1-10 rating system but to me the Monotubes shine the most when it comes to cleaning up brake dive (and this is exactly why I bought them). Personally, as far as improved ride handling over bumps etc. I would give them a small improvement over stock but this is not a cadillac ride improvement. Also, I swear you get a tiny bit of noise with the tubes from time to time (maybe a bit thicker fork oil would stop this entirely) sort of like they are tapping on the fork tube (please don't make more of that than it is, it is not a big deal type of thing). For me, they were definitely worth the spend especially since it is a relatively cheap uptick.

 

Agreed. Had mine put in a few months back. I wanted less dive on braking, and achieved that result. Handling is better but tough to quantify. Looking at rear shocks now.

Had the dealer do the install, which turned out to be a good thing, because the top nut on one of the forks was cross threaded (had to be that way from the factory) and taking it off ruined it. Warranty covered the new parts.

 

I did mine 2 weeks ago. What a difference they make!! Now I just have to figure out what I'm gong to do for the rear shocks.

 

Ok, Ok, Nobody wants to go with the 1 – 10 rating system. That might have been a little over the top.

Djl, I did my research also with the tech guys at R/T and Ricor. So much, in fact that I started getting conflicting information from R/T on the springs. If you go with the R/T springs, my advice would be to error on the heavy side of the spring calculator. Example--- If your weight falls between .90kg and .95kg go with the .95kg springs.