OHLINS SUSPENSION UPGRADE ANYONE?
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GunZenBomZ
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(Dodgy colours from phone)
All done & dusted, brilliant bunch of guys. Very good service, n1 Skon for thinking of ways of saving mullah for a fair few bikers!
http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view/?trip_id=212988
Youtube vid to follow.
All done & dusted, brilliant bunch of guys. Very good service, n1 Skon for thinking of ways of saving mullah for a fair few bikers!
http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view/?trip_id=212988
Youtube vid to follow.
SKON
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WoW!
Now that is one sweet looking motorcycle GunZ :cool
Hope you didnt get too damp on the way down,and thanks for the great pics!
Donchya just love it when a plan comes together? Happy trails
Now that is one sweet looking motorcycle GunZ :coolHope you didnt get too damp on the way down,and thanks for the great pics!
Donchya just love it when a plan comes together? Happy trails
SKON
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Worth the wait!
Quick update.Just back from my fitting session at FTR (I had to postpone my earlier appointments due to work comittments).What a revelation!As Paddy said,great bunch of guys there,very helpful and obviously passionate about what they are doing.Very confidence inspiring.They were happy to incorporate my Indy Unlimited beefed up fitting kit,at no extra cost too
For anybody contemplating goin this route,I have to say I am over the moon with what the guys at FTR have done to my bike.The ride and handling have been transformed! IMHO<worth every penny
As far as I know,the group buy discount still applies...
Quick update.Just back from my fitting session at FTR (I had to postpone my earlier appointments due to work comittments).What a revelation!As Paddy said,great bunch of guys there,very helpful and obviously passionate about what they are doing.Very confidence inspiring.They were happy to incorporate my Indy Unlimited beefed up fitting kit,at no extra cost too
For anybody contemplating goin this route,I have to say I am over the moon with what the guys at FTR have done to my bike.The ride and handling have been transformed! IMHO<worth every penny
As far as I know,the group buy discount still applies...
Dean
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(Dodgy colours from phone)
Quick update.Just back from my fitting session at FTR (I had to postpone my earlier appointments due to work comittments).What a revelation!As Paddy said,great bunch of guys there,very helpful and obviously passionate about what they are doing.Very confidence inspiring.They were happy to incorporate my Indy Unlimited beefed up fitting kit,at no extra cost too
For anybody contemplating goin this route,I have to say I am over the moon with what the guys at FTR have done to my bike.The ride and handling have been transformed! IMHO<worth every penny
As far as I know,the group buy discount still applies...
You dont fool me paddy the clues are obviouse in the picture
All that blue berry paint, the door to the workshop only open enough for small people, and you have ditched your chocolate standard shock
Come on own up willy wonka has sent the oompa loompas round to half inch your chocolate shock
On a serious side yes I agree the FTR guys are great all round
so come on Paddy and Jay whats your verdicts of the transformation/ difference the Ohlin shock has made to your F800 GS's ? and did you have the forks uprated at all ?
all the best Dean
GunZenBomZ
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Fantastic, i'm still going to compile the couple of videos from FTR.
SKON
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How can I put it?
Smoooth as an oil slick,taut as a 17year old russian gymnast,and makes me go
every time I breeze over a pothole,
just like you predicted Dean
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Been gifted a session at the offroad skills school in the Brecon Beacons end of the month,so hopefully going to get a few pointers on using the bouncy bits on the paths less travelled. Hoping to haul over the Alps to visit friends in Italy before the Autumn storms hit,and they have some great offroad trails near their citta..Heres hoping
Smoooth as an oil slick,taut as a 17year old russian gymnast,and makes me go
every time I breeze over a pothole,just like you predicted Dean
.Been gifted a session at the offroad skills school in the Brecon Beacons end of the month,so hopefully going to get a few pointers on using the bouncy bits on the paths less travelled. Hoping to haul over the Alps to visit friends in Italy before the Autumn storms hit,and they have some great offroad trails near their citta..Heres hoping
Dean
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I look forward to seeing your videos Paddy
Smoooth as an oil slick,taut as a 17year old russian gymnast,and makes me go
just like you predicted Dean
Been gifted a session at the offroad skills school in the Brecon Beacons end of the month,so hopefully going to get a few pointers on using the bouncy bits on the paths less travelled. Hoping to haul over the Alps to visit friends in Italy before the Autumn storms hit,and they have some great offroad trails near their citta..Heres hoping
You will have to let us know how you get on at the offroad skill school thats on my to do list
im off soon to test my shock in the Alps also... France , italy, switzerland.... here...
its all good but this bit looks realy twisty
GunZenBomZ
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Good stuff Dean, I've got my 3k+ Europe trip data yet to be properly transferred using Garmin 2010maps.
Hopefully tonight someone will show me the way to use my data with google maps
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=239794
Hopefully tonight someone will show me the way to use my data with google maps
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=239794
ftrsuspension
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Ohlins / FTR Exchange Scheme
Hi guys!
Hope you're all well! Just thought I'd drop this in for anyone else who is considering an Ohlins upgrade for their BMW
For more info - got to www.ftrsuspension.co.uk
Will
Hi guys!
Hope you're all well! Just thought I'd drop this in for anyone else who is considering an Ohlins upgrade for their BMW
For more info - got to www.ftrsuspension.co.uk
Will
GunZenBomZ
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Tell me Will, what degreaser do you use? Should of hassled you for a couple of can's. *Tuts*
SKON
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off piste.....
Hi peeps,
Well,few months on and I can honestly say that Im still as chuffed with my suspension upgade,as I was initially.I thought maybe once the novelty had worn off......well you know what I mean
In fact,I guess I am even more impressed the more I ride it,and push it harder.I have to say though,in my IMHO if any of you tossers out there are undecided where to go next,the off-road skills course is an absolute MUST!!! For those of us who are pretty inexperienced when it comes to the real rough stuff,but keen to try and see what our bikes (and ourselves) are truly capable of, this is the dingos swingers I promise,you will be amazed at what you and your bike can do after a couple of days intense off piste tuition (assuming of course you dont have to be helicoptered off the mountain!The unusually dry spell meant the trails were much more skittish than usual,we lost5!
) Already been able to put some of the stuff to good effect up on Dartmoor,just 20 mins ride from me
I cant wait to go back for more punishment
A big thanks to all there for a top weekend
Hey Dean,hope your Alpine excursion went as planned,sooooo jealous,I havent been able to leave Blighty yet,but bella Italia beckons
PS. Hi Kevin and Will.Keep up the good work!
Hi peeps,
Well,few months on and I can honestly say that Im still as chuffed with my suspension upgade,as I was initially.I thought maybe once the novelty had worn off......well you know what I mean
In fact,I guess I am even more impressed the more I ride it,and push it harder.I have to say though,in my IMHO if any of you tossers out there are undecided where to go next,the off-road skills course is an absolute MUST!!! For those of us who are pretty inexperienced when it comes to the real rough stuff,but keen to try and see what our bikes (and ourselves) are truly capable of, this is the dingos swingers I promise,you will be amazed at what you and your bike can do after a couple of days intense off piste tuition (assuming of course you dont have to be helicoptered off the mountain!The unusually dry spell meant the trails were much more skittish than usual,we lost5!) Already been able to put some of the stuff to good effect up on Dartmoor,just 20 mins ride from me I cant wait to go back for more punishment
A big thanks to all there for a top weekendHey Dean,hope your Alpine excursion went as planned,sooooo jealous,I havent been able to leave Blighty yet,but bella Italia beckons
PS. Hi Kevin and Will.Keep up the good work!
Dean
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Hi guys!
Hope you're all well! Just thought I'd drop this in for anyone else who is considering an Ohlins upgrade for their BMW
For more info - got to www.ftrsuspension.co.uk
Will
Is this a good idea or what ?
good enough for seen a bargin? deff softens the blow of the full price
Dean
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Hey Dean,hope your Alpine excursion went as planned,sooooo jealous,I havent been able to leave Blighty yet,but bella Italia beckons
PS. Hi Kevin and Will.Keep up the good work!
Hi Jay,
I know exactly what you mean about the novelty not wearing off and agree fully
that stiffening up of the bike suspension just seems perfectly balanced makes you more at one with your ride, no nodding donkey dive, on breaking fairly hard at speed and accelerating away a nice smooth revers of the breaking if you follow..... and it corners like its on rails
totaly different bike breaking, riding, accelerating = more controlled, more efficient bigger grin factor looks like you had a good one on the off road course
The alps were stunning as always, Route napoleon to south of France, Monaco F1 circuit, Italy, Switzerland, France 7.5 mile long mont blanc tunnel and back, wind,rain sun and snow 2300 miles.I had a off road baptism of fire up where they do the yearly stella alpina Rally
now my off road skills were zero, and are about the same now
but it was ABS off and push on up.Here:
http://www.stella-alpina.fsnet.co.uk/
Dont tell any one but I had 2 offs well 3 and 4 was part of number 2 not realy offs, more of slow gentle lay downs, without the milk and cookies
Went up at dusk came back down in the pitch black dark, Hid and auxillaries a blazing, dust was everywhere even inside the vario top box! water doesnt get in but the dust did how does that work
scary moments, maybey a bit fool hardy with no off road experience. but great fun, brings out the adrenaline, never sweated so much inside my Lid the memory I will dine off forever
So back to the shock
what a great bit of Kit, what a good deal Kevin and will are offering now money back on your old shock, thats got to be of help to peeps.All the best ,
Dean
ftrsuspension
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great feedback!
Hey guys,
It's awesome reading all your positive responses about your suspension!
Just responding to you Gunz - De-greaser we use is Safety Kleen. It's water based.
Hey guys,
It's awesome reading all your positive responses about your suspension!
Just responding to you Gunz - De-greaser we use is Safety Kleen. It's water based.
SKON
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Hi guys!
Hope you're all well! Just thought I'd drop this in for anyone else who is considering an Ohlins upgrade for their BMW
For more info - got to www.ftrsuspension.co.uk
Will
I recognise that machine! I do believe thats my very own trusty steed in the middle of its` transplant operation. I am very pleased to report that the worries of tissue rejection proved to be unfounded,and the prognosis is............triple distilled,with a smooooth outcome
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