R100GS/PD Rear Suspension WP/OHLINS?

[CBI]

Hi all,

Just after an update....Rear suspension upgrade for R100GS/PD 1995.......Ohlins or WP?

Any comments much appreciated.

Cheers

CBI

 

[judge]

At risk of repeating myself, you'll have my NSIO in your inbox

 

[cookie]

AAMOI WTF is NSIO?

google says it's the National Irish Safety Organisation which may account for the letters not being in the right order

 

[judge]

AAMOI WTF is NSIO?

google says it's the National Irish Safety Organisation

Not So Insignificant Opinion

 

[cookie]

ta!

 

[MikeO]

I'm guessing Not So Informed Opinion - if that's wrong, I apologise, Andy........

Mike

 

[judge]

Not So Insignificant Opinion

Now tell the man you have and reccommend WP and he'll have completely opposed viewpoints to help him on his way.

 

[Timolgra]

Hi all,

Just after an update....Rear suspension upgrade for R100GS/PD 1995.......Ohlins or WP?

Any comments much appreciated.

Neither, I have Fournales, it's excellent. SMIO.

Tim

 

[MikeO]

Originally Posted by Judge

Not So Insignificant Opinion

Oops.

Mike

 

[cookie]

i have a WP rear shock which since i'ts been serviced is perfectly acceptable.
it is the one without remote reservoir & with no adjustable compression damping costs about £350. it was on the bike when i bought it.

if i were buying from scratch i would be very tempted by adjustable compression damping even though i would set it once, to factory settings probably, and then forget about it. it costs another oner too.

i have little knowledge of the ohlins option apart from their fine reputation & nice gold anodising which is very shiny & may well improve one's success rate with women.

yes, i have had one or two glasses of wine

 

[CBI]

Credit to expirience & knowledge (judge)

Andy,

Credit where credit is due..thanks for the advice maybe canvassing opinion merely clouds the issue.

OLhins/WP

It seems to be about 60/40% if you go by reputation alone..alot seems to depend on backup.

Cheers

 

[judge]

Chris,

Ask away old son but we have had this particular topic many times before in fact way back when I started one, also onthe BMW Club Site and Micapeak GS site and ADV rider for good measure . Rather than wait for all to check in again use the search engine, I'd doubt opinion has changed much over time.

 

[Spanish Bob]

i have a WP rear shock which since i'ts been serviced is perfectly acceptable.
it is the one without remote reservoir & with no adjustable compression damping costs about £350. it was on the bike when i bought it.

if i were buying from scratch i would be very tempted by adjustable compression damping even though i would set it once, to factory settings probably, and then forget about it. it costs another oner too.

i have little knowledge of the ohlins option apart from their fine reputation & nice gold anodising which is very shiny & may well improve one's success rate with women.

yes, i have had one or two glasses of wine

Good man! CBI who cares if it works or not?!?! Premium brand cachet mate thats what its about.

I´ve got a Hagon and I´ll not be doing that again. I´d buy an Ohlins for any GS you are planning to keep long term prolly. Yep but then I´d have to respray the bike to match the yellow shock....

 

[judge]

Yellow shock with lovely anodised bottom bit looks lovely on a black GS Kind of shouts out a bit don't think ...

 

[cookie]

admiring women just out of shot perhaps?

 

[Spanish Bob]

Yellow shock with lovely anodised bottom bit looks lovely on a black GS Kind of shouts out a bit don't think ...

should I make a comment about the difference in build qualities of the two walls or should we wait for Bakes?

 

[judge]

should I make a comment about the difference in build qualities of the two walls or should we wait for Bakes?

I'm no builder but I doubt dry stone walling technique works too well on a load bearing bridge. As for the 'girls' on the other side of the wall I think we can all see I only have my eyes on one girl here

 

[steve in nz]

poor old me

I met a guy witha 93 GSPD on the side of the road over here.

We chatted for a while about bikes and went our seperate ways.

About 4 months later I get a phone call from him saying he is selling his bike as he had a bad accident on another mode of transport.

Says the bike shop won't give him a cent xtra for the ohlins so do i want it if I give im $150 (50 pound sterling) and me old shock.

well me old shock was getting a bit like a 50 year old whores ass so i said SOLD.

he was even the same weight as me and had it set up by the NZ Ohlins dealer.

now i got a bike that tracks like a train and with the remote adjusters a few twists and can adjust for one or two up.

Its one of the best mods ya can fit to ya bike

 

[Timolgra]

Re: poor old me

well me old shock was getting a bit like a 50 year old whores ass so i said SOLD.