Africa Twin Ohlins

DING-DONG said:

Ohllins rear shock and ktech fork kit, they did set the bike up for me however i used there settings as a starting point and twiddled to find my preference, the difference is night/day, fully loaded oe panniers i just wind the preload up 6 turns, getting the oe shock out with the swinger still fitted is no 5 minute job

I purchased the shock from RR, Jonathan added some discount meaning i could not buy it cheaper elsewhere.

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Warlord said:

Could you give me some more feedback on the K-Tech front and Ohlins rear?

Are you happy with it?, would you choose it again or something different? is the ride hard? how has the new suspension improved your ride?

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Warlord said:

Right then, I've read all through that lot.....

Seems to me that I should have just bought a KTM 990 or 1090 rather than a Japanese wish-I-was an off roader.

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DING-DONG said:

Ktech director used his own AT for R&D, ride is compliant without be harsh and no longer rides like a chopper when fitted with full panniers, if you hit a pot hole it doesn't shake the bars or kick you out the seat as the suspension soaks it up nicely, I've got it set up for sporty ride so it allows you to push on quickly and be smooth whereas the oe stuff had you fighting with the bike if you wanted to ride it quick, the new suspension certainly inspires confidence, its totally different however this has exposed the only flaw, the DCT !! if i bought another id opt for the manual and fit the same suspension set up and because of this flaw i will probably hand it back or pay off the pcp and sell the bike myself.

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blueranger said:

Corrected for you.

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Warlord said:

That may still happen

But I'll tell you this, I was surrounded by KTM and BMW on saturday off-road, and my HAT got a lot of positive attention. It was the only HAT there as well.

Dan, who rides a KTM 1090 Adv actually said to me, he's never seen one in black.... liked it so much he would have bought one if he'd known.

.... and I overtook some guys on BMW and KTM 1090..... so there

(by the way, thank you for sending me to Molly, going again for 2 days next month 9th & 10th)

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Davey B said:

Awesome, people like to look at the HAT...but isn't it's ability the issue here....try a KTM690? Best of both worlds (several people are on RTW trips on them)

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Davey B said:

On top of both the GSA and AT or is the AT going back ?

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Davey B said:

Do you seek out proper black mud too? It'd be rubbish in Devon with their nice dark red stuff

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Davey B said:

I WANT IT NOW !!!

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DING-DONG said:

.......getting the oe shock out with the swinger still fitted is no 5 minute job

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Warlord said:

and I overtook some guys on BMW and KTM 1090....so there

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Warlord said:

(by the way, thankyou for sending me to Molly, going again for 2 days next month 9th & 10th)

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blueranger said:

And were you still in full control and upright at the time?

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blueranger said:

Good isn't he!
Did you do the log maze and bomb hole?

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blueranger said:

As far as suspension mods go....just be mindful of your end point and the bigger picture. If the suspension is utterly horrid then that's one thing...but if your trying to turn that big brute into something it isn't only disappointment and the inevitable lies at the end of that road.

The 21" wheel I built for the Gsa is worth its weight in gold offroad over the standard 120/19 but the bike is still a big fat heavy lump and always will be....but it's certainly true good suspension well set up is always a good mod. Is it £3k better though given the use?

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