Ohlins set up

RedRick Esq.

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The pikes peak has top spec Ohlins TTX36 and straight from the factory they felt really nice, The caveat to this is that I am still running it in and the roads have been so shitty i have not been able to push it any where near hard.

Now despite the fact that they felt nice my experience with these things is that they can always be made better by a man that knows what he is doing so today i have been over to Mick Gardner racing in Barnsley who are Ohlins dealers and set up experts to let them set it up correctly for a man of my size and weight.

This is the same place i took the Hyper to for suspender set up but these TTX things are more complicated

Any way the results were the front was way too soft and the rear was way too hard on preload

All the static sag stuff done and perfectly balanced front and rear on sag at 50mm each ???

Compression and damping all tweaked accordingly and the bike now feels even better

some connect with the road at both ends whilst being very plush

Money well spent and a well recommended place if you live anywhere nearby and want your suspension to be just so..
 
I just fitted some Hagon shocks to the old Shitter as well as some softer front springs I had lying around.

Would you reccomend them for setting her up properly Rick?

Andres
 
I just fitted some Hagon shocks to the old Shitter as well as some softer front springs I had lying around.

Would you reccomend them for setting her up properly Rick?

Andres

Well they have certainly done me proud on my Ohlins shod bikes

They know what they are doing with Ohlins and suspension in general

best thing i would say is give them a call and talk to them and if they say they can then i would recommend them

I only say this as i am unfamiliar with
vintage suspension if it was Katie i would say go for it in a heartbeat

The main thing is of course all the sag static and dynamic get these wrong and it doesnt really matter about anythin else
 
I think this answer is closer to the truth :D

On a serious note though, I had Katie set up (and revalved rear shock) by MCT and yes, it makes a hell of a difference ~ money well spent :)

Andres

You need the best set up you can have if you are to stand a chance against that Norton at PP :D
 
You need the best set up you can have if you are to stand a chance against that Norton at PP :D

If (the Norton) makes it there........ :D

Anyway, I'm actually racing Melch's Evo, it's a long standing grudge match........

Tricky is racing his V7 Sport against Johnno's Norton (if it makes it there :D) :thumb2

Andres
 
Rick , Been putting off going upto Barnsley with the shitty weather , but will definitely make the trip soon.
My front feels great but the rear feels to soft , could be a weight thing I guess. , being 16 stone geared up probably doesn't help:blast
Don't suppose you have your set up notes :D ?

You are also in for a treat when you put some proper tyres on ;)
 


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