Triumphrat

oldyeller · 03-10-2005

Hinckley,

I talked to Jerry at Ohlins, and to the guy at Traxxion Dynamics. Traxxion says they recommend the Penske over Ohlins now, that Penske's design results in better compliance, while still giving firm control. He recommends the double-adjustable Penske, which is about $180 less than the Ohlins.

I have no doubt that the Ohlins is great, but I might give the Penske a try.

Does your Ohlins have the hydraulic remote adjustment for preload, and if so, does it work well?

Reed

Hinckley · 03-10-2005

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On 2005-03-10 12:54, oldyeller wrote:
Hinckley,

I talked to Jerry at Ohlins, and to the guy at Traxxion Dynamics. Traxxion says they recommend the Penske over Ohlins now, that Penske's design results in better compliance, while still giving firm control. He recommends the double-adjustable Penske, which is about $180 less than the Ohlins.

I have no doubt that the Ohlins is great, but I might give the Penske a try.

Does your Ohlins have the hydraulic remote adjustment for preload, and if so, does it work well?

Reed

I have no experience with the Penske shock so I cannot comment. I'm sure it would be a great shock. What is "double adjustable"? I doubt that my arse would be able to tell the difference between the two. :-D

Besides, $180.00 is a sizable chunck of change that can be used for some other mod.

Yes, my Ohlins has the remote preload. It works great! It really comes in handy when the wife wants to ride along. Instead of getting out the brass drift and a hammer and spending 20 minutes trying to move a collar around, I just give the remote a half dozen turns and we're ready to go!

This is the model I have:

The only difference is the lower mount.

Hinckley · 03-10-2005

Quote:

On 2005-03-10 12:54, oldyeller wrote:
Hinckley,

I talked to Jerry at Ohlins, and to the guy at Traxxion Dynamics. Traxxion says they recommend the Penske over Ohlins now, that Penske's design results in better compliance, while still giving firm control. He recommends the double-adjustable Penske, which is about $180 less than the Ohlins.

I have no doubt that the Ohlins is great, but I might give the Penske a try.

Does your Ohlins have the hydraulic remote adjustment for preload, and if so, does it work well?

Reed

I have no experience with the Penske shock so I cannot comment. I'm sure it would be a great shock. What is "double adjustable"? I doubt that my arse would be able to tell the difference between the two. :-D

Besides, $180.00 is a sizable chunck of change that can be used for some other mod.

Yes, my Ohlins has the remote preload. It works great! It really comes in handy when the wife wants to ride along. Instead of getting out the brass drift and a hammer and spending 20 minutes trying to move a collar around, I just give the remote a half dozen turns and we're ready to go!

This is the model I have:

The only difference is the lower mount.

03-13-2005

I put the Ohlins on my 98. The adjustable ride height made a big difference, I increased it by 1" . More weight on the front wheel, got rid of the slow-handling feel..

oldyeller · 03-13-2005

The Penske has adjustable height, also. I kinda like the more stable feel of the Daytona, anyway. If I had wanted a twitchier racebike I would have got the CBR1000.

03-13-2005

RaceTech'd the front, new Metzeler Sportecs...not twitchy by any means- planted.

oldyeller · 03-13-2005

Yeah, I'll probably play around with the ride height and see if I like it a little taller in the rear. I need to do the fork, too. Probably Traxxion Dynamics for that, too. I'm really just looking for more compliance and the right spring rates for my weight, more than race-track-sharp handling. I think I'll be happy with it.

Speed3 · 03-13-2005

I went for the Race Tech springs, and Gold Valves in the forks of my Speed Triple, and put an Ohlins on the rear, and the bike was transformed, especially after I started to figure out how to dial it in. It's definitely worth it to get the spring rates for your specific weight. You can go faster with confidence. Hinkley, how much did you pay for your shock buying directly from Ohlin's USA? I got mine for around 800 bucks from EMA.

Hinckley · 03-13-2005

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On 2005-03-13 17:27, Speed3 wrote:
Hinkley, how much did you pay for your shock buying directly from Ohlin's USA? I got mine for around 800 bucks from EMA.

I payed about the same. IIRC it came to just over 800.00. The bill ended up at near 1200 after I purchased the front spring kit and the fork oil.