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front end frenzy
I'm 185lbs, so i think the rear spring is good for my weight. Its a 10/52 011. Any other #'s are worn off. Always had issues with forks, seemed very stiff, front end kinda seems like it wandered a little, felt like riding on marbles, had that "wash out" feeling to it no matter what i did with the clickers. What do these #'s on bottom of forks mean?
When i got the bike, it had Coppersmith suspension stickers on it. Called and talked to Tom i think it is, he said he remembers the bike, did work long time ago, but couldnt give me more than that. Asked if these old Ohlins could in ANY way be "tuned' "valved" to anything close to KYB on a 18/19 EC. He made some grunting noises and kinda seemed like he wasnt to interested in doing the work or explaining what could be done. Im asking this because i MIGHT, over the winter, put some $$$$ into the bike over the winter and trying to figure out what can be done with suspension first, if anything. Maybe i need to find different forks that fit that are easier to find parts for and work on? Just trying to figure this part out 1st before i go spending $ on other areas.
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03 EC250 Last edited by jerseymike; 11-28-2021 at 03:05 PM. Reason: add statements |
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sounds to me like you have to much sag. front end is not planted
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Those numbers probably indicate what the forks were originally for and/or model number. If you contact Ohlins they might be able to shed some light on exactly what you have.
When it comes to Ohlins forks you need to use someone who is very familiar with valving them. Check with Les (my first choice for Ohlins) at LTR (https://www.lt-racing.com/") or Zipty (https://ziptyracing.com/) or maybe WER (https://www.werproducts.net/) since they are on the East coast. That said, do you know how to set up your suspension? If not, there are guides all over the internet that can help you dial in the sag for your bike/weight and how to tell which way you need to go on your clickers. If you were close by I would be happy to help you get it sorted but, sadly, I am not.
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For what it is worth, we have the Ohlins on two of our 2004 300s and they are pretty nice forks.
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Think im just going to tear the bike down after the new year and have the suspension serviced. Then if its no good when i ride.....i know its me.
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