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Anybody tried this shock? Is it significant improvement over revalved stock?
Tried to look up on internet but there is very limited reviews availible.
Planning to have it together with Ohlins cartridge kit for my RMZ250 2014. Ohlins front cartridge kit seems to be popular among KTM users... Has anyone here tried it on Suzuki?
Tried to look up on internet but there is very limited reviews availible.
Planning to have it together with Ohlins cartridge kit for my RMZ250 2014. Ohlins front cartridge kit seems to be popular among KTM users... Has anyone here tried it on Suzuki?
The stock wp shock in with the correct spring is a pretty good shock, however the ohlins is gold, just like its color. I now have 25 hours on it and it never gived me a kick wrong, It wil track the ground perfect in acceleration or braking bumps.
Setup with just one compression clicker just works.
I think it has Some kind of speed needle in place of shims that is speed sensitve. I recomend the flow shock.
The cartridge are good when setup proberly. Feels more planted than the aer forks, I think it because the are a bit heavier and springs just have a better rider feedback/feeling to the ground.
I would like someday to try out a conevale in compresion to the cartridge/rfx ohlins fork.
Maybe ML512 can chim in here for some advice/feedback?
Also between the conevale/ohlins fork?
The Shop
Ohlins needs a bit more preload than WP. ~10mm. Ohlins is typically 1 spring rate above WP CV in forks.
Dont get how you can run 52 with that soft fork springs, you must get 3-5mm preload maximum on shock? The bike for me would be unbelievably unbalanced with that setup.
I tried a 50 and 52 with WP revalved shock with 6 & 12mm lowering link and 4.8 and 420 (even with 4.9 it was unbalanced, bit less oil).
Flow Shock work fine i think.
I rode a TTX on my 2014 RMZ450 for a year and I think it was good, If I were in that position again (as you), I would be thinking in trying first with Race Tech Gold Valve.
.... and save money to put Gold Valves in forks too.
The bike doesn't feel unbalanced as I believe that Ohlins just messed up recommended spring rates. Also when I have bought 2017 model it came with WP 44Nm spring and now I've got 2018 bike (which is more or less the same except some colour changes and switch to Magura brake suplier) and it came with 48Nm stock spring.
My current weight is 96 incl gear end the bike doesn't feel unbalanced with 52 spring. My preload is 11mm shock spring, static sag 35mm , rider sag 104mm. I have a friend riding CV and TRAX - similar weight and 51Nm spring... TRAX feels better, more stable and much easier to go through whoops. My brother rides WP revalved suspension, same weight, same spring the shock feels also better then Ohlins flow.
We compete in enduro sprints and crosscountry races (GNCC) and here in Europe it is little bit more technical and as fast as in USA so it is little bit more of riding on the front wheel
Seems they have the same problem with blowing through the stroke in certain situations.
Pit Row
Ohlins still has ports and shims on their pistons, so some oil is pushed through that piston to create damping while the remaining oil can pass through the twin tube sections.
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