Are new monster 1100 forks an option? - Ducati.ms

freezer16801 · Nov 17th, 2008, 1:24 pm

I just read about the new monster 1100 in Motor Cyclist while attending to my morning glory. The mag reports that the bike has fully adjustable showa forks and a sachs shock. I was wondering if any of the suspension gurus who have access at specs could determine if these might be an option to replace the hypers forks? In the past, showas were always fairly straight forward when doing valving or springs changes. I imagine that the monster forks are shorter, but I am seeking other's knowledge.

Monstaman · Nov 17th, 2008, 1:47 pm

At a first off guess I would say they would be in the region of 20 -25 mm to short on the stanchion length.

I went through the same drama on my MH900e to find that the 2001 and later SS was the only fork the same length and these were the longest Ducati had on any of their bikes.

mooner · Nov 17th, 2008, 3:30 pm

The biggest problem is the Monster forks would rattle around in the Hyper triple clamps.

motoxchange · Nov 17th, 2008, 3:45 pm

oh yeah

GMP · Nov 17th, 2008, 9:51 pm

Its not the brand of fork but the price point in this case. Technically, the Zokes on the Hyper are fully adjustable, but the valving isn't. Zoke 45mm Shiver off road forks are very easy to valve, no special tools required. I'd bet that the Showas on the Monster are no different.

freezer16801 · Nov 18th, 2008, 2:14 am

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Originally Posted by GMP

Its not the brand of fork but the price point in this case. Technically, the Zokes on the Hyper are fully adjustable, but the valving isn't. Zoke 45mm Shiver off road forks are very easy to valve, no special tools required. I'd bet that the Showas on the Monster are no different.

So, you are saying that the Aprilia shiver forks are an option then? Or did I misunderstand that part?

I am just trying to see if there is another OEM option short of a $1500 aftermarket answer that would enable us to do our own spring and valving changes.

GMP · Nov 18th, 2008, 2:01 pm

No. "Shiver" is the name of the Marzocchi off road fork, that is eaisly revalved. The point was not to brand as an indication of quality.

dukepilot · Nov 18th, 2008, 2:23 pm

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Originally Posted by freezer16801

I just read about the new monster 1100 in Motor Cyclist while attending to my morning glory. The mag reports that the bike has fully adjustable showa forks and a sachs shock. I was wondering if any of the suspension gurus who have access at specs could determine if these might be an option to replace the hypers forks? In the past, showas were always fairly straight forward when doing valving or springs changes. I imagine that the monster forks are shorter, but I am seeking other's knowledge.

I don't think that the stock forks are so bad to warrant replacing them with something else. Springs to suit your weight, a slightly bigger air gap/lower oil level and lighter oil to tame down the excessive rebound damping will make them OK. It just requires some experimentation to get them right.