Forks again (new info) - Ducati.ms

Karlr · Oct 23rd, 2009, 5:11 am

Hi chaps,

Took my 07 hyper s up to a suspension specialist the other week and just got the word back...

They said there's good news and bad news. Good news is the shock is pretty ok. Bad news...they were pretty amazed by the forks...on the outside all good...on the inside...bad..can't remember the details but it was pretty much 'fur coat and no knickers'...over sprung, under damped etc. Not revalvable so the solution is to put in a new cartridge and machine an adaptor for the fork top adjusters.so they can be retained.

More details as the work is done.....

price is pretty reasonable though :-)

But as others have said..for an S model the forks are bad.. ducati

Karlr · Oct 23rd, 2009, 12:20 pm

or was that undersprung and overdamped...anyway the solution is less than £500 so relatively..when all things are considered a good deal compared to rizoma rear sets :-)

stryder · Oct 23rd, 2009, 12:24 pm

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Originally Posted by Karlr

or was that undersprung and overdamped...

That sounds more like it.

Not the first time I've heard Ducati "S" suspesnsion is eye candy.

Vlad Drac · Oct 24th, 2009, 10:59 am

Sit tight. Ohlins will have a new option soon!

No offense Karlr, but none of this is "new info"

johnchypermotard · Oct 24th, 2009, 11:47 am

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Originally Posted by porn store janitor

No offense Karlr, but none of this is "new info"

wrong!!!!

'fur coat and no knickers' is news ... and we want photos!

Warp Racer · Oct 24th, 2009, 11:58 am

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Originally Posted by johnchypermotard

wrong!!!!

'fur coat and no knickers' is news ... and we want photos!

+1 first time I'm ever heard that quote. Pictures please..!!!

Karlr · Oct 24th, 2009, 1:19 pm

You are right..it's not really new info..although the price is less than racetech and probably ohlins too.
THe work is being done by maxton engineering who are well respected this side of the pond. This is the first time that they have looked at an HM and the quote was theirs , they couldn't believe the quality of the internals compared with the fur coat externals..although I think the analogy gets lost somewhere...

http://www.maxton.netspinners.co.uk/

PedroHM · Oct 24th, 2009, 8:36 pm

racetech.. proven by us and on the track/dirt at pikes! also they are keepers that you can take with you to the next bike.

why re-invent the wheel or wait for ohlins. ohlins are nothing special.

Karlr · Oct 25th, 2009, 6:25 am

But I like to shop local...think of the carbon footprint. Maxton also support quite a few BSB and WSS teams so I think they know what they are about..but they are only a small outfit..their products are beautifully engineered though.

Karlr · Oct 25th, 2009, 6:27 am

PLus to get racetech over here its about 1500 quid so that's a bit extreme