I own the 2014 Hyper 821, non sp model. Rode the bike for about 3k miles... and I could had never imagined that the hyper would come with such a crap suspension.
The suspension is designed to work perfectly on a perfect paved road. The moment it encounters a bump, you can tell is literally crap.
The factory forks (fork I should say, as only 1 fork does rebound and compression and the other fork is just a spring and a spacer) hydraulic flow is restricted and makes it really unpleasant to ride on anything than a perfect road. The factory preload is way too high for someone that weights 170 lbs + gear.
Should I had bought the SP?... yep ! can i change that now.. nope, as i don`t have multiple $K to toss away. And probably will not give more money to ducati after my first ducati experience.
So, decided to go with the Andreani cartridge because, is readily available.. relatively cheap and others already tried it.
Dave from Fast Bike Industries :: Ohlins #1 Service Center, provided the kit with a spring for my weight (175 lbs) witch resulted on 8.3 spring rating.
He also answered a lot of my questions before and after the install.
Nursedady from the hyperstrada forum provided a good start for the install, lots of tips and a guide The Andreani Install: How it went. - Ducati Hyperstrada Forum
Notes on the install:
-The Andreani instructions are crap, you ll need basic knowledge of what you are doing to do this at home.
-provided bolt for the cartrdige right leg, is too short and only turns 4 full turns into the fork, so got a longer one.
-You have to separate the inner tube from the lower leg bracket to install the left cartrige as ducati did not put a hole on the bottom of the left fork... as there is no internals that do any work other than spacers and a spring.
I personally chose to seek help from Evolution Motorcycles in SJ, CA for this task. This guys are awesome and their price was very fair too !
Evolution Motorcycles
They separated and installed the left cartridge for me and I did the rest.
-fork airgap is 115 mm indicated by manufacturer
- the preload screw does not move up and down on the outside as in other forks do. But the preload does get applied. So you have to count turns instead of look at the lines on the top caps.
-The new springs/cartridge seem to make a bit more spring noise as there is space for deflection of the spring. So far, not an issue.
The hardest part of the install is to separate that inter tube from the fork bracket. Once it`s done, the rest can be easly done at home. Just take your time.
The result, a crazy better ride that you can adjust to meet your needs.
Even without properly tuning the adjustments, you can tell right away that the stock forks were terrible ! And that you are up for even more fun !
Word of advice, do the upgrade is totally worth the money ! Will help you love your bike after it !
Added are some pictures for reference.
The suspension is designed to work perfectly on a perfect paved road. The moment it encounters a bump, you can tell is literally crap.
The factory forks (fork I should say, as only 1 fork does rebound and compression and the other fork is just a spring and a spacer) hydraulic flow is restricted and makes it really unpleasant to ride on anything than a perfect road. The factory preload is way too high for someone that weights 170 lbs + gear.
Should I had bought the SP?... yep ! can i change that now.. nope, as i don`t have multiple $K to toss away. And probably will not give more money to ducati after my first ducati experience.
So, decided to go with the Andreani cartridge because, is readily available.. relatively cheap and others already tried it.
Dave from Fast Bike Industries :: Ohlins #1 Service Center, provided the kit with a spring for my weight (175 lbs) witch resulted on 8.3 spring rating.
He also answered a lot of my questions before and after the install.
Nursedady from the hyperstrada forum provided a good start for the install, lots of tips and a guide The Andreani Install: How it went. - Ducati Hyperstrada Forum
Notes on the install:
-The Andreani instructions are crap, you ll need basic knowledge of what you are doing to do this at home.
-provided bolt for the cartrdige right leg, is too short and only turns 4 full turns into the fork, so got a longer one.
-You have to separate the inner tube from the lower leg bracket to install the left cartrige as ducati did not put a hole on the bottom of the left fork... as there is no internals that do any work other than spacers and a spring.
I personally chose to seek help from Evolution Motorcycles in SJ, CA for this task. This guys are awesome and their price was very fair too !
Evolution Motorcycles
They separated and installed the left cartridge for me and I did the rest.
-fork airgap is 115 mm indicated by manufacturer
- the preload screw does not move up and down on the outside as in other forks do. But the preload does get applied. So you have to count turns instead of look at the lines on the top caps.
-The new springs/cartridge seem to make a bit more spring noise as there is space for deflection of the spring. So far, not an issue.
The hardest part of the install is to separate that inter tube from the fork bracket. Once it`s done, the rest can be easly done at home. Just take your time.
The result, a crazy better ride that you can adjust to meet your needs.
Even without properly tuning the adjustments, you can tell right away that the stock forks were terrible ! And that you are up for even more fun !
Word of advice, do the upgrade is totally worth the money ! Will help you love your bike after it !
Added are some pictures for reference.
