That's really not bad at all comparing it to buying locally. Getting a 'cheaper' shock of any brand you're already looking to spending at least that much.
I was contemplating following your lead, but have to admit I was hanging back until you got it in your hands - kewl!! Does it come sprung for your weight?
I was contemplating following your lead, but have to admit I was hanging back until you got it in your hands - kewl!! Does it come sprung for your weight?
I emailed him with my weight and asked if he needed me to weigh my gear, but he never responded. I think of myself as "average-sized" at 5'8", 165 Lbs., so I'm sure the spring rate will be ok for me. Won't know fer sure till I get it to a track though. I want to do a full track day on the stock suspension before I rebuild my forks and replace my shock. My "local" home track is Heartland Park Topeka, but their future is up in the air for now because it's for sale. So they're not opening it till it sells.
:-(
The # on the spring is 61104-69. Guess I'll go to ohlins site and check it out.
Here's the response I got from Jerry at Ohlins USA:
Hello Travis. Thank you for your email.
The ?61104-69? spring on a ?YA 467? shock should be good for your weight. It is set for 176# rider (dressed). You can take on an additional 132# of weight before the next step stiffer spring rate will be required! The max weight load rating for this spring is 308# (rider + passenger and/or bags).
Please call or return email with any questions.
Thank you, Jerry
You can find outfits like Carpimoto (www.carpimoto.it) on eBay and of course their native website. Their prices are IMO reasonable to fantastic compared to home-country and they will happily ship across the oceans.
YSS and Nitron are my go-to vendors for inexpensive but pretty decent suspension. Nitron doesn't appear to have an application yet but I strongly suspect they have one in the works. Are MT03 parts and not just R25 interchangable?
You can find outfits like Carpimoto (www.carpimoto.it) on eBay and of course their native website. Their prices are IMO reasonable to fantastic compared to home-country and they will happily ship across the oceans.
YSS and Nitron are my go-to vendors for inexpensive but pretty decent suspension. Nitron doesn't appear to have an application yet but I strongly suspect they have one in the works. Are MT03 parts and not just R25 interchangable?
You can find outfits like Carpimoto (www.carpimoto.it) on eBay and of course their native website. Their prices are IMO reasonable to fantastic compared to home-country and they will happily ship across the oceans.
YSS and Nitron are my go-to vendors for inexpensive but pretty decent suspension. Nitron doesn't appear to have an application yet but I strongly suspect they have one in the works. Are MT03 parts and not just R25 interchangable?
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