Thought this Shock Dyno Chart may be of interest to some.
I just recieved my rear shock back from Kiwi Suspension solutions(NZ ohlins dealer) as I was not happy with the rebound.
The problem I was having was that on our bumpy roads the rear was packing, to get the best out of what I had was to have the rebound turned all the way anti clockwise to try and speed up the shock return.
This helped but was still far from perfect.
Short sharp bumps close together has been my main problem, the compression was satisfactory for our roads.
On smooth roads the problem was not so bad, I guess these shocks are valved for mainly track use.
The shocks had been resprung for my weight front and rear but was still uncomfortable to ride.
So with an explaination to Kiwi Suspension of my problems and sag settings etc they revalved it.
The graph shows of my stock setting ( bottom curve) with the rebound fully out as sent to them when removed from the bike.
The other curves show the shock with the revalve at different click settings.
Their comment about the compression was that it was very good, but the rebound was very unsatisfactory.
When the weather improves (stops snowing) will test ride and report back
Doon
2012-06-25 22:41:00 UTC
ktmguy
2012-06-26 10:14:00 UTC
They are a great outfit to deal with and they know their stuff. I had the forks and shock of my RSV mille done there and what a difference!
Recommended if you are in NZ.
Recommended if you are in NZ.