Falco specific Ohlins remote pre load shock question

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Nooj · #1 Post by **Nooj** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:44 pm

How much adjustment should there be for the pre-load on one of the shocks? Anyone got one? Says nothing in the manual.

Willopotomas · #2 Post by **Willopotomas** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:12 pm

have got one and am not entirely sure. So pretty useless really.

D-Rider · #3 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:37 pm

Willopotomas wrote:have got one and am not entirely sure. So pretty useless really.

No you haven't !

The Falco specific Ohlins has a vertically aligned reservoir and no ride-height adjustment. You don't tend to see many of them.

It's one of these:

Nooj · #4 Post by **Nooj** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:05 am

I guess any remote pre-load adjustable Ohlins would have the same amount of adjustment?

Will ask around.

hornetrider · #5 Post by **hornetrider** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:02 pm

D-Rider wrote: The Falco specific Ohlins has a vertically aligned reservoir and no ride-height adjustment. You don't tend to see many of them.

It's one of these:

Looks familiar...

Nooj · #6 Post by **Nooj** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:12 pm

Does yours have remote pre-load on it??

D-Rider · #7 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:15 pm

Nooj wrote:Does yours have remote pre-load on it??

Not aware that the Falco-specific ohlins came with one - though I think that it would probably be possible to fit one.

hornetrider · #8 Post by **hornetrider** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:27 pm

Nooj wrote:Does yours have remote pre-load on it??

Nope, it's the same as D's pic above.

Falco9 · #9 Post by **Falco9** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:30 am

D-Rider wrote:
Nooj wrote:Does yours have remote pre-load on it??
Not aware that the Falco-specific ohlins came with one - though I think that it would probably be possible to fit one.

You can fit remote preload to almost any Ohlins shock, it was (is) a separate option on most Ohlins shocks for years. Aprilia have (did) their own hydraulic preload adjuster as an option for the std blue spring Sachs shock (god knows why though

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Willopotomas · #10 Post by **Willopotomas** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:02 am

Ah ok.. So I don't have one then.. It's just a bog standard Ohlins with remote thingy which I still have no idea what the total adjustment is..lol..

paddyz1 · #11 Post by **paddyz1** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:03 am

What are you looking for...preload range, ie: how much adjustment the remote adjuster has from top to bottom?

Or

How much space you have on the shock in order to fit the remote adjuster.

I am sure you know how to set the preload for your weight so i don't think that is what you are looking for.

Is this what you mean (This shock has a remote preload adjuster fitted)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/gsxr-600-k1-k2-k3 ... 35b3772cd7

Falco9 · #12 Post by **Falco9** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:19 am

Willopotomas wrote:Ah ok.. So I don't have one then.. It's just a bog standard Ohlins with remote thingy which I still have no idea what the total adjustment is..lol..

If you still have the same Ohlins that I fitted then you do have remote hydraulic preload adjustment. (it did have this fitted when I sold the bike to Gio anyway) I believe max preload available via the hydraulic adjuster was about 10-12mm if I remember correctly

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D-Rider · #13 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:08 pm

Willopotomas wrote:Ah ok.. So I don't have one then.. It's just a bog standard Ohlins with remote thingy which I still have no idea what the total adjustment is..lol..

Not bog-standard Will - the bog standard Mille Ohlins is the one I've got - you have the aftermarket Ohlins one for the Mille - hence the remote pre-load adjuster. Some say this is actually a better Ohlins shock but I've not investigated whether this is true.

Rich - it is the same one you fitted when you owned the bike.

Aladinsaneuk · #14 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:50 pm

Having had a little play with will's shock I think it needs a refurb/service

Willopotomas · #15 Post by **Willopotomas** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 5:13 pm

My humour is being wasted today I feel..lol..