Fork/Shock Settings Question

Gunny Fitz · Mar 6, 2013

Settings

Since you have the Tri I will send you exactly what my cousin recommended I try first on both front and back Rick. Like I said it seems to be working out very well, but I am a bit heavier than you (205) so you can play with settings back and forth when you have good riding weather to see what it feels like.

After reading the post from someone else about dialing it all the way out by "clicks" and all I figured you had the base and were going to do it all manually.

After I uncover my bike in garage to get them I will PM them to ya brother!

jarelj · Mar 7, 2013

Denver Rick said:
I'm finding some conflicting information on what springs are stock on ohlins forks and shock here. Anybody have any information? The guy at the shop who orders parts says he doesn't know and Ducati doesn't release that. That sounds so stupid I don't even know what to say. The info I have is only from forums. So anybody know?

Stock Ohlins shock on Panigale is 90N/mm spring, and I believe the fork springs are 1.0 kg. It's true that Ducati does not provide spring rates for the bikes in the manuals or service documents, you pretty much have to pull them out of the forks and test them to know what they are. The shock springs have the rate printed on them.

Denver Rick · Mar 7, 2013

jarelj said:
Stock Ohlins shock on Panigale is 90N/mm spring, and I believe the fork springs are 1.0 kg. It's true that Ducati does not provide spring rates for the bikes in the manuals or service documents, you pretty much have to pull them out of the forks and test them to know what they are. The shock springs have the rate printed on them.

That's interesting. If those are stock, than that is for about a 175lb person. Being only one level off of what was suggested for my weight, seems to me I can fine tune what I have, go back and make sure SAG is correct, and deal with it. If it was two or three variants off of stock that I needed, it would seem much clearer that I really must replace them.

Thanks a ton.

Steve B · Mar 7, 2013

jarelj said:
Stock Ohlins shock on Panigale is 90N/mm spring, and I believe the fork springs are 1.0 kg. It's true that Ducati does not provide spring rates for the bikes in the manuals or service documents, you pretty much have to pull them out of the forks and test them to know what they are. The shock springs have the rate printed on them.

Your guy Brett ever find out what the Sachs comes with?

I'm thinking 85. Front seems to be same rate as the S.

Witchkraft Motorsports · Mar 20, 2013

MacaveliMC said:
Haha! Pretty sure it's not his day job, otherwise he'd be in trouble. He just does it on the side I believe.

Admittedly I was very curious to see the Ohlins EC forks off of the S model which prompted the NC spring install. I became Ohlins certified about 2 years ago and hope to build the service business so I can stop climbing ladders as an electrician.

MacaveliMC · Mar 20, 2013

Witchkraft Motorsports said:
Admittedly I was very curious to see the Ohlins EC forks off of the S model which prompted the NC spring install. I became Ohlins certified about 2 years ago and hope to build the service business so I can stop climbing ladders as an electrician.

Glad to see you're on the forums, thanks again for the install! I'll recommend you all day. I can't wait to get out and start setting the suspension. Now if this Michigan weather would just break....

Glogan · May 5, 2013

To those that weigh in the 175-185 range how many turns out from full stiff for the recommended 35-40 mm of sag for street riding(front forks). Went all the way out and still only got about 25 mm

EvoL · May 5, 2013

Glogan said:
To those that weigh in the 175-185 range how many turns out from full stiff for the recommended 35-40 mm of sag for street riding(front forks). Went all the way out and still only got about 25 mm

You're adjusting preload right? You want about 30mm of sag for the street, 25 for the track from what Ive been reading.

Glogan · May 5, 2013

Most videos I've watched say 25 - 30 track 35 -40 street

Glogan · May 5, 2013

Figured it out. Helper wasn't strong enough to fully extend suspension.

Higgs Boson · May 6, 2013

Glogan said:
Figured it out. Helper wasn't strong enough to fully extend suspension.

so how many turns out got you there?

Glogan · May 6, 2013

9 from full stiff sag at 40mm

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