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The nice thing about the Ohlins fork over a cartridge is that you can take the fork and shock off the bike and put them on another bike relatively easy and the complete fork is very high quality. I can source a new fork and shock for you as I am an Ohlins dealer, if you like. Or you can go to any of the shops on-line. Laps times drop as you gain positive experiences which generally come from well-made reliable parts. An Ohlins fork and shock ARE better than Showa externals with an Ohlins insert.
 
Howdy. I'm having an issue with my nix cartridges. The preload on the compression side turned itself 1/4 turn while on track. I put it back and a couple sessions later it had moved again. I was told to send the cap in so they could check it out and change the o-ring, but now I'm concerned that this may be related to a vibration I feel only when hard on the brakes. Is that a common occurrence and any idea of the cause/remedy?
 
roadracerx said:
@Colmn I have never seen the reb or comp change on Ohlins fork or shock of any variety. The preload on the forks does move a little. I would suggest a full service.
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It's the preload, but it is only happening on one fork(the fork that has the compression adjustment). Is there an acceptable amount of movement that's normal? Forks have about 10 track days on them.
 
Hey RRX,
Wondering if you could help me out.
I’ve purchased an 2013 1199S Tricolore with 100miles (part of a collection).
Trying to adjust rear static and rider sag as the front are within your parameters so no issues there.

I noticed as I was adjusting the preload adjusters on the rear shock that the ride height lock nut became loose and was in fact altering my ride height. I’ve now allowed about 7 threads (I read that that’s close to the factory setting) exposed for the ride height adjuster and tightened the lock nut and I have about 4 threads showing for the preload adjuster.

My issue is I cannot get more than 10mm of static sag or 20mm of rider sag regardless of how much pre load I apply or remove and also regardless if compression is set to 1 or 30 on the DES.

Also I have replaced the Pirelli supercorsa with Rosso corsa 4’s and had an ex Ducati racer inflate them to 41 psi front and rear as he stated they were too low at 30/32?
The bike is for the occasional canyon ride only!

Appreciate any advice!
 
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Greetings @luigionassis that particular shock on the 899/959/1199/1299 has that ride height and preload issue you are experiencing. What I do is take the shock OFF the bike to make these adjustments. Swingarm angle is super important on these bikes and if you have changed gearing from stock and/or you have accidentally adjusted the ride height then you will be off for sure. Can you read the numbers on the shock spring? The tire pressure should be 28-30 rear and 32-34 front. 41 is WAY too high.
 
Would a rear stand work or do you require the rear to be suspended completely to allow maximum shock expansion?
 
ThunderHill (East) up in NorCal, I'm getting a lot of sliding and pumping out of the rear on the gas exiting the fast corners. Turns 1, 7, 8, and 11B. The bike is a 959 with 1299 linkage set on flat rate and a Ohlins DU569. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
 
SC1 compound at 25psi off the warmers, I'll get you the sag and clickers later, but Dave did the initial base settings on the sag and I haven't changed it. I'm guessing somewhere around 25mm.
 
@luigionassis that spring 01092 has a free length of around 170 mm. I have never seen one that was MORE that 170. I just measured two in the garage and the were both 168 mm. As a general rule, you want at least 10 mm of installed preload on a road race bike with a linkage and shock that has a top out spring. That is what you have. I think you need a 01092 spring with 85 N/m rate.
 

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