Today we put it on the road. I wanted to give a preliminary update on how the various farkles are acquitting themselves...
First a few pics. The Öhlins vs. the stock shock. Mmmm! The installation instructions did not work. They said to remove the bottom shock bolt and the connecting link bolt and then the top bolt. On installing the new shock, the bolt would not line up with the upper hole. I had to remove the entire triangle linkage in order to get the upper bolt in. Not a big deal, but some head-scratching to determine what was wrong. I measured the static and race sag. As supplied, the front is firmer than the rear. I haven't done the math yet to see whether I need to decrease the front preload or increase the rear.
Some walk-around pics of the finished product...
First a few pics. The Öhlins vs. the stock shock. Mmmm! The installation instructions did not work. They said to remove the bottom shock bolt and the connecting link bolt and then the top bolt. On installing the new shock, the bolt would not line up with the upper hole. I had to remove the entire triangle linkage in order to get the upper bolt in. Not a big deal, but some head-scratching to determine what was wrong. I measured the static and race sag. As supplied, the front is firmer than the rear. I haven't done the math yet to see whether I need to decrease the front preload or increase the rear.
Some walk-around pics of the finished product...
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