I know there not having tire service, but does anybody know if a suspension guy is gonna be there? How about pictures?
There will be no official suspension service. What are you needing to have done? I can do your sag set-up & have the tools to change shock & fork springs etc, but since I am not bringing my trailer I didn't have any intentions of hauling all my gear like that as some of it takes up a lot of space.
I have a new spring ordered, but it didnt show up today and chances are slim that it will show up tomorrow. I guess ill just get someone to help me ball park the sag and try to get it dialed in when i get the new spring on. What about pictures?
What spring rate & length did you order? I might have one. Dunno about the photog service, somebody smarter than me will have to answer that one.
Ohlins 1091-16/64 But ive already ordered one so i dont really need to buy another one. Ill just do what i can to get by with what i have.
Nope certainly don't have one of those, but you have piqued my interest to say the least. What is that going on??? I have never even seen a 365lb spring infact I have never even used one that was less than a 90 (514lbs) & that was for super lightweight rider....
That spring has a rate of 6.52 right? Well according to the chart on the Section8superbike site a 748 comes factory with a 6.4. My bike is currently fitted with a 1091-19/70 which is for about a 180lb rider right? Well all the charts ive seen say that thats about the right rate for me on my bike. I only weight about 120lb and i ride a 2000 748 with Ohlins. Heres a link. http://www.section8superbike.com/shockspring.php
Yup 6.52 kg/mm I wasn't trying to refute it, just curious where it's going. I've got very little experience with Ducati's although I have been doing a few more lately (they typically come very undersprung from the factory), but I have zero experience with 120lb riders :lol: I bet that thing is a rocket ship with you onboard.
Shoot!!! Acording to that chart, that "small" 90 is for a 235lb rider. I guess different bikes have different forces/angles working on the shock so you need different rates.
Yup, I mostly do Japanese liter bikes & the current trend is for longer swingarms & many of the rising rate linkages they are using now are getting less progressive & more linear so they need stiffer spring rates to give the same sag numbers & keep the swingarm down angle correct.