I only weigh 65 kg and the Ti termi can is quite a few kg lighter than the steel can. i think its a bit too light and am going to swap it for 68 - 70 ish i think, need to know how much 15mm of spring preload equates to in spring weight. I'd prefer to have spring at full extension so I can run more preload if I'm at a track day but want a soft road setup rest of time.

What you need is the Ohlins remote preload adjuster ;)

Non of this C-Spanner nonsense, no scraping knuckles trying to get in around the pipes etc

yeah i read that and used it as a guide for ride height although quite why they say lower front when you can steepen head angle i'm not sure. Dropping forks through does make a hugh difference though. I'm always reluctant to accept preload and damping settings, i tend to ride on bumpy roads not a race track so need a more comfortable setting which is usually softer and with little rebound to stop it packing down as you go through a series of different size bumps.

The Ohlins website has some useful stuff.

The following pdf's cover most of it


Ohlins fork manual

Ohlins rear shock

Set up guide

Ohlins tuning

[Edited on 20-5-2005 by Gizmo]

Ducnow - Nothing in my 999R toolkit

Col.

Thank you all.

Yep, seems like it doesn't come with the bike :mad:

As for the settings..... i'm going to try section8's advice on preload set up.

My baby R came with one.
Butch

Mind you its not much good as i can never find it,whoever thought of trying to attach velcro onto carbon fibre,tool kit spent most of its time in the belly pan!
Its now in the barn at home!
Butch