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Should point out that Paioli shock cost me all of £70 and has remote reservoir and as well as the variable lengthn it also features rebound and compression damping. Last time I saw a 2nd hand Ohlins on ebay for a SS model it went for £300 which is a bit outside my budget for the race bike.

As the saying goes "Necessity is the mother of Invention"