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| Originally Posted by weeveetwin My own 888SP's (FG9050 Ohlins) are away at Maxton being rebuilt at the moment. During a telephone conversation with the boss (Richard Adams), he told me that these forks were designed to leak a little oil past the seals in order to reduce the effects of 'stiction', and thus give them a more supple/responsive feel.
Whether this is true of all Ohlins forks I don't know. |
This is absolutely correct.
All 3 of my bikes have Ohlins forks and weep very slightly. Both Baines Racing and Forza Italia have told me this is normal for Ohlins forks.
HTH.
BC
21-Nov-2006, 07:56 
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