Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Anyone got a wilbers rear shock?

[nogaromill998]

Yes Matt, it came from me so I know which one you have. It doesnt matter WHICH shock you have you will need to put some spacers under the tank hinge to raise it up....that info was given to Racelab....and its the same whether its Wilbers or Gubellini, which I run, and most people I know have to do the same with an after market unit. You want to raise the tank hinge by about 10mm Matt. The clearance wont decrease when you load the suspension because the part where the hose is attached doesnt move !
David

Originally Posted by mat2hew

Yes, I ordered it from racelab, It's a lovely looking thing, but there is a hose connector on the top which doesn't clear the petrol tank, Andrew from race lab is in spain at the moment so I can't speak to him. I think it will have to go back? I have made a 10mm spacer to raise the tank but there is still only 17mm clearance which will decrease when the suspension is loaded, and the connector is 31mm so it is never going to fit I think that it probably should have been attached on the side, not on the top.
Matt