Oct 1st 2011 MCC Edinburgh Trial

[green_machine]

Spannerhands and your mate Matt,

Well done on Saturday. Was good to see you both breeze up Bamford Clough with not a care in the world... . Shame you couldn't stop for a chat!
I did pray you didn't stall it and have to do a kickstart on an incline with an audience.

Rear shocks looked interesting. Were they the same length as the original Ohlins?

Stuart

[DSG]

Seen at the breakfast stop:






Dave

[Spanner hands]

Dear Stuart

Yes the shocks are the same length as standard for the 500. The 350 has longer shocks as standard.
They came second hand with another MT I bought. They are very expensive new I think around £400.
The great advantage is that you can change the spring rate just by changing the air pressure although this does require a special pump which is another £60.
They work realy well as long as you fit them with the schrader valve forward. I fitted them the wrong way around first time and sheared of the valve on one of them. I finished the 2010 Exeter with 2 inches of suspension travel looking like Dennis Hopper in Easy Rider
If you need any information on the part number of shock I can probably find it.

All the best David