F800GS "Drop-In" Fork Replacement? - Page 6

biodieselandon · 11-19-2012, 03:00 PM

NCD I just noticed your avatar. You must be a Rush fan.

Konflict Motorsports · 11-19-2012, 03:33 PM

Here are a few photos showing the stock F800GS internals to the updated "shiver conversion".

petzi-baer · 11-19-2012, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by NCD

I got an email back from the Ohlins distributor/installer I bought my shock from. There IS an FGK 30mm kit coming for the 800GS, slated to be in the $1250 range. I guess it's built on the line in Sweden, hence the price drop vs. the previous kit for the 800 which was built in the US in small batches.

He already hinted at a group buy - - I will post up when I get the rest of the details on the kit specifics.

Yup that's it

Petzi-baer

NCD · 11-19-2012, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by biodieselandon

NCD I just noticed your avatar. You must be a Rush fan.

Good eye. Its the mini-kicker from his kit at the AMA Museum here in Ohio.

biodieselandon · 11-19-2012, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by NCD

Good eye. Its the mini-kicker from his kit at the AMA Museum here in Ohio.

That's my favorite band. I just saw them play in Seattle on thr 13th.

Anyways back to suspension

Hopefully they come up with something for the rear shock on the models with ESA. I don't want to get left out lol.

wipe-out · 11-20-2012, 08:13 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO5Uc_n7MtY

it's german and there's no google translate for videos that i'm aware of, but they are talking about a new öhlins cartridge for the 800cc adventure bikes coming in the near future. this was taken from the intermot 2012 early october. rebound and compression adjustable as is preload (if that's what federvorspannung means

).

petzi-baer · 11-20-2012, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wipe-out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO5Uc_n7MtY

it's german and there's no google translate for videos that i'm aware of, but they are talking about a new öhlins cartridge for the 800cc adventure bikes coming in the near future. this was taken from the intermot 2012 early october. rebound and compression adjustable as is preload (if that's what federvorspannung means

).

Sounds good to me, I hope that it will be availlable soon ....

petzi-baer

wipe-out · 11-20-2012, 11:17 AM

i sent an email to one of the german distributors, maybe they have some more information. anyway, in the video they are talking about having to remove the cartridge for adjusting rebound & compression, ist that normal (i know nothing about this stuff).

some more things they are saying: rebound one side, compression the other (independent). and there's some hydraulic system (hydro-stop) to prevent bottoming-out.

biodieselandon · 11-20-2012, 11:43 AM

I tried to watch it. Couldn't understand a damn thing they were saying. I wish I knew German.

Angryrican · 11-20-2012, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wipe-out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO5Uc_n7MtY

it's german and there's no google translate for videos that i'm aware of, but they are talking about a new öhlins cartridge for the 800cc adventure bikes coming in the near future. this was taken from the intermot 2012 early october. rebound and compression adjustable as is preload (if that's what federvorspannung means

).

wouldn't it be really cruel if this set up was for the new WP legs that are on the 2013's?

biodieselandon · 11-20-2012, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Angryrican

wouldn't it be really cruel if this set up was for the new WP legs that are on the 2013's?

I hope it's for both!

petzi-baer · 11-20-2012, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wipe-out

i sent an email to one of the german distributors, maybe they have some more information. anyway, in the video they are talking about having to remove the cartridge for adjusting rebound & compression, ist that normal (i know nothing about this stuff).

some more things they are saying: rebound one side, compression the other (independent). and there's some hydraulic system (hydro-stop) to prevent bottoming-out.

That's not how I understood it. I think they meant for major setup work you can take it out and adjust compression and rebound independently - since one leg is for compression and the other for rebound.

petzi-baer

wipe-out · 11-20-2012, 02:48 PM

you're probably right, it makes much more sense!

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NCD · 11-20-2012, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by biodieselandon

I hope it's for both!

The availability for '13 WP forks is one of the questions I added to the list he is working on.

I'm waiting till I have all the details, pricing, and availability dates, etc before I post the news.

biodieselandon · 11-20-2012, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NCD

The availability for '13 WP forks is one of the questions I added to the list he is working on.

I'm waiting till I have all the details, pricing, and availability dates, etc before I post the news.

Thanks let me know when they get back to you. That will be the first major mod I do to my F8.

11-19-2012, 03:00 PM	#76
biodieselandon Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2012 Location: Spokane, WA Oddometer: 292	NCD I just noticed your avatar. You must be a Rush fan. __________________ 2013 BMW F800GS, Cordoba Blue, ASC, ESA, ABS 2012 BMW G650GS - 13,000 miles *SOLD* "If you're not mixing gas, you're not hauling ass!" "A clean GS is a dirty shame."

11-19-2012, 03:33 PM	#77
Konflict Motorsports KM TUNER Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Redmond, Wa-Thousand Oaks Ca. Oddometer: 623	Here are a few photos showing the stock F800GS internals to the updated "shiver conversion". __________________ Konflict Motorsports & Suspension Services www.KonflictMotorsports.com

11-20-2012, 08:13 AM	#81
wipe-out Adventurer Joined: Jan 2012 Location: Germany Oddometer: 92	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO5Uc_n7MtY it's german and there's no google translate for videos that i'm aware of, but they are talking about a new öhlins cartridge for the 800cc adventure bikes coming in the near future. this was taken from the intermot 2012 early october. rebound and compression adjustable as is preload (if that's what federvorspannung means ). __________________

11-20-2012, 11:17 AM	#83
wipe-out Adventurer Joined: Jan 2012 Location: Germany Oddometer: 92	i sent an email to one of the german distributors, maybe they have some more information. anyway, in the video they are talking about having to remove the cartridge for adjusting rebound & compression, ist that normal (i know nothing about this stuff). some more things they are saying: rebound one side, compression the other (independent). and there's some hydraulic system (hydro-stop) to prevent bottoming-out. __________________

11-20-2012, 11:43 AM	#84
biodieselandon Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2012 Location: Spokane, WA Oddometer: 292	I tried to watch it. Couldn't understand a damn thing they were saying. I wish I knew German. __________________ 2013 BMW F800GS, Cordoba Blue, ASC, ESA, ABS 2012 BMW G650GS - 13,000 miles *SOLD* "If you're not mixing gas, you're not hauling ass!" "A clean GS is a dirty shame."

11-20-2012, 02:48 PM	#88
wipe-out Adventurer Joined: Jan 2012 Location: Germany Oddometer: 92	you're probably right, it makes much more sense! Gesendet von meinem GT-I9300 mit Tapatalk 2 __________________

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