[spuggy]

Originally Posted by sparkyman

Thanks spuggy

I can confirm the standard Ohlins unit (M900Sie) is 330mm centres, but had understood S*R was 300mm ?

Dunno mate - I just d/loaded that from the interwebs - they're always correct, innit?

Originally Posted by sparkyman

So 305mm is correct

Maybe...

I honestly don't know any more than is in that file.

Originally Posted by sparkyman

- either way I still need my Ohlins shortened

I'm looking for an early-style adjustable rear shock to complement the adjustable forks I bought. Early-fitment Ohlins seem to be comparatively thin on the ground - but 2002-up later-style ones are easy to find on Evil Bay...

Personally, I think you should obtain a S*R shock like Mr Gazza keeps saying, and sell your old-style. Yeh, I'll declare a bias - I for one would be interested.

But I still think that's what I'd do in your position.

Apart from anything else, as I understand it, I would have a question mark as to whether converting one Ohlins shock to a different model is as simple a question as just shortening it? In other words, given a rising rate suspension with different rocker geometry, are there other differences - valving changes, difference in spring length and/or rate/progression needed - between the two models? (both shock and wheel travel are given as the same in the Haynes comic, for whatever that's worth)...

If there's more work/parts than simply changing the length, then you're probably on a hiding to nothing.

For example, I found a very nice looking shock, apparently virtually unused and allegedly to fit a Ducati - on Ebay - and it's the right length (330mm) according to the photo (although not the blurb in the description). But if the guy thinks it's 300mm long eye-to-eye (yeh, no, dude, it really isn't) and fits a Ducati Sport (not according to R&T, if it's 330mm - which the photo with the tape measure seems to clearly demonstrate it is), then what the heck is actually inside it and what spring is it fitted with? It might not be from a Ducati at all - in which case, that's just a can o' wriggly things...

And more to the point, why faff about buying an unknown quantity, getting it shipped off to be checked, likely re-valved/re-sprung - when I could buy a nice known quantity like a Nitron NTR Sport - built to spec for load/application for the same - or even less - money all-in? And know what I have from the get-go?

Sometimes, putting your hand in your pocket and pulling out the wallet is the correct response; cheaper in the long run and/or better results. The trick is apparently to recognize those times - I haven't quite got the hang of that myself yet