Bitubo shock

stopintime · 02-08-2020, 06:29 PM

I raised the breather box with spacers (stack of washers?) to make room for the fittings.

The supplied bracket for the reservoir broke and I found the reservoir bouncing between wheel, swingarm and chain. It's now mounted to the frame with zip ties. Just a heads up.

One of BiTubo's 'specialities' is the rebound damping. On several models the rebound is almost stuck and the adjustment range goes from stuck to slooow instead of slow to fast. If your bike can't be adjusted to correct rebound - remove shock and return it for a rebuild.

Wrider · 02-08-2020, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by stopintime

I raised the breather box with spacers (stack of washers?) to make room for the fittings.

The supplied bracket for the reservoir broke and I found the reservoir bouncing between wheel, swingarm and chain. It's now mounted to the frame with zip ties. Just a heads up.

One of BiTubo's 'specialities' is the rebound damping. On several models the rebound is almost stuck and the adjustment range goes from stuck to slooow instead of slow to fast. If your bike can't be adjusted to correct rebound - remove shock and return it for a rebuild.

Don’t suppose you have hi level exhausts? I’m struggling to find a place to mount it.

stopintime · 02-08-2020, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Wrider

Don’t suppose you have hi level exhausts? I’m struggling to find a place to mount it.

Shot gun, both on my right side, so more than one option for me.

There was a 900 S-model (late 90s?) with a reservoir on a home-made looking bracket, mounted across somewhere near the swing arm (IIRC). All stock. Can you mount it on the swing arm perhaps?

Darren69 · 03-08-2020, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by stopintime

Shot gun, both on my right side, so more than one option for me.

There was a 900 S-model (late 90s?) with a reservoir on a home-made looking bracket, mounted across somewhere near the swing arm (IIRC). All stock. Can you mount it on the swing arm perhaps?

See post #12, 13 and 14 by DD and Luddite for the M900S Ohlins bracket option. I don't think the bracket is available now but you may be able to mount it using 2 rubber lined p-clips of the correct diameter?

02-08-2020, 06:29 PM	#1
stopintime Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Oslo Bike: S2r Posts: 426	I raised the breather box with spacers (stack of washers?) to make room for the fittings. The supplied bracket for the reservoir broke and I found the reservoir bouncing between wheel, swingarm and chain. It's now mounted to the frame with zip ties. Just a heads up. One of BiTubo's 'specialities' is the rebound damping. On several models the rebound is almost stuck and the adjustment range goes from stuck to slooow instead of slow to fast. If your bike can't be adjusted to correct rebound - remove shock and return it for a rebuild.