Let me tell you about something quite special called FOURNALES
(www.fournales.com).
These are totally air operated shocks and I first met them in my trail bike
(Yamaha TT 600) that I equiped with these and the results were incredible.
You can adjust the pressure by means of a pump and there are other settings
available.
I am currently considering replacing my original rear shock (Yam's) with ons
of these and have been exchanging views with one of their representatives
trough e-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and although they (of course) state that
the better combination would be front/rear Fournales they are ready to risk
a 1.000 km experience in a return if not satisfied situation.
Perhaps you should get a look at their page and...
Great rides !!!
Henrique Tabot
----- Original Message -----
From: "Burton, Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: Easier shock adjustment (Was: Re: Ohlins update)
> Thanks for the tip Mark, but per your last comment why I'm thinking of
just
> replacing the rear shock altogether. Most here on the list have complained
> about the rear shock far more than the front. Also according to the emails
> with Ohlins the shock they offer for the rear also has a bit stiffer
spring
> than the stock setup. I didn't really ask about the front one since I was
> mostly interested in the rear shock. By the comments from Henrique Tabot,
it
> might be best to do both shocks. I'll probably have the GTS for the long
> haul that's why I'm thinking of the change, maybe this winter. As for
price
> seems like it was around $600-$650 US each when I had inquired but that
was
> about a year or a bit more ago. Maybe Peter can tell us the current costs.
> Bob B.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Bergman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 11:07 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Easier shock adjustment (Was: Re: Ohlins update)
>
>
> One trick to make adjusting the rear shock is to cut off part of the top
of
> the
> chain guard, near the shock. I can't see my bike right now, but if I
recall
> correctly, I trimmed a thin, wedge-shaped (thick end towards the front,
> tapering to nothing right under the battery box) piece about 5 inches
long.
>
> This means that you can get more travel on the shock wrench, making
preload
> adjustments much easier.
>
> => Thanks...Bob B.
> => BTW aren't the stock shocks suppose to be Ohlins?
>
> I thought they were too, but the bottom of the line Ohlins...
>
