Spring spacer for rear shock?

[Robert Taylor]

Kickaha has raised an important question......................

Everything we sell we provide the same level of backup for. We are also totally focused on the local market.

[AllanB]

Well Dan Kyle Racing do the full spec one with hydrolic preload etc as a special deal at $919. That because one of there techs is a fan of the Hornets which are called 919s there due to the Hornet name being used by a car maker. But I do see the value in getting it local, I just cant afford the top ones price.

Out of interest can you do the same with the Nitron?

That will be US$ plus shipping to GodZone

[nzspokes]

When the spring or valving is wrong will he change it free of charge as part of the purchase price?

I believe he developed this specific part number for the 919(hornet). He did the dyno runs etc and he says they are the biggest reseller of Ohlins in the world. So I would imagine it is pretty well there set up wise. And a spring is a cheap part of the set up.

But I will get one off Robert when the funds allow, as I said it will be the base version. I presume I can up spec it at a later time.

[nzspokes]

That will be US$ plus shipping to GodZone

Yes, works out to about the same price as the base version here.

[Robert Taylor]

Yes, works out to about the same price as the base version here.

With the very quick calculation that I have done, export price plus shipping cost plus clearance charges at the border plus gst on the value of the goods, on fees and freight it currently works out at a little over $1400 NZ. Do you concur?

[pete-blen]

Cost me $698NZ on my door step for the Ohlins for my XTR from Germany ..
It was there base model Ohlins... 46DR1 from memory
There Wilbers shocks are even cheaper...
They e-mailed a question form...
rider weight / rider hight / type of rideing / required bike ride hight / if the bikes weight has been changed...
I wanted 35mm static sag & 80mm rider sag... both are with in 5 mm...
They mainly do XTX , XTR ,XTZ parts
http://www.off-the-road.de/Shipping-costs-time/

[pritch]

So I would imagine it is pretty well there set up wise.

For their roads, not our goat tracks.

Not to say Dan Kyle is not good to deal with, I have bought stuff from Kyle Racing that was unavailable here. Mainly CRG levers, mirrors and crash bungs at various times.

[Robert Taylor]

Cost me $698NZ on my door step for the Ohlins for my XTR from Germany ..
It was there base model Ohlins... 46DR1 from memory
There Wilbers shocks are even cheaper...
They e-mailed a question form...
rider weight / rider hight / type of rideing / required bike ride hight / if the bikes weight has been changed...
I wanted 35mm static sag & 80mm rider sag... both are with in 5 mm...
They mainly do XTX , XTR ,XTZ parts
http://www.off-the-road.de/Shipping-costs-time/

Was there clearance and gst?

[nzspokes]

With the very quick calculation that I have done, export price plus shipping cost plus clearance charges at the border plus gst on the value of the goods, on fees and freight it currently works out at a little over $1400 NZ. Do you concur?

I would say thats about right, not looked that deeply into it.

On another note, I was at Hampton today. 3 times out of turn 5 I lost traction under power. Last time I hit 6500 rpm then she jumped up to the limiter. Yes it was somewhat wet you could say. Others were not having that much of an issue with it. Could this be a symptom of bad shock set up? Yes I was trying to be careful with the throttle.

[pete-blen]

Was there clearance and gst?

None was charged..... I was waiting for a letter to let me know what the GST was
but it just turned up on my door step...
luck of the draw... I payed GST on my exhaust pipe but like the shock
a fuel tank I got a while ago wasn't charged any...
I alway calc the GST in to the prise then wait to see what happens...

[Robert Taylor]

None was charged..... I was waiting for a letter to let me know what the GST was
but it just turned up on my door step...
luck of the draw... I payed GST on my exhaust pipe but like the shock
a fuel tank I got a while ago wasn't charged any...
I alway calc the GST in to the prise then wait to see what happens...

Yes I think I already knew the answer anyway. The theoretical threshold that customs become interested at is I think around NZ$400. It is also dependent on other factors like how busy they are with incoming volume etc. One thing that is clear is that if you had two identical shipments in every way, right on the threshold, one addressed to a business and one to a private address the business address would be the very first to be targeted.

I occassionally bring in the odd thing for private use and would have no argument in paying a set clearance fee and gst for even the tiniest items. The double standards at customs and a reluctance by Government to totally level the playing field ( so that NZ business is not disadvantaged ) is just wrong wrong wrong.

[Robert Taylor]

I would say thats about right, not looked that deeply into it.

On another note, I was at Hampton today. 3 times out of turn 5 I lost traction under power. Last time I hit 6500 rpm then she jumped up to the limiter. Yes it was somewhat wet you could say. Others were not having that much of an issue with it. Could this be a symptom of bad shock set up? Yes I was trying to be careful with the throttle.

If the rear end steps out under power ( too readily ) it is usually indicative that the rear shock is in some way too stiff and you are not getting enough weight transfer under power to place enough contact patch load on the tyre. If the rear ride height is too high or the rear axle position is a long way back that will also encourage ''stepping out'' a little earlier

On a wet track your laptimes may be around 10% slower so as a rule of thumb your suspension settings should be about 10% softer. You cannot power on as early ( because the track is wet ) so there is no weight transfer to aid exit grip. So you soften the rear end a little so that less force is required to allow it to move

What there is to learn about suspension is just endless!

[nzspokes]

If the rear end steps out under power ( too readily ) it is usually indicative that the rear shock is in some way too stiff and you are not getting enough weight transfer under power to place enough contact patch load on the tyre. If the rear ride height is too high or the rear axle position is a long way back that will also encourage ''stepping out'' a little earlier

On a wet track your laptimes may be around 10% slower so as a rule of thumb your suspension settings should be about 10% softer. You cannot power on as early ( because the track is wet ) so there is no weight transfer to aid exit grip. So you soften the rear end a little so that less force is required to allow it to move

What there is to learn about suspension is just endless!

With the stock shock there is very little to adjust. I had thought about dropping the preload but then it got called off due to the rain.

On another note again, I am thinking about a bike change in the next wee while to a few years old GSXR750. I would obviously need it sprung for my weight but how are the stock shocks on them?

[Robert Taylor]

With the stock shock there is very little to adjust. I had thought about dropping the preload but then it got called off due to the rain.

On another note again, I am thinking about a bike change in the next wee while to a few years old GSXR750. I would obviously need it sprung for my weight but how are the stock shocks on them?

What model year?

[nzspokes]

What model year?

I would like to get about a 2010, maybe a 08 or 09.