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Ohlins shock for 87' CR500
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 10:19 pm
by 87CR500Rider
Any suggestions on the going rate of this shock? Anyone have any experience with getting the older Ohlins rebuilt? Any help is welcomed!
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 8:44 am
by hoofarted
Talk to Dewayne Jones. He can help you out as he is quite familiar with Ohlins.
909-626-2751. Tell him Andy & Danny sent you.
Read more about him in the approved vendors section:
http://bannedcr500riders.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1848
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 8:50 am
by dannygraves
ya, he is the ohlins MAN!
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 10:30 am
by 87CR500Rider
Good info guys. Thank you!
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 11:44 am
by Slow old Fart
I had one on my 88 and was not that impressed by the quality of it.
Posted: May 11th, 2008, 1:31 pm
by 87CR500Rider
Weird, every bike I've ever ridden with Ohlins suspension was better than it's stock Showa or KYB unit.
Posted: May 11th, 2008, 4:54 pm
by redrocket190
Gold standard of after-market shocks.
Posted: May 11th, 2008, 4:56 pm
by Slow old Fart
87CR500Rider wrote:Weird, every bike I've ever ridden with Ohlins suspension was better than it's stock Showa or KYB unit.
The showa was cheaper and easier to fix but that was 20 years ago.
Posted: May 11th, 2008, 9:00 pm
by 87CR500Rider
I'm not saying cost isn't an issue but it's not like I'm gonna dump a bucket of money into the bike and sell it at the end of the season. I bought the bike to do an AF conversion simply cause I owned an 87' before and prefer the motor over the later ones. Once I got it and rode it, it felt like I'd never been without it. Like I was "home" so I made the decision to just restore it. I guess what I'm getting at is I don't mind throwing some bucks at it cause I'll most likely own this bike for some time. I did find an Ohlins and it's headed this way. The price was right and if it has to be totally rebuilt, I'm not deep enough into it to be mad about it since the Showa is in serious need of a total rebuild itself. I'll keep ya'll posted.