StarWing
Junior Member
Hi all,
Yesterday, I swapped the standard front springs of my FZ6N S2 '07 with a pair of Ohlins front springs:
08711-85 - Öhlins
As these were not new ones, they came without fork oil. My dealer gave me A-grade 10w oil.
I fitted them according to the instructions in the service manual. I've set the air chamber to 134mm as stated in the service manual. I measured this without springs and bushings, with the fork pushed to the lowest point.
To get the level to 134mm, I approximately had to put the same amount of oil in that I've drained out of them.
But I cannot say I got much of an improvement. The front end is much more wobbling than before and the bike dives hard into the front end when braking hard. That is the reason why I swapped them in the first place.
I also noticed that the std springs look alot like progressive ones, with the coils more together on 1 side and that the ohlins have the same coil distance over the whole length of the spring.
So, the question is: did I do something wrong ? Or is this normal behaviour ?
Yesterday, I swapped the standard front springs of my FZ6N S2 '07 with a pair of Ohlins front springs:
08711-85 - Öhlins
As these were not new ones, they came without fork oil. My dealer gave me A-grade 10w oil.
I fitted them according to the instructions in the service manual. I've set the air chamber to 134mm as stated in the service manual. I measured this without springs and bushings, with the fork pushed to the lowest point.
To get the level to 134mm, I approximately had to put the same amount of oil in that I've drained out of them.
But I cannot say I got much of an improvement. The front end is much more wobbling than before and the bike dives hard into the front end when braking hard. That is the reason why I swapped them in the first place.
I also noticed that the std springs look alot like progressive ones, with the coils more together on 1 side and that the ohlins have the same coil distance over the whole length of the spring.
So, the question is: did I do something wrong ? Or is this normal behaviour ?