rear shock is crap

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311racer · #1 Post by **311racer** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:04 pm

I'm having a problem with my rear ohlins shock. I have just recently had my rear shock rebuilt. I moto rear spring on it and valued for a 210 rider. It was a cannibal rear spring. It just seems to fade away fast. When i jump little doubles and table tops it always bottoms out. I can feel it in my feet. I tried more comp. and rebn. it dosen't help. Can it be because the exhaust is to close to the shock and its heating the oil to fast causing the shock to fade. I'm running custom axis long travel fronts, houser lt a-arms and reworked ohlins rear by Pro Pilot. thanks for any help mike:confused:

jfarrar · #2 Post by **jfarrar** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:14 pm

sounds like it wasnt revalved correctly.who done the work i would take it back and have them fix it.

311racer · #3 Post by **311racer** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:16 pm

Pro Pilot in Jackson,Nj.

250rmike · #4 Post by **250rmike** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:30 pm

my rear ohlins is rebuilt by tcs with ssd and its good. i havent bottomed it out even though i havent rode it but a few times but i did take few pretty good hits on the track you shouldnt have that problem with it bottoming id take it back

Swampdale · #5 Post by **Swampdale** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:11 pm

Send it to Jeff@Quadshop.

Derno24 · #6 Post by **Derno24** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:38 pm

Get them to fix it!

Canniboomer · #7 Post by **Canniboomer** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 3:52 am

...Is the spring pre-load maybe too loose? You may try cranking that down also -- they may have just set the locknuts too high?

cdalepilot · #8 Post by **cdalepilot** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:04 am

definatly make pro pilot fix it .:furious:

311racer · #9 Post by **311racer** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:31 pm

I called Pro Pilot on my way home yesterday explaning my problems. They said i should check the preload on the spring and that i should wrap the header with header wrap so it would heat the shock oil as fast. I'll give it a try.

Derno24 · #10 Post by **Derno24** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:45 pm

I have never had a problem with oil heat. maybe they didn't use good enough oil. I have used 3 different rears and never had a problem with it fading fast!