"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
05/30/2018 at 12:06 • Filed to: None
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"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
05/30/2018 at 12:06 • Filed to: None | 1
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Olhin FGR 300 forks. literally the most expensive forks you can buy for a motorcycle. $14K USD and thats no including tax or shipping.
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on the page, under the features:
PLEASE NOTE: No hardware is included with SBK forks. No axles, axles bolts or spacers. You only get the forks and 2 extra springs. No instructions. No rules. No guidance. You need to figure out how to mount it yourself. You may need to custom-machine parts to fit these forks. You are totally on your own. This is the World of Superbike. Welcome to the club.
Basicly, its go f*ck your self LOL.
Ash78, voting early and often
> bob and john
05/30/2018 at 12:09 |
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$11k of that is to subsidize healthcare for feral cats in rural Sweden.
/s
HammerheadFistpunch
> bob and john
05/30/2018 at 12:19 |
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Seems pretty reckless to not even include the lower and upper bridges since that takes the bulk of the load transfer...not to mention it would be easy to do damage to the forks if built or installed wrong.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> bob and john
05/30/2018 at 12:30 |
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For that much I could buy, what, both an antique Scott and a Craigslist Harley-Davidson...
nermal
> bob and john
05/30/2018 at 12:32 |
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The number of people in the USA that could benefit from $14k forks over $3k cartridges is limited enough. The number of people qualified to actually install and work on them is significantly smaller still.
If you need these, you already have them, and you didn’t pay for them.....
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bob and john
> HammerheadFistpunch
05/30/2018 at 12:37 |
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triples have all sorts of different offsets, rake angles, lengths, hiegihts and locking mechanisms built in that you cant really plan for it.
not to mention, when you are drop the price of an actually 1/2 decent NEW bike on FORKS, then you clearly know what you are in for to begin with.
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bob and john
> nermal
05/30/2018 at 12:38 |
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ding ding ding, right answer here.
still boggle my mind that forks can be that expensive. I want to ride a set and compare them to an ‘entry’ lever olhins fork just for the sake of having the experiance.
diplodicus
> bob and john
05/30/2018 at 12:47 |
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Someone buy these and send them to AvE for a BOLTR tear down.
Future next gen S2000 owner
> bob and john
05/30/2018 at 12:57 |
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Please order and document your suffering install.
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nermal
> bob and john
05/30/2018 at 12:59 |
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There’s a very noticeable difference between off-the-showroom floor setups, and getting your stuff properly sprung & valved to your weight by somebody that knows what they’re doing. My bike ran about $1200 for this, and most of it was labor.
You don’t really need much more than that to go fast. A full Ohlins setup with cartridges & shock, installed, will run in the $4k - $5k range. You get to a point of diminishing returns with spending. A competent rider may notice the difference, but it really isn’t necessary.
Most people will be better served just getting springs & valves done, and spending whatever remaining thousands of dollars they have on good training, such as YCRS, or even 1-on-1 instruction.
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bob and john
> nermal
05/30/2018 at 13:16 |
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oh yea. every one of my bikes that I’ve kept (with the exception of my first one) I went and had it set up for me. not the crazy full valving and springs, but preload and rebounds minimum.
I think I need to change the fork oil on the Z. had it done but still feels a little stiff. might go the full distance on this one.
Your boy, BJR
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
05/30/2018 at 17:10 |
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*Schott
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Your boy, BJR
05/30/2018 at 17:38 |
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No, I definitely mean Scott.
Not that you’re wrong I need some effin’ duds to wear on it.