Newby, help needed with 1100 evo !!! - Page 3

Dirty · 16-09-2013, 09:42 PM

A spring is pretty much a spring sadly (I'll qualify that....no I won't bother) it's the expensive bits that make the difference

Black Bob · 16-09-2013, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wezrvf

Really? Would you suggest to get a better feel it needs to be replaced?

Rear shocks are sooooo expensive

Do you think a new spring would suffice or is the unit total gash ?

Said it all in post #19.

BeePee · 16-09-2013, 10:13 PM

Shouldve bought the 1100s with ohlins

17-09-2013, 10:48 AM

Maybe although i have heard that the ohlins are still a b*tch to get right, plus, you dont get the white stripe with the S which we all know is the clincher

19-09-2013, 07:47 AM

My 1100 Evo Handles great

I think your confusing handling with your feel/confidence level.

I have twiddled my Suspension with Help from Darren at MCT
and its planted on road and trackdays.

No need for Ohlins anything.
Having bought many sets of Ohlins Forks etc over the years and I can tell you the Marzocchi forks on the Evo, (same forks on 848 streetfighter apart from Spring changes)
are very similar once setup correctly.

KAIS sound like they are not good with Marzocchi from what I read here.

I have ridden 2 1100S Monsters and the only improvement I felt is better compression damping on the forks as standard on the standard settings (the evo forks are set with too much low speed comp) on std settings
and the spring rate is too low for me at 80 kg and I have a 2mm washer to raise my rear ride height to suit the resprung forks. (my springs are 9.5n/mm) (Springs off ebay Italy as nobody had 1100 evo springs last year when I got setup done) as far as I can see on my setting sheet.

But I have an aggressive riding style and do lots of trackdays so every bike needs to be set to suit it's own rider.

19-09-2013, 10:24 AM

Brilliant, thanks for the advice !!

28-09-2013, 04:06 PM

Well

I may have to retract my "you dont need ohlins anything" statement

Darren had an m1100s in for some setting up and let me try the Ohlins DU737 rear shock
So we fitted the s shock on my evo and i went for a spin

Result ? Much more feel from the rear end and nowhere near as harsh over ripples while cranked over.

So i bit the bullet and ordered the DU737 Ohlins rear shock.

16-09-2013, 10:13 PM	#33
BeePee Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: GALSTON Bike: S2r Posts: 215	Shouldve bought the 1100s with ohlins __________________

19-09-2013, 07:47 AM	#35
Cobra88 Guest Posts: n/a	My 1100 Evo Handles great I think your confusing handling with your feel/confidence level. I have twiddled my Suspension with Help from Darren at MCT and its planted on road and trackdays. No need for Ohlins anything. Having bought many sets of Ohlins Forks etc over the years and I can tell you the Marzocchi forks on the Evo, (same forks on 848 streetfighter apart from Spring changes) are very similar once setup correctly. KAIS sound like they are not good with Marzocchi from what I read here. I have ridden 2 1100S Monsters and the only improvement I felt is better compression damping on the forks as standard on the standard settings (the evo forks are set with too much low speed comp) on std settings and the spring rate is too low for me at 80 kg and I have a 2mm washer to raise my rear ride height to suit the resprung forks. (my springs are 9.5n/mm) (Springs off ebay Italy as nobody had 1100 evo springs last year when I got setup done) as far as I can see on my setting sheet. But I have an aggressive riding style and do lots of trackdays so every bike needs to be set to suit it's own rider. Last edited by Cobra88; 19-09-2013 at 07:54 AM..

16-09-2013, 09:42 PM	#31
Dirty Bockloks Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Bike: No Bike Yet! Posts: 4,601	A spring is pretty much a spring sadly (I'll qualify that....no I won't bother) it's the expensive bits that make the difference

17-09-2013, 10:48 AM	#34
wezrvf Guest Posts: n/a	Maybe although i have heard that the ohlins are still a b*tch to get right, plus, you dont get the white stripe with the S which we all know is the clincher

19-09-2013, 10:24 AM	#36
wezrvf Guest Posts: n/a	Brilliant, thanks for the advice !!

28-09-2013, 04:06 PM	#37
Cobra88 Guest Posts: n/a	Well I may have to retract my "you dont need ohlins anything" statement Darren had an m1100s in for some setting up and let me try the Ohlins DU737 rear shock So we fitted the s shock on my evo and i went for a spin Result ? Much more feel from the rear end and nowhere near as harsh over ripples while cranked over. So i bit the bullet and ordered the DU737 Ohlins rear shock.