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- Page 1 Owners Manual Öhlins shock absorbers, MX/ENDURO/OFF ROAD Including: Safety Tuning the suspension Design features Function Basic adjustments Fine tuning Photo: Ray Archer Inspection, maintenance...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Introduction Safety signals WARNING! All of Öhlins advanced suspension products are 1. Installing a shock absorber, that is not Important information concerning safety is adepted to the brand and model. This means that approved by the vehicle manufacturer, may distinguished in this manual by the length, travel springaction and damping charac- affect the stability of your vehicle. -
Page 3: Tuning The Suspension
1. Design principles 2. Spring preloading 3. Adjustment of shock absorber length Mechanical adjustment 1. External reservoir with hose connection Separating C-spanner 2. External piggyback Twin piston reservoir piston Adjustment 3. Internal gas reservoir Shock absorber 4. Twin piston piston shock absorber Tuning the suspension Design... -
Page 4: Function
4. Flow through 5. Piston with apertures 6. Shims stack 7. Flow through piston needle valve Stop washer Shims stack Compression flow Rebound flow Piston Function The function, in principle, is that fluid is forced Compression damping Rebound damping through needle valves at a low rate of flow (Fig.4) When movement of the motorcycle causes When the spring presses the shock absorber out and through a number of apertures in the piston... -
Page 5: Settings
Free sag: (R1-R2), (F1-F2) immediately above the rear wheel axle, The original setting of the shock absorber, when Rear: MX/Off-Road 30±5 mm to the wheel axle (R1). delivered from Öhlins, should always be a base Front: MX/Off-Road 30±5 mm... -
Page 6: Adjusting
8. Spring preloading 9. Front spring kit 10. Adjustable end eye WARNING! If the shock absorber has an ad- justable end eye/bracket, this must not be treaded out more than that one groove is fully vis- ible beneath the lock nut. Make sure that the lock nut is tightened after adjustment. -
Page 7: Setting The Damping
To be able to improve the of the reservoir (Fig.12). This can be adjusted in On MX/Enduro dampers the adjustment must road holding qualities it is of the utmost importance about 25 steps. -
Page 8: Setting Your Motocycle
14. Rebound damping 15. Compression damping • Unstable • Hard • Soft • Harsh • Loose • Bumpy • Low • Hard • Bouncy • Bottom Increase Reduce Increase Reduce Turn 1/2 turn at a time. Test run and make any Start with the rebound damping (Fig.14) Setting your motorcycle necessary correction. -
Page 9: Inspection And Maintenance
Recommended service intervals: reduces the risk of functional disturbance. If there Keep the shock absorbers clean and always spray MX & Enduro Approximately is any need for additional service, please get in them with oil (QS 14, WR40 or CRC 5-56) after 20 hours of operation touch with an authorized Öhlins service workshop. - Page 10 Front suspension. General handling set-up Front end falls into the curves (over- Front fork travel is not used to its full Feels harsh over small bumps, but using full steering) especially in sand. capacity. Harsh feeling, front wheel grip is wheel travel.
- Page 11 Rear suspension. Rear wheel jumps over small bumps during Rear end very unstable. Shock does not Rear suspension stroke is not used to its deceleration or when going downhill. Traction respond to adjustments. capacity. Suspension feels harsh. Traction not satisfactory in washboard curves. not satisfactory in bumpy curves.
- Page 12 More info www.ohlins.com The ultimate suspension site. Find out everything about your suspension. Download mounting instructions, manuals and brochures. And a lot more. Öhlins Racing AB, Box 722, S-194 27 Upplands Väsby, Sweden Phone +46 8 590 025 00, Fax +46 8 590 025 80 Your Öhlins dealer:...