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Stoked Steve · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:07 pm Post subject: Dude, I'm getting an Ohlins!

Hey guys, mother fortune is smiling down on me this week. While cruising Ebay, I came across this ad for a parts '93 K11RS in FL for sale that also had an Ohlins rear shock that could be sold seperately.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190292496352&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&viewitem

I emailed the seller and made arrangements to send him my stock shock (as a replacement) and for $450 I'm gettting the Ohlins.

The bike only had 25k on it, no idea how long the shock was on for, but I'm guessing a good bit less than that. It appears to be in great shape and hopefully shouldn't need rebuilding.

I told him I'd post a link here to his Ebay ad as someone here might be looking for a low mileage parts bike (sans the Ohlins! Laughing

) . Seems like a real nice guy and he has been very prompt about replying to my inquiries.

I'll report back after I get the shock and how it changes the ride. From all I've heard about Ohlins, my bike ought to be able to levitate and travel in time, I can't wait!
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Off the grid · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject:

Nice!
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Stoked Steve · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:49 pm Post subject:

A quick question, probably for Duck, below is the Ohlins I'm buying and it is currently mounted on a '93. Being aware that the Ohlins for the '93 is different than the later years, I was suprised to see that this looks like a later model one for the post '94's that has been simply flipped around to deal with the ABS1 location issue.

Any reason this would affect the performance or create any other issues?

Now a little concerned....
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Flying Duck · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:37 pm Post subject:

Looks funky to me. I actually had my Ohlins like that before I got y 94. (The one on my LT now came from my K100RS4Vand has both reservoirs detached.) I looked at trying to fit it up to the ABS I LT but I could not see how it would work without the top mount for the reservoir risking banging up into the frame above it. I have no clue how that guy got it to work.
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Stoked Steve · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:18 am Post subject:

Thanks Duck, I guess I'll find out, as I've committed to buying it.

Maybe the RS is a little different around that area? I'll see what happens, if not, I'm sure I could resell it for what I paid for it.
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rydor · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:19 am Post subject:

I have an ohlins sticker left over (from a set I bought when I had my basket case Ebay find rebuilt). It's the clear/blue Ohlins logo that goes on the brass part of the shock and will make it look new again... let me know if you want it... and congrats Very Happy

Stoked Steve · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject:

Thanks Rydor, I might take you up on that.

It's funny, that's only problem I could see with flipping the shock around, the sticker wouldn't be visible! No biggie to me, but I guess if you paid the 1 grand for one new, you would want everyone to know it was an Ohlins!

I think the bright yellow coils give it away anyway.
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owrstrich · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:32 pm Post subject:

im gonna spary paint my works spring yellow so i can be part of the old geezers club too...

j o
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rydor · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:40 pm Post subject:

I forgot the decal goes on the reservoir... so It'll show Cool

endoman100 · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject:

but .. but.. I don't like yellow
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rydor · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:57 pm Post subject:

endoman100 · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:45 pm Post subject:

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:19 pm Post subject:

Saltcreek · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject:

I thought BFD was big f-ing deal. My final's black too. I thought they all were.
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Off the grid · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:38 am Post subject:

Saltcreek · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:39 am Post subject:

Off the grid · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:12 am Post subject:

Oh I got it, I was just reinerating the superiority of the BFD.
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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:55 am Post subject:

Stoked Steve · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:16 pm Post subject:

That's correct, mine is the same scheme as yours (w/o the K1100RS sticker). I'm not real fond of the gold color actually, I like the silver the best, the gold looks a bit dated to me. But it does clean up pretty well and doesn't show the dirt.

Just one more oddity about the '93 model, like it was a proto-type.

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Virginia Beach, VA
93 K1100RS Mystic Red SOLD
12 Suzuki DL650A VStrom

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:17 pm Post subject:

Steve,

(guess we are doing a hijack here)

I like the finish but the color doesn't impress me either. Kind of boring.

But it "ain't" the ugly, hard to clean silver.

John
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