Chitown slays the Dragon (Killboy spy shot)

Post by **celticus** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:44 pm

Highcountry is indeed a great place. If you click on the 2006 Sring Clean up rally my wife and I are in the 2nd and 3rd picture. We go there every year for the Gathering Of The Clans Virginia AirHeads Rally. This was my 10th year. Did you meet Buzzard Brent? Were there any others there?
I worry about the amount of business they get there.
Mark

Airshaft · Post by **Airshaft** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:00 pm

ChiTown wrote:My suspension is stock, though after 25,000 miles I can feel the need to replace the shocks soon.
When leaning into a turn the first thing to rub is your boots, I have to ride with the balls of my feet on the pegs when getting down. Then the foot pegs, the brake lever and the valve cover's.
To answer your question, yes the valve does grind before you run out of tire. For me at least when riding on Pirelli Scorpion Syncs.
I do believe the bags would scrape at this angle, but I have no proof yet.
Hopefully some new shocks will help.

Thanks for your repply....Thats what I tought hence deciding on suspension.

Echo · Post by **Echo** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:05 pm

If your interested in Ohlins, Kyle Racing has great prices right now as part of the ADV riders' group buy. I just purchased a pair.

Post by **celticus** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:20 pm

Does Ohlins make shocks for our bikes?
Mark

Airshaft · Post by **Airshaft** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:42 pm

Echo wrote:If your interested in Ohlins, Kyle Racing has great prices right now as part of the ADV riders' group buy. I just purchased a pair.

Yea I saw that but at $1435 is not that huge af a deal because I'v been quated that price from someone else already.
I might go with Weilbers instead as apair of those is $1000. I'm hhaving a hard time justifying an extra $435.

Echo · Post by **Echo** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:08 pm

The going rate around here for Ohlins is 1700.00 and 1650.00 or so for the loaded Wilbers with the same features as the Ohlins (rear compression, height adjustment, piggyback res, remote preload). The basic Wilbers are great but I've been spoiled with compression adjustments on previous shocks.