Ducati Monster Forum

G'day all

I am looking at buying an Ohlins rear Shock to suit the bike, Now I have had a look at the exploded parts manual and it appears to be a straight forward swap, but looks can be deceiving!

I was wanting to know if anyone had struck any drama's or problems while changing the rear shock/spring combo or is there anything to keep an eye out for while doing the job.

Thanks.

Nothing? No problems then?  ;D

My S4R was a piece of cake. Straight forward.

The only potential pitfal that I can think of is that you will enjoy riding your monster MUCH more and spend a larger amount of time away from home, thus incurring the wrath of the SO and spend higher amounts of dosh on fuel.  ;)

No worries, Thanks Guys, It looks straight forward, I'll just take my Time and Take lot's of Photo's as I go.

That way If I ball's it up, I have the Photo's to do a "How not to" Thread  [cheeky]

Not too hard a job. If you get stuck just ask. We're here to help.  8)

Tape your allen driver socket onto the extension for removing or installing the lower shock/pushrod bolt.
That way you avoid the possibility of it falling inside your swingarm.

Loosen the upper bolt before removing the lower bolt.

Dismount the breather, it'll make it a lot easier to remove the upper bolt.

Make sure the bike is securely supported.

No Worries, Thanks for the Advice Guys  [thumbsup]

I've been looking around the bike and reading parts manuals so I can plan my method of attack.

I had this distinct Impression is was going to be a nightmare to do, but from looking closely and reading as much as I can before hand, I think it may be easier than I first thought.

The exploded Diagrams from Ducati's website have been very handy.

But feel free to throw in any thing else anyone has got stuck on or to make life Easier (Thanks Speeddog), always willing to learn :)

If you need a workshop manual just grab it off my site.

http://www.wanwo.zoomshare.com/1.shtml

Probably easiest to remove the right footpeg assembly to get to the lower bolt.

You can just barely get access by removing the guard, but the screws are small, and loctited.
You'll have to remove the master, and disengage the return spring on the pedal, as well.

Hey thanks for that Wanwo!! Been looking for a service Manual like that  [thumbsup]

You have confirmed my thought Speeddog, I had a good look last night while planning everything out and I kinda figured some bits were going to have to come off to get to the lower bolt.

Hopefully my Front stand arrives this week so I can get this underway.

You'll need a pair of needle nose pliers for to pull out the bottom bolt out after you unscrew it.  Also,  i didn't need to take the rear set off to get to the lower bolt just the two bolts for the rear brake cylinder.  Curious to know what shock you are replacing it with.  What color is it?  I just took my OEM yellow shock out and had it powder coated. 

Most likely an Ohlins, I was going to have the OEM rear shock resprung/Revalved/Serviced, but changed mymind cause I figure I'll replace it in a couple of months anyway.
I know the Ohlins shock body is Gold in color, not sure the Ohlins spring will be.

Call me a showoff, But I like the Ohlins colour on the Shock.

The OEM Ohlins springs are the same screaming yellow as the stock spring.

I say BOO to that.  The only bike a yellow shock looks good with is a yellow bike. 

Any pics/ updates on this?

Sorry nothing yet, still trying to get Hard racing all sorted out, I am trying to purchase the shock through them (Pricing is very good) but they are making life a little difficult, they switch there fax off outside of shop hours, so for me to send a fax to them I have to be able to get to a fax between 11pm to 7am Aussie time, A little impractical, I understand it is for there protection because of credit card fraud, but really, who switches off there fax outside of business hours?

I have contacted them today to see what other options I have with them as far as payment options.

I imagine they shut it off due to large amounts of FAX spam, so that they'll have ink and paper left in the morning....

Well I have ordered the Ohlins from Moto Wheels, They were cheaper and a lot easier to deal with then Hard Racing, allowing 3 to 4 weeks for the re-spring and transport, Hopefully I'll see it some time in August.

Then all I need is my Exhaust and DP ECU and I'll be happy.

Will an Ohlins shock from an S4Rs work on the 800?  I have one too and would love this mod but would prefer to buy one used.  They are way to much damn money!  I still am not sure how much different it will feel like.  Kinda like the seat mod everyone raves about.  I haven't tried one long enough to appreciate the difference I guess.  I must have had ohlins in the rear of my GSX-750 didn't I?  Oh yeah, I crashed after 9 days.  Doh!  Not a very thorough test!

which year S4Rs, i remember they changed it a bit from 07 to 08. I know the 999shock will fit on a S4Rt and a S2R1000, so it should fit the S2R800 as well.

a Seat mod is ENTIRELY different from a suspension upgrade. You have no idea what a big difference you will feel in a suspension upgrade until you do it. My first bike had the whole 9 yards in suspension when i first bought it used. Then i got my S2R1000 and it rode like a pile of shit trying to run away from itself. Then i got my forks revalved and sprung and i can now do 50mph without fear of the bike wanting to dive into the pavement. Im trying to figure everything out for the 999Showa shock right now (trying to install it on a S2R1k). im sure the rear will be much better, but the rearshock as of now, runs great for me, i will see how much better a showa is.

Just note though, stock ohlins is not as high speed as the factory stuff so dont be tricked into buying it for factory price.

Sorry.  I meant to say I have an S2R800, and was wondering which used shocks to shop for that might fit.

999 based. But since a 999 shock fits on an S4R, i woul assume an S4R shock would fit as well.