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Title: Misano fork cartidge home install?
Post by: Privateer on September 22, 2024, 05:36:08 PM
Has anyone fitted these who can speak to, high level, the difficulty of installing at home?

https://motowheels.com/i-23906044-andreani-misano-evo-adjustable-hydraulic-cartridges-for-showa-43-ducati-monster-s2r-1000-2004-2007.html
Title: Re: Misano fork cartidge home install?
Post by: stopintime on September 22, 2024, 11:50:18 PM
 [popcorn]
Title: Re: Misano fork cartidge home install?
Post by: koko64 on September 23, 2024, 12:47:08 AM
You might be fine doing it, but I would suggest using a good suspension shop. You order them yet?
Title: Re: Misano fork cartidge home install?
Post by: Privateer on September 23, 2024, 06:45:06 PM
Quote from: koko64 on September 23, 2024, 12:47:08 AM
You might be fine doing it, but I would suggest using a good suspension shop. You order them yet?

No, I was hoping for someone to talk me out of it, or talk me into something that wasn't $600 for a 20 year old bike.

it seems like it's just dismantling the old 'guts' and replacing the guts with the new cartidges.  But I'm afraid I'll get 1/3 of the way through, get stuck, and then be even deeper in it.
Title: Re: Misano fork cartidge home install?
Post by: koko64 on September 24, 2024, 04:54:20 AM
I would discuss options for your forks with a suspension shop. Some shops can graft on parts from other models or makes to get the job done that might give a better bang for buck. They can transplant and modify other valves and play with shim stacks to get a major improvement. Then you can measure the bang for buck ratio.
Title: Re: Misano fork cartidge home install?
Post by: stopintime on September 24, 2024, 06:07:04 AM
Quote from: koko64 on September 24, 2024, 04:54:20 AM
I would discuss options for your forks with a suspension shop. Some shops can graft on parts from other models or makes to get the job done that might give a better bang for buck. They can transplant and modify other valves and play with shim stacks to get a major improvement. Then you can measure the bang for buck ratio.

Yes!
Title: Re: Misano fork cartidge home install?
Post by: MonsterHPD on September 24, 2024, 08:20:33 AM
On some Misano kits you have to separate the fork foot from one of the legs, and on some you don't. Helped a friend to install a kit on r
his Scrambler 800, had to on that one.
If you don't have to, it should be possible to do "at home".
Check with the dealer which sort this is.