How to fix your S2R800 suspension in 3 easy steps

[ute]

on the rear relocate the coil ..it will hit the rezzy

i just cut the passenger peg  lugs and bent the coil up and out of the way and j-cliped it


also watch the rezzy on the hoop of the swingarm ..hopefully your spring is better than mine i got a Ohlins rear spring off e-bay that was for a 200lbder  but ..i don't think it was so i get a small "hit" on full compression



Front very interested in what you have going on ..what weight of oil will you go with

[monsta]

hahaha   "shed time" !   

[techno]

Thanks all.

Not sure about fork oil weight yet. Might do some more research. I suspect this might take me a while to fully complete but its winter here at the moment so working on the bike is more likely than riding.

As long as I get it done before the weather improves.  [moto]

[techno]

Stage 2.5 - fitting the rear shock.

I got to this on the weekend and it was pretty easy. Only one bolt at the top of the shock and one at the bottom. Most of the work was getting everything out of the way to get to it and then putting everything back. Took a few hours of leisurely work.

I just followed the excellent instructions from CairnsDuc here:

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=8896.0

This is the old shock in place just prior to removal:



This is the new one fitted:



You can see that the external reservoir on the new shock takes up a bit of room hence the need to relocate a few things.

Not sure what I am going to do about replacing the emmissions canister but putting it back is not an option. I think I'll start a different thread for that. Also haven't made a plate to relocate the electrical bits yet.

I haven't made any suspension adjustments yet. I'll try to do some basic settings and see how it feels before fiddling with it on the weekend.

Next, I'll move onto the forks.

[suzyj]

Here's what I did to mount the coil and rectifier/reg:



And here's how I dealt with the crankcase breather:



There's a kit available from TPO to do that.

[jim_0068]

LOL, how did your spring become yellow again? I thought you bought a red one? Good job btw

[corey]

different person

[Heath]

Is there a better solution then the K&N crankcase filter?  Having it that short is just asking to have oil dumped all over your tire when you do a wheelie.

[techno]

Is there a better solution then the K&N crankcase filter?  Having it that short is just asking to have oil dumped all over your tire when you do a wheelie.

Thats the issue I was going to re-ignite in a new thread. When I did a search it seemed it was the only option but there were some commenst from people looking into other options such as smaller expansion tanks. I want to know whether anything came of it.

[techno]

Just another update.

Checked the static sag today and was spot on 40mm. This seems about right I think. Can anyone confirm?

The settings on the 999 shock were set almost 90% towards hard so I wound them back about the middle of the range of adjustment and went for a ride.

Initial impressions confirm its a significant improvement (although the front still needs to be improved). Much smoother and more confidence inspiring.  [moto]

For the money and effort its a great value upgrade. Can't believe I have ridden this bike for 20,000km with low grade suspension.

[suzyj]

Excellent!  Pictures or it didn't happen.  I've been running 40mm of sag on the back of mine, and that works pretty well.  The blurb on the Ohlins site (http://www.ohlins.com/Checkpoint-Ohlins/Setting-Up-Your-Bike/Underrubrik_1/ recommends between 25 and 35mm of sag on the back, so I'm thinking I might dial a little more preload in at the back to bring me into that range and see how it feels.

I left my compression damping at stock 999 setting, and added two clicks of rebound damping to compensate for the firmer rear spring.  That feels really good to me.