I looking at upgrading the front forks and wondering how the feel is on the two. I have had racetech springs and dampeners rod on my last grom. They were good but hated the click I would get on compression. Does the ohlins click also?
Lol I have one with Ohlins and one with Racetech- happy to report no clunk with Ohlins. I think they feel better, but that may be due to the fact I have more confidence in it because it doesn't sound like it's going to fall apart on a washboard road.
I have Ohlin's rear shock and front springs, valves, and whatever else Oklahoma Honda installed in the forks. I am pretty clueless about motorcycle maintenance and modifications. But after I got my Ohlin's the Grom had an incredible increase in braking power. I was doing little stoppies without even trying, and that really made me smile. The Grom also feels much more stable. The Ohlin's upgrade is certainly the best mod yet. Followed closely by the yoshi exhaust kit.
As much as I would love the mnnthbx forks I can't justify spending 1500 for front forks. I am going to go with mnnthbx rear shock. If I could get the mnnthbx forks and shock for 1500 I would be all over that.
What's your rear shock setup. I have ohlins right now front and rear I'm thinking about upgrading the front to Man in the box. Now you have me interested in ktech.
That mnnthbx card forks would be amazing but just can see me spending 1500 for it. So I think ohlins it is. Anyone intersted in a racetech damperer rods?
i have the ohlins front fork kit, and gaza supreme 255mm rear for a taller ride height in back. for the price of the gaza and the adjustability it offers im very happy. also the ohlins fronts are a night and day difference of the stock front forks
where did you purchase the Gazi Supreme shock? This is the first I heard of it. I was just about to purchase the YSS shock, being a cheaper alternative vs Ohlins, CARD, and the JRI.
It seems that info is lost in translation on the site.
The K-tech comes with the 6.4nm springs at $549 with full adjustability....that sounds like a good deal.
Can you clarify something for me?
Racetech claims a full 1" more suspension travel from their kit.
The ohlins and ktech is unlisted.
Can you verify this and how it compares to the others. I am going to be purchasing a kit eventually so its not wasted words. I use my grom primarily on the street but do plan on hitting rough fire roads and also running the dirt section on supermoto track days. Seems the extra 1" of travel would be really awesome? Is that standard with all the kits? I assume they configure it to use the extra 1" slider that is unused stock?
It seems that info is lost in translation on the site.
The K-tech comes with the 6.4nm springs at $549 with full adjustability....that sounds like a good deal.
Can you clarify something for me?
Racetech claims a full 1" more suspension travel from their kit.
The ohlins and ktech is unlisted.
Can you verify this and how it compares to the others. I am going to be purchasing a kit eventually so its not wasted words. I use my grom primarily on the street but do plan on hitting rough fire roads and also running the dirt section on supermoto track days. Seems the extra 1" of travel would be really awesome? Is that standard with all the kits? I assume they configure it to use the extra 1" slider that is unused stock?
Only Race Tech "attempted" to do this "extra Travel"
They added 20mm on the Damper rod.
Problem we experienced... any many other did........ was the internals didn't seem to like that extra travel and it put undo stress on the bushings, and made a clunking sound.
How long this will hold up..? Not sure.
We were just about to remove them and put them on our lathe and machine off 20mm and re-tap it......... but then the Ohlins Came out, and we just figured why bother and sold them and got the Ohlins instead.
Without a doubt......... If you can swallow nearly double the price........ The K-Tech are a nice setup in that they are adjustable. We've sold a few of those K-tech and customers do like them.
We've had the Ohlins on our Grom for over 1 yr now, and never felt the need to "adjust" But, don't get us wrong..... having adjusters is nice.
Looks like it may be worth it for the k-tech. Being that it comes with springs, and is adjustable reb. and comp. Would be nice to hit the kart track dial everything in then bump out onto the street or a rough road and pull back the clickers a bit
Glad this thread was brought back to life. I've learned a lot in the last 3 posts.
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