Got a call back today from Gary, Ohlins repair service manager, very nice person.
He is very interested in getting feedback on how much the spring collapses as the shock goes up and down, looking for spring travel.
From what he can see from taking my shocks apart and inspecting the parts that are warn, he thinks that the spring in not collapsing very much at all.
The shock seams to wearing very hard at the top of the cyclinder shaft because the spring isn't doing its job by having some spring travel, all shock/spring movement is on or at the top range of the shock.
Meaning it could use a softer spring which he said would make a big difference in shock/spring working better together.
He asked me to do three things;
First was using a floor jack to get the front end up off the ground then measure and see how much the spring collapses when you bring it back down to the ground off the jack and measure it.
(From what I remember dropping the front end down off the jack, the spring didn't move-collapses that much)
Second was to see if I could get a GoPro camera to look at shock movement, say riding over some railroad tracks, again looking to see how the spring is working in this motorcycle shock package now on a car-like front suspension on the M3W.
The third was to use a zip tie at the top of the spring the see what kind of spring movement there is. (Still may call back to ask more about placement but I think the GoPro will show everything)
Lastly was why the stainless steel incert broke on one of shocks tops is because the M3W mount bolts are larger in diameter that the motorcycle bolts so they bore out the factory motorcycle incert some to meet the M3W spec size. Once you bolt it in, it will stay together under the pressure, it's only if you take them off do you run the risk of replacing it IF it breaks again.
So the good thing is the shocks are coming back repaired free of charge.
Ohlins is very interested in making a great shock absorber solution for the Morgan M3W.
That with some testing my already great ride may get even more enjoyable!
Now that's Something to Celebrate on Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to All 🦃🍗🍻🇺🇸👏
