Ohlin shock question

[yammie3687]

Is the ohlin rear shock for a 05 rs vector that is available thru yamaha adjustable? Can you adjust the compression on it?

 

[jimmie d]

Yes.

Jim

 

[yammie3687]

Nice pictures of your viper, one bad #*$&@ sled.

 

[garserio]

Is the ohlin rear shock for a 05 rs vector that is available thru yamaha adjustable? Can you adjust the compression on it?

I have the Ohlin and it does have a 20 step clicker for compression dampening. It's an awesome shock and will solve all your excessive reounding problems on the 05 Vector. I will admit, however, that the cliker knob is in a very inconvenient location. Last year a few of us TY members were discussing different knob solutions, but in the end, you just have to find a way to manuever your finger tips onto the know and still have enough room to turn it.

See the attached picture. When I origignally installed this shock, my thoughts were, "WTF? I must've installed the shock wrong!" Nothing's perfect, I guess.

Good luck,
Greg

 

[Indy]

Isn't a remote res available?

 

[yammie3687]

Thanks for the info, i ordered the shock today.

 

[twomorestrokes]

Yes, the Ohlins is a huge improvement over stock, and yes, the adjuster is extremely awkward to adjust on the trail side. Very hard to get at.

 

[garserio]

Isn't a remote res available?

Ohlin doesn't offer it for this model number shock, but I'm sure someone like Hygear Suspension (www.hygearsuspension.com) could modify it.

 

[Grimm]

Thanks for the info, i ordered the shock today.

Hey Yammie, didn't you just change out that shock with a modified HPG shock? Did that not work out for you?