What did you do to your EBR1190 today ?

[gdisaac07]

Today was the day of Öhlins.



My guy at Seacoast Sport Cycle in Derry, NH called me up yesterday to tell me that the forks were complete, so I went up there this morning to get them.



This is the top of the left fork, which has compression. The right leg has rebound.



The new fork has a slightly longer stroke. This necessitates that the fork sticks out of the top of the triple a little bit so that the change in ride height is compensated for. I measured the distance that the stock fork sticks out of the top triple as ~9mm. Because of the 10mm increase in stroke, the forks are now sticking out 20mm.



They gave me a neat sticker too.



As an aside, I also got the correct CRG RC2 lever for the brake on, to match the one I have on the clutch. I'll put it in the aftermarket mod page.

Seacoast did a lot of work to make this happen for me, and I really have to thank them. They're offering a package to anyone with an EBR 1190SX or RX to do the forks. If you can ship your forks to Seacoast, they'll re-cartridge them with the Öhlins NIX30 kit, including all parts and labor, for $1,750 + shipping back. No tax. They're a complete joy to work with, and upon receiving the cartridge, the turnaround on the work that they did for me was 48 hours.

Here is their contact information. Ask for Charlie and tell him George sent you:

Seacoast Sport Cycle
129 Rockingham Rd
Derry, NH 03038
(603) 437-5656
Website: http://seacoastsport.com/
Open Tuesday - Saturday (Closed Sunday/Monday)

[MakingPAIN]

That’s badass. Let us know how they feel

[Kid Thunder]

I bought my Moto Guzzi there. A little pricey but you get what you pay for. Ask for Jeese. Tell Don Medeiros sent you.

[gdisaac07]

Today was the second day of Öhlins: back end edition.



I installed the brand new, but immediately rebuilt (also by Seacoast) Öhlins BU-8881 shock. It's a drop-in part, which debuted on the 1125 and was then reused for the 1190RS. That being said, it's a pain in the ass to get the stock shock out, and it's even harder to get the top bolt out (and find the nut when you drop it *ahem*)



For anyone who plans to add this shock to your bike, I'd recommend disassembling the entire tail. I think it would have been faster and less frustrating to do it that way. By leaving the tail on, I had to become a contortionist to remove the nut attached to the top bolt, had to remove the ECU and battery to get the stock reservoir out, and I had still haven't able to place the preload adjuster exactly where I want it (between the frame and the plastic seat pan). Finally, it was really tricky to get the top bolt holes lined up when installing the new shock. Honestly, it took a lot of force, time, and frustration to get it all together.



Instead, I placed it on the outside of the rear subframe. I might just leave it there, but get a larger OD washer to ensure that it's not going to become detached mid-ride. I also think I'm going to add some Loctite 242 to the bolt to ensure it doesn't come loose.

I'll hopefully get to ride it after Easter and get both front and rear ends dialed in. Super excited!

[rb21]

I just installed my shock this weekend as well. In order to get the preload adjuster mounting bracket on the inside of the subframe i decided to remove the bracket the runs underneath the battery and grind off the end by the approximate width of the bracket. After that it all bolted right up.

[Cooter]

I don't know about getting the aftermarket Öhilns in, but I had the stock shock in and out in literally minutes when I swapped the spring? Nothing special. What exactly was the problem?

[gdisaac07]

The frame attachment point for the shock is very, very tight. It took a lot of force to remove the stock shock, plus the cabling made removing the remote reservoir difficult. I had to pull hard to get the existing shock out, and use some serious persuasion to get the Öhlins one in.

[buell-fan]

Here's the link to the 1190RS Service Manual. The suspension setup to get the rear shock close is on page 102. Did the front cartridges come with a setup guide for the bike?

https://www.erikbuellracing.com/tech

[EBRRider]

Here's the link to the 1190RS Service Manual. The suspension setup to get the rear shock close is on page 102. Did the front cartridges come with a setup guide for the bike?

https://www.erikbuellracing.com/tech

I only see a EBR 1190 Owner's Manuals.

[Cooter]

That's weird George, I wonder why its so tight on yours?