Restoring Ohlins Suspension on my XJR1300 - Shoogly Shed Motors Episode 69

[@mariuspike]

Great video. loved watching

[@remotorcycled]

The shocks look brilliant, these will look great on the finished build and as you say perform like new! Great job by all.

[@gsxrloon]

Big improvement, great to see things refurbed rather than replaced 👍.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Soooo clean!!

[@ShooglyShedMotors]

🤩

[@ACECafeBikes]

Back from the dead, well done.

[@CampbellZeroOne]

Euan - I'm just 'shocked' to see it raining on the way to Knockhill. It's always so nice💦 when I visit!

[@ShooglyShedMotors]

😂😂😂

[@moto_scotland]

Great result 👌

[@HippoDrones]

They look so much better, and loads cheaper to rebuild with a bit of elbow grease than to buy new ones!

[@HippoDrones]

pass me a scalpel... I've got a bit of heart pain! :D

[@ShooglyShedMotors]

😂😂😂

[@janimaatta9889]

How is comfort after rebuild? I have -06 XJR and rear suspension is really stiff for my liking.

[@ShooglyShedMotors]

I never got to try them before the rebuild but they're pretty good now!

[@MarkOneMoto]

They look awesome Euan, was it much of a saving compared to buying new ones?..Great to see the lathe in the background there too (so jealous) and those little wooden steps..if they're from IKEA?.I have the same ones and they are literally the most handy thing ever ay?..Great steps and a handy seat too ha ha!..I'm stuck in with covid too mate, day 7 for me, pig sick of it..rsmf, Mark

[@ShooglyShedMotors]

Sorry to hear that mate! Get well soon! It was less than half the cost of new shocks which I think is definitely worth the hassles!

[@MarkOneMoto]

@@ShooglyShedMotors ah, cheers dude, I'll get there ha ha, and that's good to hear then, well worth it!

[@marounakiki286]

I'm going crazy trying to figure something out. What tightening torque is it on the upper bolt of the rear shock absorber? Manual says 30nm but it also says the bolt is M10. The bolt on my motorcycle is M8 though?? What torque did you tighten the upper bolt with, and is yours M8 or M10?

[@ShooglyShedMotors]

Mine is M8. Somewhere around 20-25nm would be fine I'd imagine. I wouldn't get overly concerned about it though. If it's nice and nipped up, you'll be grand. A dot of thread lock never hurt anyone too!

[@marounakiki286]

@@ShooglyShedMotors alright, I'll go with 25. Seems like I found a mistake in the manual then, it really isn't M10...

[@badjuju6563]

Was it cost effective to get the rebuild done on them compared to a new set?

[@ShooglyShedMotors]

Absolutely. Not cheap, but then again neither is buying new Ohlins!

[@OzEnduro09]

If you ain’t painting the engine or swing arm, definitely get vapour blasted

[@ShooglyShedMotors]

I was just going to spray it all with rattle cans from Poundland. 🤷🏻‍♂️