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By the way, what spring rate is that 01093-34/###? - the number is cut off in the picture. Is that the spring that came on the shock, or did you order a stronger one? I‘m the same weight class as you so I want to be prepared in case I need to order a 01093-34/ in some heavier spring rate.
 
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Waiting six weeks is no fun. But unfortunately if you don’t order it you’ll never get it. I’ve been waiting for a D cat pipe since I ordered the shock and it still isn’t here yet.

I gave the dealer my weight and generally Ohlins will substitute the proper spring rate if you are special ordering. It appears to be 1093-34/100. Which is 100nm or 10.19kg/mm
 
You may have missed my add-on post about the DU125 spring rate, above.
Ok, thanks. I’ll run that by my local Öhlins guy.
 
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Just added the Arrow link pipe.

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Sound is amazing! I had to put the db killer back in on my SC Project exhaust to make the sound level reasonable. Very deep, sounds awesome at 4-5k on decel. Definitely some off-throttle pops down at low rpm, but it was doing that before the link pipe. I'm guessing a tune will address most of that. My Starace velocity stacks should arrive soon and MWR is working on an air box lid replacement to increase the flow there. Once those two items arrive I'll have it dynotuned with rexxer/xecu. Current weight with a gallon of fuel is 384 lbs. The link pipe dropped about 8.
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Also added a Powerbronze screen for trips and long COTA straights. It's very effective. I prefer the naked look so I ordered the non-+ instrument cover for when I'm not using the screen. Big difference at 70-90mph.
 
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Rearsets went on easily. I wish the ducabike red was as bright as CNC racing red, but still pretty handsome. According to Ducabike’s own instructions they sent me two fasteners that were 10mm short. Easily rectified, but annoying at this price point. I did add the billet brake and shift lever which are pretty and run on ball bearings for a smoother feel. Also went with the eccentric shift and brake lever tips and solid pegs. These are cheaper, and give you one more adjustment. Solid pegs always feel like set of free sliders to me, and I can use them as tie down points or to pit the bike on jack stands.

stock rearsets are lighter than they look but I suspect there was another pound or two of weight loss and the ground clearance will be handy at the track. Will weigh again soon to confirm.

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I haven't had time to re-weight the machine, but I did order titanium fasteners for all the Ducabike rearset hardware. The supplied fasteners are ok, but it's humid around here and the plated steel always ends up looking frosty. The titanium will match the swingarm pivot bolts nicely.
 
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Added the Andreani Misano cartridges since I’m probably 40 lbs over the sweet spot for the orm springs. On the oem forks one side has a lovely cartridge with velvet smooth rebound and compression damping. Not perfect but very adequate. Better controlled than the oem shock, in my opinion. But too soft for hard braking and large smooth drops. The other side is just a spring holder.

I used the recommended starting settings for my weight and after a 100 miles it seems close to ideal. I still need to measure sag but brake dive is much more controlled and while the forks are firmer on big smooth hits, they aren’t any worse on little square edged obstacles. They certainly aren’t any better on expansion joints or rail road tracks, but no more harsh than oem. The ohlins shock and andreani carts seem pretty similar in damping and both ends are pretty well in synch on the brakes and the gas.

I should have measured but the forks seem a bit longer now. Don’t know if they are sitting higher on the springs or if there is a real change there. Bike still handles very neutral and doesn’t seem to run wide, so maybe I was just used to the oem diving in the front. We will see.

current weight: 377lbs with the fuel light on.

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I haven't had time to re-weight the machine, but I did order titanium fasteners for all the Ducabike rearset hardware. The supplied fasteners are ok, but it's humid around here and the plated steel always ends up looking frosty. The titanium will match the swingarm pivot bolts nicely.
Would you please share your source for the titanium rearset and swingarm bolts? Also what are those StarAce parts? l‘m guessing a pair of throttle body extenders and a throttle grip tube with a steeper cam? I could be hilariously wrong.
 
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Podium racing can get you the bolts. If it isn't shown just give them a description or size. The throttle grip is same cam as oem but with no slop and little tighter against the bars. Same basic effect as a spacer. The other part is a set of throttle body stacks that have a slightly different dimensions with a radiused edge and made of a rigid material instead of floppy rubber.
 
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Forgot to mention that MWR racing filters will have a different airbox lid with filter coming at some point pretty soon. Since the air filter and stacks are real PITA to reach I'll be doing them at the same time. The stock lid looks like it could be improved upon, to put it mildly.
 
Rearsets went on easily…. According to Ducabike’s own instructions they sent me two fasteners that were 10mm short. Easily rectified, but annoying at this price point.
I just got the same rear sets with the fixed pegs direct from Ducabike, and I’m curious to know which of the supplied bolts were 10mm short, and what your fix or workaround was,
 
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I just got the same rear sets with the fixed pegs direct from Ducabike, and I’m curious to know which of the supplied bolts were 10mm short, and what your fix or workaround was,
One was the shifter pivot bolt. I don’t recall the other one. I bought a stainless fastener at the hardware store until the titanium bolts came in from podium.
 
One was the shifter pivot bolt. I don’t recall the other one. I bought a stainless fastener at the hardware store until the titanium bolts came in from podium.
Ok, I’ll check the bolts in the kit. Shipping time from Ducabike was only 4 days by DHL, so if they haven’t corrected the problem yet, I’ll get Ducabike to ship replacements. I’m not quite ready to spring for titanium hardware.
 
Ok, I decided to spring for the Podium Racing titanium hardware after all. It didn’t cost much more than the cash I saved ordering the rearsets, levers, and pegs direct from Ducabike instead of through a stateside retailer, and I only have to install everything once. As Click ‘n’ Clack warned us, for those of us old enough to remember them, ”cheap guys pay twice”.
 
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