I fitted the Nitron and the raising link. Turns better but I will definitely need to tune it a fair bit. It ls a bit harsh at present and I still haven't fitted the gold valves. It still wants to run wide. Not as bad but that may be a function of the tyres as well.
Dispatched from Italy Friday delivered Wednesday morning. Rear shock installed and wow what a difference and it's not even setup yet. So tonight I'll be dropping off the front forks to replace the springs and oil with the ohlins upgrades. Looking forward to being out and about on her now, she feels like a different bike with the rear suspension upgrade.
I definitely recommend it to anyone thinking about it.
link to the ebay seller;
KIT BASIC NAKED AMMORTIZZATORE 46DR + MOLLE + OLIO OHLINS YAMAHA MT-07 | eBay
It took a couple of hours to swap the springs and oil over, dead easy stuff!
Kevin,Hi
can it realy be £700 quid better than the likes of Maxton...being a everyday old fart who does not think he is Rossi will this massive saving give me a firmer front end and a rear that does not skip and bounce on English roads.
because if it is I will be ordering and not going to Maxton
Kev,Hi Nuggett
thanks for that info, did you increase the spring compression on the rear before you swapped ?? if so you still felt the ohlins you purchased were so much better?
I only say that as I increased the spring on mine by roughly 1/2 as it was set very soft [16stone] and after the snake and woodhead pass yesterday it was better... not much but perhaps livable.
But if the new ohlins is very much better then perhaps I should replace.
The front however is bloody awful as standard, and yes it was cartridge at Maxton fitted, but I think like you it was the diving when breaking which unsettles the bike and needs sorting...so hence why I asked the original question do I go to the expense of Maxton when a spring change is all I need.
it is a shame you live so far away or I would be asking to try yours out
cheers
i can tell you this. i have just got my bike back finished from hyperpro and it is now a missile.
the forks are 20mm shorter and the rear shock is 20mm shorter if your 5ft 3 you can now place both feet firmly on the ground. all the bouncy handling has gone from the front and rear, with the rear gripping the road very hard also letting you drift the rear around corners smoking the tyre.because the suspension is now squating i look like a gorilla wrestling the bike over the handlebars also this makes the bike look very aggressive. downside is rear tyre wear up slightly as you can use the bike and trust it.the sidestand is now to long but i have yamaha sending a new shorter stand as they have seen the bike. the front no longer dives under heavy breaking this is such a confidence builder and into corners at high speed counter steering you can lean the bike right over and get right back on the power mid-corner to exit.
although the bike is much lower nothing touches down so nothing is compromised. hyperpro also have a kit ready for the standard ride height if you do not wish to drop the bike. The Mt-09 has recieved similar treatment and was faster on track than the r6 and ducati panagale. visordown had the Mt-07 just slightly behind the ducati on time.
i will be posting pictures at the weekend in a new thread so you can see how different the mt-07 looks now
Collected my bike from Steve Jordan's near Boxhill yesterday and it's now fitted with a Nitron R1 rear shock and Andreani cartridge fork internals.Having just tried to buy a cartridge kit direct from Andreani in Italy I can say that they will NOT sell direct to a private individual.
I assume that people have bought theirs from Omnia Racing in Italy as that's who is advertising on Ebay.