Can you tell me which model Ohlins and the spring rates your using? NICE WORK!!
Did you also get that (Ducati?) front end he was selling at the time? I bought a pile of stuff from him. Near the very end, he said he was going to hang onto some parts and build himself another VR special, I wonder if he ever did?They shocks were a model available back when Kenny Dreer was building his prototypes, and I bought them from him maybe 8 or 9 years ago.
Did you also get that (Ducati?) front end he was selling at the time? I bought a pile of stuff from him. Near the very end, he said he was going to hang onto some parts and build himself another VR special, I wonder if he ever did?
{EDIT} Just hung up with Kenny, he still has those Marzocchi forks. He sold his drag bike, built a new house, and is about to be building out his new garage so he can finally build his own VR880...
Just keep an eye on the carb tops. The FCRs on my 70 are a similar snug fit, and over a particularly bumpy road at slow speeds, the carbs shook around enough to contact the frame tube and crack the carb top, resulting in fuel spill and a tow home. The fix was stronger connectors with less flex between the carbs and manifold. I used reinforced auto hose instead of the supplied rubber.
Reminds me of when I had the FCRs on the prototype monoshock bike...
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I ran it with stacks only, no room for filter(s)
Jeff Besos.The old saying "Slow and steady wins the race" is an absurdity. However, it works for custom build projects!
Ken, are the 37mm FCRs a bigger body than the 35s ?
IIRC the 39mm ones I had from Kenny for the 961 were.
I’d forgotten about the question too Ken !Sorry Nigel, but I lost track of your question, and just noticed it again today. I think they are larger than the 35s, but I'm not sure. I don't have a set of the smaller ones to check against. The only other set of FCRs I have are 41s.
I've made a little more progress on the bike lately, but not much. Too distracted with the other bike projects. I need to get going on it again.
Ken