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The Ohlins HO 208 rear shocks have lost the plot after covering 39,000km. Oil leaking and ineffective damping. I'm waiting on a rebuild quote together with timeframe to repair.

It will either mean downtime, refitting the original shocks or buying Profender Series X. I'll probably go for the Profender and have the Ohlins rebuilt if the cost is not ridiculous high. Not into weeks of downtime.

 

[Ian986]

Have you had any problems with screen bracket rattling( I think it is that ) it is driving me crazy local Honda dealer changed screen mount and clock surround and still does it, their answer was don’t have the screen up. The dealer is going to send the bike to Honda HQ in Bangkok, in the new year to see if they can sort it out. I wondered if anyone else had similar issues. It is not the screen because still rattles without screen on ! any advice would be amazing Thanks

 

[DavidFL]

The Ohlins HO 208 rear shocks have lost the plot after covering 39,000km. Oil leaking and ineffective damping. I'm waiting on a rebuild quote together with timeframe to repair.

It will either mean downtime, refitting the original shocks or buying Profender Series X. I'll probably go for the Profender and have the Ohlins rebuilt if the cost is not ridiculous high. Not into weeks of downtime.

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39,000 kms is not bad.
Over the years I have had Nitron, YSS & Ohlins and they all recommended with my riding I should probably be rebuilding every 25,000 kms maximum.
I once had a Nitron on the Versys rebuilt under warranty @ 15,000 kms and they said it was the dirtiest oil they had ever seen come out of one of their shocks.
The sad truth here is we don't ride on smooth billiard table surfaces in the North.
Our shocks are working hard in the heat on all those bumpy twisting mountain roads.