2009 M1 forks

[Cider]

Are they not using the gas charged forks on the new M1, or is it just the angle of this photo?  I haven't watched the race yet, so I haven't seen many pictures of the new bikes.

[derby]

they definitely don't have the remote reservoir. that doesn't necessarily mean they're not gas-charged, though.

[tufty]

They almost look like sme kind of big piston design... they're very beefy.

[zooom]

I thought they were using that new fangled electronically adjustable front end that Yamaha started implementing towards the end of the year last year?....or did that ban come into effect already?

[derby]

I thought they were using that new fangled electronically adjustable front end that Yamaha started implementing towards the end of the year last year?....or did that ban come into effect already?

banned...

and i'm not even sure they were using them last year. the yamaha worldsbk squad was the only team i heard about using that stuff.

[gm2]

it was only on the wsbks and only the rear shock.

since banned there, too.

[MonsterMan1036]

Here's some info Dan Kyle posted up on the 1098 forum (post# 45 & 47):

http://www.ducati-superbikes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15719&highlight=ohlins+forks&page=3

[mitt]

Here's some info Dan Kyle posted up on the 1098 forum (post# 45 & 47):

http://www.ducati-superbikes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15719&highlight=ohlins+forks&page=3

You should have copied and pasted - can't see the posts without a membership.

mitt

[MonsterMan1036]

Here are the posts, they are from Ohlins:

Well, they are 42mm factory TVRP25 ( thru-rod valve piston 25mm) forks, same as on Spies’s bikes, Valentino, Lorenzo, etc.. Haga wanted these after the first test so Ducati had to buy these forks.. The private racing ducatis and the factory ducati’s are using FGR 900 ( TTX20),


"For WSB and MotoGP we have 2 types of "Factory" front forks, we call them TTX25 (similar to an FGR900 but with bigger damping system) and TTX25TR (similar function but with a "through rod" concept).

Both work with gas pressure and cost a fortune….

Regards, Anders"