Topic: Ohlins shocks for a CB550?

[Jonny Rock-it]

So I'm making a parts list for my bike of things I'm going to upgrade/change. All the usual ones are there, new tank,seat,rearsets, clip ons or clubmans, etc....I want to replace the rear shocks with Ohlins, but are there any that are a direct fit to replace the OEM shocks?

[Duke McDukiedook]

Man, you really have some money burning a hole in your pocket that you are just itchin' to get rid of, aren't ya?
Ohlins for a bike like this is serious overkill and quite costly.

[KMC]

Call Klaus at EPM Performance.  He can build you a bad ass set of fully adjustable shocks for much less than a set of Ohlins.

Lots of options.  High/Low speed compression, preload, rebound, ride height.

www.epmperf.com

[cameron]

All the "usual" ones, hmm?

Its not what you do.. its how you look doing it!

[Duke McDukiedook]

Now now cameron, we might be able to reach this one before he wastes a bunch of money. 

[NewOldSchool]

Can't go wrong with Hagon's

Set up for your specific bike and a free spring swap if you'd like as well!

http://www.davequinnmotorcycles.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/Hagon.html

[Retro Rocket]

Call Klaus at EPM Performance.  He can build you a bad ass set of fully adjustable shocks for much less than a set of Ohlins.

Lots of options.  High/Low speed compression, preload, rebound, ride height.

www.epmperf.com

Hi Kevin, is that what you use on your race bike mate..?  If yes, what model shocks are they..?

Mick

[matt mattison]

Call Klaus at EPM Performance.  He can build you a bad ass set of fully adjustable shocks for much less than a set of Ohlins.

Lots of options.  High/Low speed compression, preload, rebound, ride height.

www.epmperf.com

+ 1 for Klaus. I just go to his shop, and he hooked me up. He uses YSS shocks, might be able to get others.

[PeWe]

Öhlins never made any shocks for these old HONDAs from the 70's. Made for the bikes the decade later 80 something and later.... I remeber when my friends with newer bikes got the golden shocks.

I bought Marzocchi AG Strada to my CB750. Probably available for CB550 25-30 years ago.

From the link earlier in this thread I ended up here for 550...
http://www.yssusa.com/show_detail.php?brand_id=6&&model_id=23

750 here
http://www.yssusa.com/show_detail.php?brand_id=6&&model_id=27

[srbakker]

I picked up a set of Ohlins shocks (cheaply, I might add) originally intended for a CB900 that fit pretty well.  They are pretty long though - I'm not sure on the dimension of the CB550, but the Ohlins for the 900 are 14.25" length.

[Jonny Rock-it]

Thanks guys, Shocks will be one of the last things I do probably. On a different subject, I really want to mount a speedo/tach into my headlight bucket....Problem is, I'm having a hell of a time finding a combo that won't cost me an arm,leg,and my left testicle. I've seen a few that are reasonable but they're mostly for Harleys and have the wrong ratios....any suggestions? But if worst comes to worst, I'll just go with a speedo mounted in the bucket