Hey brutha's, thought I'd start this as a pic depository for me throughout install etc and also for future reference for others...
 
Just bought a full Ohlins setup for my 09 ABS, Concours 14 rear shock arrived yesterday and ZX14 full forks today!
 
I bought both of these from Dan Kyle at Kyle racing, really great guy IMO, a very smooth transaction, great communication, and fast shipping, an *ALLSTAR* vendor IMO!!
 

Total cost was just under $3100 shipped.
(special thanks to Fred for setting up the current group buy discount on the rear shock, just tell Dan "GOC", but spell it backwards... )
 

Dan's website is:
http://www.kyleusa.com/

If you call him tell him Jay (aka ZG) sent you to him and he'll roll out the red carpet for ya... 
 

Here's some pics of the parts arrived to wet your appetite...

And I even got to use my favorite Kawi blanket, green on one side and black on the other... 
 
I only wish Steve lived closer to me so he could take some true "quality" pics that these parts deserve, all you get from me is my lame iphone pics, sorry... 

I'll keep posting more after install (which unfortunately wont be until the week after next due to some uncontrolled obstacles in my way....)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
ABS sensor mounting spot in the below pic! 
 

 

That there be bike porn   Hey Jay, all ya gotta do is get a grill  to match them Ohlins

That there be bike porn    

Bike porn indeed Chet!! After owning a couple dozen bikes in my life this is my first full Ohlins setup ever, I'm stoked!!   
 
Mama and girls are out of town this week, is it wrong that I put these on mama's side of the bed for tonight??

Can't wait to hear your impression. That bike is going to have a near perfect ride.

Can't wait to hear your impression. That bike is going to have a near perfect ride.

He will never know, because he doesn't ride it.

He will never know, because he doesn't ride it.

 
 
Oh Brian, jealousy is the biggest form of flattery brutha, thanks bro...        
 
 

Tell ya what Jay, I have a guy who just happens to love suspension setups!!  Give a ring and I'll let ya run a fast bike for a week or two while I do a coupla things for ya, I will get the suspension setup for a rider at 206 lbs plus gear, I'll wrack up a few thou on the odo, wear out a set of tires so you can give the Angels a shot (55s in the rear of course), and an honest opinion of how the new 'spension works   Leave the CC in the bread warmer, I'll order up the LSLs and a set of matching EBC rotors for ya

Tell ya what Jay, I have a guy who just happens to love suspension setups!!  Give a ring and I'll let ya run a fast bike for a week or two while I do a coupla things for ya, I will get the suspension setup for a rider at 206 lbs plus gear, I'll wrack up a few thou on the odo, wear out a set of tires so you can give the Angels a shot (55s in the rear of course), and an honest opinion of how the new 'spension works   Leave the CC in the bread warmer, I'll order up the LSLs and a set of matching EBC rotors for ya

Throw in a bottle of Crown and you've got a deal Chet... 

I would love to have the Ohlins forks!  My CFO would never buy off on it though.   


Black and Gold, you are definitely on to something.......

~top

Throw in a bottle of Crown and you've got a deal Chet... 

Crown Black I suppose

Thanks for the compliments guys, yep I'm pretty stoked about getting them on!! 
 
While the Connie is semi-disassembled I'm going to have the handle bars, risers, triple clamps, swing arm, and some other parts powder coated black, unfortunately my powder coater is out of town on vaca next week so I have to wait for the following week to do this...
 

I think the gold of the Ohlins will pop even more when surrounded in the black of the triple clamp, bars, and swing arm etc... 

You have a sickness........and I like it.

Looking forward to the assembled pics.

Drool.....sweet.

Drool.....sweet.

You have a sickness........and I like it.

Looking forward to the assembled pics.

 
    

Ugh... My installer broke his foot, my taredown for powdercoating and Ohlins install now won't happen until the week of August 20th... The anticipation is killing me!     
 
 
Can't Wait!
 

Thanks for the compliments guys, yep I'm pretty stoked about getting them on!! 
 
While the Connie is semi-disassembled I'm going to have the handle bars, risers, triple clamps, swing arm, and some other parts powder coated black, unfortunately my powder coater is out of town on vaca next week so I have to wait for the following week to do this...
 

I think the gold of the Ohlins will pop even more when surrounded in the black of the triple clamp, bars, and swing arm etc... 

You mean you aren't going to powder coat the new stuff black too? 

You mean you aren't going to powder coat the new stuff black too?

No way WG, the Ohlins gold will be in the spotlight! 

Tell you what, i'll ride down there this weekend and we can tear it all down and install it.  I figure mines a black 09 with muzzy duals so I'm sure we couldn't mistakenly install them on the wrong bike. 

Minor detail being i'll have to spend between now and next year cleaning mine to actually make it believable.

I was just saying yesterday that you should have just had you powder-coater do you stock forks in gold.  Think of the savings.