Good price for Ohlins

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  1. bash1k

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    evening all.

    I have been offered a new set of Ohlins FGRT 813 forks for £1760... Is this a good price and should I get them? I wasn't planning on buying suspension until next season but because of the price I'm tempted - and I can't find cheaper...

    Do I get them?
     
    #1 bash1k, Apr 2, 2015
  2. ColinBR

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    I got mine for around £1450 from the States including taxes and shipping.

    Dan Kyle is your man
     
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    Yes, I presume they are coming from that California supplier then.
     
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    Fgrt813 are getting rare new as been replaced by the 204's, you could have gotten cheaper from the states a while back but not many new sets kicking about so I would probably go for it
     
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    Fgrt813 are getting rare new as been replaced by the 204's, you could have gotten cheaper from the states a while back but not many new sets kicking about so I would probably go for it
     
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    As above

    Dan Kyle no longer have any of these left.
     
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  7. bash1k

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    Thanks for replies gents.

    Yes I can't find many of the 813 around now, and although the 204 are a newer better fork, I can't fit Brembos on the 204, plus my riding is good but do I need a better fork than the 813? No!
     
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  8. ColinBR

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    Haha.

    I don't need any better than the standard forks but still didn't stop me :)
     
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    Yep likewise!

    I have to say, the reason I'm toying with this is because I had my suspension set up today and it was unreal how much better the bike behaved - and if the 813 are to make the bike ride even better, well it might just be the best change I've made.
     
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    Ride wise it's by far the best thing I did to the bike.

    It'll be the first thing I review on any new bike I get.
     
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    I can't imagine Ohlins have ever made a set of Forks that can't take Brembo Calipers bask1k? :eek:
     
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    Brembo M4's fit the 813 - but not the 204 (unless you play around with machining etc) so my homework tells me...
     
    #12 bash1k, Apr 2, 2015
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    That's the problem Jamie had, he had to get the hpk's
    I think its because... M4's have the 5mm spacers built as such, hpk don't, but the 204's have the spacer in the fork so m4's and 204 would be like having a 10mm spacer
     
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    Yep that's exactly the issue I deduced
     
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    Yup as above. You'd need to step up to the HPK's on the newer forks.

    I run the M4's on the FGRT 813's
     
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    No great hardship then running HPK's or GP4-RX :D

    M4's are the Cooking versions so don't spose peeps who can afford the latest Forks would slum it with M4's anyway! [​IMG]
     
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    And what exactly is wrong with the M4's then??

    I doubt very much anyone this side of the paddock could have any complaints about the performance of the M4's
     
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    To be honest I'm not good enough to find a problem with the OEM calipers let alone m4's but wouldn't mind them for the bling factor
     
    #18 martinowen, Apr 2, 2015
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    [​IMG]
     
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    Ya fooker
     
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