u/adventure_thrill

This year I upgraded my 2022 Ténéré 700 World Raid to Ohlins cartridges and an Ohlins shock.

The setup recommended by Ohlins was:

• Forks: 6.5 N/mm springs with 2 mm preload
• Shock: 75 N/mm spring, with preload adjusted to achieve around 33-36% sag

The shock works really well, but I'm struggling with the forks. They feel very stiff and jittery, especially over small/choppy terrain.

What's interesting is how much the fuel load changes the behavior.

With the 23 L tank completely full, the forks suddenly feel much better. The front gains traction and the jitteriness almost disappears.

As the fuel level drops to around half, the jitteriness starts coming back, and it gets progressively worse as the tank approaches reserve.

This is with zero fork preload.

So I'm wondering if the 6.5 N/mm springs are simply too stiff for me and whether I should go down to 6.0 N/mm springsand use some preload to achieve the correct sag.

I obviously don't want to have to ride around with a full 23 L tank just to get the front suspension to work properly.

Would going from 6.5 to 6.0 N/mm be the logical move? (There is no 6.3nm from Ohlins)

Thanks!