Not only is this faster on the circuit, it is also safer on the public highway! With progressive Hyperpro springs the bike takes less of a dive, the rate of resistance increases which results in an improved braking distance. ![]() Regular springs cause the bike to 'dive' causing the brakes to become less effective. Whenever you apply the brakes, the pressure on the front wheel increases. A number of benefits are mentioned below: This results in a perfect set-up for every situation. Hyperpro produces progressive springs whereby the top half is easily compressible and compression of the bottom half is much harder. The result is that the top of the spring is in fact too rigid and the bottom too supple.įortunately, this perfect world does exist. Compressing the top half of this type of spring takes just as much force as compressing the bottom half. As the spring compresses, it becomes more rigid so even large bumps and holes in a road surface will not cause the suspension to bottom out.įor cost-efficiency reasons, new motorbikes are equipped with linear springs. The top half of the spring would be supple and would react flexibly to absorb small bumps and irregularities instantly. In a perfect world the suspension of your motorbike would react differently every time. We also recommand to use a better front fork oil like: Motul W10 This combined with a good oil like will give the bike a much better handling, When you want the best for your XR1200 without a riser upgrade in the rear look here: or when you upgraded the rear suspension with: or another brand, we recommand to upgrade the front springs for the Ohlins progressive version. This will not fit the 2010 and later XR1200 models. ![]() Here is the Ohlins XR1200 Front Fork upgrade to progressive spring only for 2008-2009 XR1200. Please contact us for replacement alternatives. You are here: XR1200X TM Parts XR1200 Ohlins Front suspension / obsolete
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