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Dirt Rider Magazine

Thom Coppersmith heads the U.S. research and development effort for Ohlins  factory suspension components. Ohlins’ Swedish-designed and -built forks and  shocks work on some unique concepts, and the company prides itself on closer  tolerances and greater adjustability than what comes stock on most bikes. I  recently got a chance to ride on Ohlins suspension on a truly epic  day.

The track was the Budds Creek Motocross of Nations course less than 24 hours  after the final international moto had finished. The track by design was filled  with tricky off-cambers, big jumps, steep drops and well-tilled loam. The  international racers weren’t kind to it, and it was suitably hammered with  wicked braking bumps, brutal acceleration chop, tricky ruts and combed jump  faces. It was perfect as far as I was concerned-real motocross with a track so  destroyed that all supercross-type launches were taken out of the  equation.

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Dirt Bike Magazine

Coppersmith provided the Wolfster with a new TTX Ohlins rear shock, and while the $1250 price tag sucked out a little air, the action and improvement we felt was flat stunning. Like the twin chamber fork kit, the shock also has a system that balances the pressure under a load and eliminates cavitation, which translates into better traction, less wheel spin, a beefier and more solid feel to the rear end and, ultimately, one of the most tangible mods we’ve made to the scoot. The CSC adjuster is gnarly, letting you alter the overall damping of the machine with one clicker. You can soften or stiffen the ride with one to two clicks and it affects both the compression and rebound stroke (less=softer and faster; more=stiffer and slower).

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