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I had a '96 996S and put Ohlins on the front. I did not like the Showa forks at all. Showa's were unsettled on anything other than a perfect surface. The Ohlins I could ride leaned over and stay planted with full confidence on just about any surface without gravel on it.7 lines showing on the Ohlins. Zero effect on high speed or straight-line stability. More than 7 was getting too quick for me though. My 996S saw 170+mph a few times, and 130 mph many times with 7 lines showing. The 996 was not designed to ride slow at all. Mine was not happy under 40 mph. Not one of the bikes I owned with clip-ons and rear sets were much fun to ride slow though. Sitting upright makes going slow a lot easier. Enter the Norton and a few dual sport bikes.This is the 996S before I sold it. I got too slow to ride it like I thought it needed to be ridden.
I had a '96 996S and put Ohlins on the front. I did not like the Showa forks at all. Showa's were unsettled on anything other than a perfect surface. The Ohlins I could ride leaned over and stay planted with full confidence on just about any surface without gravel on it.
7 lines showing on the Ohlins. Zero effect on high speed or straight-line stability. More than 7 was getting too quick for me though. My 996S saw 170+mph a few times, and 130 mph many times with 7 lines showing. The 996 was not designed to ride slow at all. Mine was not happy under 40 mph.
Not one of the bikes I owned with clip-ons and rear sets were much fun to ride slow though. Sitting upright makes going slow a lot easier. Enter the Norton and a few dual sport bikes.
This is the 996S before I sold it. I got too slow to ride it like I thought it needed to be ridden.
