I installed a set of Andreani carts a few days ago and i'm really pleased. I looked at Ohlins, Mupo, Matris, Nitron, EMC, GEARS RACING, and TRAXXION. I bought the Andreani's due to price and availability. My 2016 939 is the low version. I'm guessing you've already done some homework but here's some of the links i found helpful. You'll find more info here: https://hyperstrada.com/threads/hs-owners-with-andreanis-please-chime-in-here.1214/ https://hyperstrada.com/threads/the-suspension-thread-booing.1056/ https://www.ducati.ms/threads/hypermotard-821-suspension-upgrade-andreani.460162/#/topics/460162 https://hyperstrada.com/threads/the-andreani-install-how-it-went.829/ https://hyperstrada.com/threads/new-front-fork-cartridge-options.4542/ https://www.ducati.ms/threads/821-andreani-fork-install.707530/#post-6844858 https://hyperstrada.com/threads/front-fork-distance-above-triple-tree.2331/
I'm looking at Brook Suspension for the same for my Hypermotard. Here's the 'strada link: https://www.brooksuspension.co.uk/f...rstrada-939-andreani-fork-cartridge-kit-16-17
I bought them from Fast Bike Industries in the USA. I was able to speak to the sales rep (Burch Wadewitz) and he processed my request personally which was very helpful.
I'm a little curious about the part number associated with the link you provided. It links to a product with the part number 105/D12 which shows up on the Andreani website as being for the low version. See here I'm not sure which version Dibble has (standard/low) but it's worth figuring out before ordering. The easiest way to tell is by the sticker on the swing arm which specifies the amount of chain slack you should have. There are a lot of 2016 low versions out there which the owners may not always be aware of.
Thanks for checking the link - I didn't check it thoroughly! I doubt there are many (if any!) 'low' versions here.
Hmmm...now you've got me wondering how many other owners on here have one. I know of only one other chap on this site with a low model (mentalist). On another forum someone had mentioned that they heard that all 2016 models were low versions. You've given me an idea and i think i'll start a thread to find the owners. It may be worthwhile to know of others and have a bit of an informal group to share info. Let's see how it transpires. Cheers!
Just an update gents as so many were happy to try and assist. The bike came back from Snells yesterday, I've not ridden it yet but they have set it up on the firm side for a rider of my weight .... here is what was done: Mupo Cartridge Kit installed in the right hand front fork, fully adjustable and sprung for my weight. Nitron R2 Rear Shock fitted, sprung for my weight and set accordingly. Won't get ridden for a few days but I'm looking forward to it .... Snells have set the suspension on all my bikes in the past so hopefully it should be good straight off the bat
Ive just bought a 2008 HM 1100 6 weeks ago and the stock suspension is nothing short of dangerous. Ive got ohlins on my race bike and I deal with a lot of race shops and I was told Andreani are the best cartridges. So 2 days ago I fitted Andreani fork cartridges myself and even though I gave the seller my weight at 75Kg's the spring is still way too stiff (details of the kit pictured below) as im only getting 14mm of SAG, we need 35mm for road riding or the bike wont load the front to brake or enter a turn properly. I dont know what you need for any other types of riding. So im waiting on another spring to come from Italy, but by doing the fitting myself I dont have to wait for an appointment to have it fitted, its summer here in the UK and suspension shops are like 4 weeks backed up. IME no suspension setup shops keep a full range of shock springs, so unless you have the latest race bike its Very unlikely you will ride away with the correct spring weight unless your lucky to be the correct average weight, this is true for Ohlins and especially for lesser known brands like Andreani. This is why id rather do the job myself rather than have to ride back too from whatever race suspension place you choose or can get an appointment. If you fancy doing the job yourself I recommend buying the parts I list below (almost £150 in total) and watching this vid: Special Parts & Instructions to fit Andreani Cartridges if your a noobe like me and wish to finish the job without waiting on parts shipments. But its actually an easy job. 1- Buy a 49mm seal driver £44 if your replacing seals, dont buy a universal 35-50mm seal driver as it simply will not fit. 2- Buy a ready to weld thread insert (M10 1.50) £2 tape it to a rod/stick, you need this to pull the Andreani internal damper rod up after you place the spring over that rod. Andreani dont supply it in the kit and I bet the proper tool is super hard to get and very expensive. 3- Buy a fork spring compressor £22 which will come with 8mm prongs but the Andreani spring top has 7mm holes, so you need a 8mm drill bit to enlarge them. Make sure to remove any frayed edges from the drilling. 4- Buy for service damper rod holding tool (10.2mm) £8 5- Buy Fork Oil Level Adjustment Measuring Tool £20 you need this to get the level perfect. 6- My Andreani kit came with seals but they did not send me Ohlins oil as it was out of stock in Italy and you need 1.5 bottles, so 2x Ohlins suspension fluid £60. Fork Service Warning - Buy the right seal driver (49-50mm for HM 1100) and fit it to the forks and tape it on there until the job is finished. If the fork outers drop to the bottom the top bush gets stuck on the threads and you need to bash the top with a hammer to get the bush out, then do the whole install again to get that bush back in. The guy in the vid uses a towel but the seal driver is more exact. Perhaps a towel ontop of the seal driver Im happy to pass on advice or help in any way I can if your going down this path
Please tell me that Delboy isn't your 'Go-To' guy for maintenance. If so, here's another guy that can match him. And when you're done watching that, give Matt a chance to praise old Del.
It was just the first decent video I found with close to modern forks, I wasn’t going to watch a vid of old style forks, no offence to people with old bikes. Dave Moss is my go to guy but you have to pay for his vids now as I do for the Ohlins on my blade, but I can’t share those. I had no idea Delboy was some kind of joke but I’d stand by everything he does in that vid. I personally didn’t follow his towel tying technique and fell fowl to getting the inner tubes stuck, but if I’d bought the correct size seal drivers I could of avoided that.
