[littleowl]

Had it fitted today and only managed a very short spin round the lanes - but what a difference already on my horrible potholed bumpy lane, I managed to keep sensible control instead of jumping around like a jackhammer! Most definitely a vast improvement and will now have to wait for the forecast heavy rain storms to go away before I can give it a proper outing and adjust it to my preferences. I think it's going to make a big difference to my snatchy throttle as well. It has lots of adjustments to the damping and also the preload so I'm sure I'm going to find something to suit me perfectly.

I did see on Elvisto's thread here: Nitron Rear shock Fitting Ducati Scrambler Forum that he had to compress the bottom eye for insertion - this did not happen with mine and it just slid in easily. There were however some strange gouges in the frame when the original shock was removed - I have no clue what these were caused by - anyone any ideas? Sorry the pic is rubbish so doesn't show you a lot - they look like some machine has made the indentations either by accident or for some purpose, it's not caused by the shock rubbing as there is no debris or dust as you would expect if there was constant abrasion. Graham was this on yours? :ambivalence:

Anyhow here are some pics:

 

[littleowl]

WOHAA!!! This looks FAN...TAS...TIQUE!!!! If it rides as good as it looks, you must be in heaven Littleowl!

It's darn sight better than the stock, that's for sure

 

[littleowl]

So the spring comes in gray like OEM or did you reuse your spring? The photos I'd seen online had the spring in baby blue?

No it's actually black, probably the light shining on it makes it look lighter in the pics. If you want black it's a £10 surcharge.

 

[littleowl]

Just thought I'd add (for short people), the spring has been shortened to make the seat height drop about 30mm - and it hasn't noticeably affected the side stand at all.

 

[littleowl]

littleowl,

would you mind telling us the price please?

I paid £466.80 inc VAT, postage and the surcharge for black, in the UK

 

[littleowl]

Oh that looks way nicer than those blue springs! Nice one!

30mm is a big drop! How tall are you? Be careful not to bottom out on any speed bumps and stuff!

I'm only 5'3" with a 28" inseam, the shock has lots of adjustments so hopefully I'll be ok!

 

[littleowl]

That's only another £20 to send the other side of the world! Sounds good to me

 

[littleowl]

Ahh you keep saying you're super short, that's quite normal for a chick!

Oh good lol still can't flat foot though! Even with stacked boots .. but not far off

 

[littleowl]

Nitron installed on my Icon this morning. Sprung for 150-175 pound rider. I'm lighter than that, but it works very much better than stock. I may be bottoming out now on sudden holes, so it may need a little tweaking; but compared to OEM it's heaven.

So glad you like it! There is a lot of adjustment you can do, I'm still experimenting to a degree from what was set for me - I'm gradually making it softer on the rebound/compression as it seemed a little too hard for my weight. Not sure what it was sprung for, maybe 140lbs and I'm less than that with kit. I've been down some radical bumps/holes and haven't bottomed out yet? Perhaps you need to alter the preload to make it higher?