Hi guys - thanks for the help. From what I hear, the Ohlins unit on the 600R is better than the Sachs unit on the RE. Having said that, your Ohlins has done quite a bit of hard work, so if you were going to swap them, it might be worth having it rebuilt at the time??
I'd be interested to know if the ride height difference in the 2 models is just down to the link. Anyone with a 600R fancy measuring their link? If so, I'll probably get a 600R link, take the preload up a bit more (i.e. to max) and that should be fine.
I'm encouraged to hear that the subframe is up to the job. My past travel bikes (XR600R and XR650L) both had puny subframes. The XR600s broke 3 times. Still I guess they weren't designed for luggage.
I'm still a fan of aluminium panniers though - you can sit on them of an evening and they make good washing up bowls :-)
Cheers for now - Andy
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'05 Yamaha TT600RE - still pretty standard
'95 Toyota Land Cruiser FZJ80R with Frontrunner XLR tank, Hannibal tent, DesertStormer carrier, round wheels etc
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