All-new Yamaha & Öhlins Öfferings
Öhlins and Yamaha go together like a ham and cheese sandwich. The Swedish suspension überlord was once partly owned by the Japanese tuning fork brand and, although Kenth Öhlin bought back his majority shareholding in 2007, the two brands have always remained synonymous. And now there’s a fresh collaboration... Read more
Video: What’s inside an Öhlins Shock?
Suspension is the sort of technology and componentry we take for granted: get on bike > ride bike > springs and damping work…hopefully. With little subject knowledge and understanding of what’s inside, it’s also a topic usually best left for the pros.   Yet still, servicing and maintenance is greatly... Read more
Video: Shocking Workshop Skills
In another episode of 44T Blog Sessions, Jason Statham and Robert Webb attack the Vonda with an ill-fated attempt at removing the poorly shock. With the front-end sorted, it was turn of the Öhlins TTX unit to receive some much-needed affection and recall attention. We wouldn’t go as far... Read more
Oulton Park + Post-service Spankings
Bad news I’m afraid: Baron von Grumble was arrested by the carbon fibre police yesterday. The special force – who has strong links to government officials and MI6 – cited several horrendous clashes of carbon weave (particularly the conflicting directions) and a complete disregard for trackday fashion. Carbon wheels,... Read more
Video: What’s Inside A Fork?
We get some weird and wacky requests here at 44Teeth: everything from entertaining, informative content ideas to cock-shots and ladies wanting to make sweet love to Baron’s voice. Who can blame these vixens? When a certain request is acknowledged more than once, it’s definitely worth pursuing. There was an... Read more
Öhlins FGRT Fork: The Fitting…
My passion for working on bikes stems from being forced (in a good way) to rebuild two-stroke motocross engines as a teenager, locked in a garage by my father with only battery acid to drink. You either love it or hate it, and patience is a vital prerequisite –... Read more
Öh My Gösh
The latest influx of technology being debuted in 2015 is getting us seriously aroused: everything from auto-blippers to pit lane limiters, 6-axis gyros to lean-angle displays, and iPhones that control a bike’s rider aids all have a welcome place, adding safety (a bit important), speed (important) and fun (exceptionally... Read more