Ohlins HO 239 twin shocks: Anyone use them?

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I have the Ohlins. At the very end of last year, Ohlins USA offered them for half price. With black springs if desired. The reservoirs are a cool look, but totally unnecessary on the CB1100. They are exactly what their name suggests, "reservoirs" to allow for cooler fluid temps in extreme use conditions. Not an opinion, a design "feature" cited by engineers. I didn't get them, and the black springs make the Ohlins on my bike barely noticeable. But the shocks perform better than stock, and they are adjustable. The stock shocks are undersprung for me at 205#, and a bit harsh. Half-price Ohlins were a no-brainer for me.

Interesting. Yes, don't think a reservoir is needed for these on the CB1100. They don't seem to offer that half-price deal now. If the shock/spring is the same without the reservoir that would be much better than the Ikons, since they have compression/rebound damping and threaded spring adjustment.