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All standard
suspension setups have compromises. Often, replacement
of pistons or adjusters are needed to cure these
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Subject - Suzuki DL650 V-Strom 2010
Bike Mods and Handling
(e-mail to ProMechA 5 Feb 2012) |
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Hello Peter, It’s been a couple of weeks since you
tuned my bike’s suspension. I have since
ridden it in a variety of situations,
most recently I have just returned from
a weekend away in the High Country.
The bike has been magnificent. Gone is
the skatey feeling in loose gravel, and
the more dramatic deviations over larger
rubble. I now have accurate steering and
traction over corrugations, and braking
on loose surfaces is remarkably
improved. It is a delight to ride on the
twisty bitumen bits ( I now have to be
prepared to lift my inside foot off the
peg mid-corner to avoid scraping the
side of my boot!) . The bike is so much
more compliant I can put in longer
distances and still be fresher at the
end.
I have owned many bikes over many years,
and was acutely aware that this one I
had bought with a very limited budget. I
was apprehensive asking to have the
suspension done, not expecting too much.
It was my last attempt at salvaging the
money I had spent on the bike before I
faced the reality of counting my losses
and trading up to the German Dual Sports
models I had had in the past. Your job
exceeded all expectations and I am very
happy to keep the Suzuki now, valuing it
as one of the best bikes I have owned.
Thanks again, If you have any
prospective clients with similar bikes
unsure of having the work done, feel
free to show them this record of my
experience.
John Stasytis
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Subject - Bike Lowering
and Handling
(e-mail to ProMechA 24 Mar 2010) |
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Peter
I have been meaning to let you know what a great
result we have had.
It was nearly a month ago we brought my wife’s
Triumph Daytona 675 to you with the hope that you
might be able to do something to make it more
pleasurable to ride. With the bike lowered by a
lowering link and the already rock hard standard
suspension, my wife was quickly losing confidence in
the bike as at 60kgs she was not exactly getting a
comfortable or confidence inspiring ride.
The lowering was causing plenty of problems with the
handling not to mention frequently being tossed out
of the seat on minor irregularities in the road
surface by the too hard suspension set up.
Leaving the bike with you for a day has had results
we could only have dreamed of.
Re-valving and correct spring rates have been the
best modification we could have ever made.
Now that my ham fisted suspension setting technique
has been ditched in favour of listening to what you
say and taking time to get it right my wife has
renewed confidence in her riding and is once again
enjoying every ride.
Lowering the bike only a small amount has created
its hassles as she would ideally like it lower, but
she is learning to live with it as the benefits to
handling have been so great that she doesn’t want to
change it.
Thank you Peter it has been the best money we have ever spent on a
bike.
Regards
Colin & Jennifer
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Subject -
Bike Mods and Handling
(e-mail to ProMechA 8 Mar 2011) |
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G'day Peter,
I have been meaning
for some time to thank you for the great work you
performed on my K1 GSXR 1000 back on 17/7/2010.
When I explained to you the issues I was having
with the bike in regards to running wide on corners
and breaking stability and also the issues with
putting the power to the ground {this is hard with
the K1 model as the power is quite raw and
unforgiving}
You did a wonderful job on my K1 it just
transformed the motorcycle into what it is today
just a great bike, tracks like it is on rails and
also has great stability under brakes and puts the
power down so well when I am on the gas exiting
corners.
Great job you did for my motorcycle and for me as
I know now what this bike is capable of as it is so
predictable for me now to read.
Before you performed your suspension upgrade I
was chewing up rubber on the rear end as the bike
just would not put the power down.{2000-2500kms per
set of tyres Bridgestone BT016}
After suspension mods {3000-3500 kms} per set
{The front tyre wears first on the outer edges as
the mods allow me to trust my front end so much as
you feel the grip so much more} |
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Peter thanks for the mod's you made listed below.
Set up bike to riders weight and ride style.
Front end: New fork springs, revalve, seals, service.
Rear end: New rear spring, revalve,
Shock Flow Valve (SFV17), service, reoil, regas
To anyone who acquires a new bike or second hand one get your
suspension sorted out by someone who listens to
what you want from your bike and how you want it to perform.
To upgrade or to have your suspension set up for your individual
needs will make your bike work for you and not
against you it will make you smoother through
entry and also on the gas sooner exiting throughout the corner.
The bike also will also be more balanced as you
come in hard under brakes for that corner entry
it just increases stability overall from front
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I will see you later
in the year as I will be upgrading from the K1
so you will be setting up my next sports bike to
my requirements and needs.Thanks for looking
after a few of my mates with suspension issues
over the last 6 months it has also transformed
their bikes as well.
Kind regards,
Don
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Lachlan Hill ASBK Round 5
(e-mail to ProMechA 27 June 2011) |
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Hey Peter just found this photo of me in front of the pack!!
Lachlan
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(Our
long time friend and sponsored rider Lachlan Hill, currently competing with consistently good results at national level
after having taken multiple Victorian State wins) |
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