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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 - 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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