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Shock and Fork refurb.
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:51 pm
by ginge
Need to get my LHS side fork rechromed and WP shock refurbished. Any suggestions as to good places? Based in London/South East so prefferably nearby (Home counties) but can travel if theres any very good reccomendations.
Thanks for any help.
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:26 pm
by Falco Frank
Pretty sure most workshops will want your kit removing from the bike and taking / sending to them....
A search about here will show quite a few options.
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:24 am
by jonnie_r
Heard some people say good things about these
http://www.stevejordanmotorcycles.co.uk/
Have personally used these, and he did a great job.
http://www.mhracing.com/index.php
As iconic said, most places would prefer the parts off the bike. They will take them off for you, but it'll cost more.
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 3:49 am
by ginge
Thanks for the help. I will be stripping the bike so no problems there.
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 4:29 pm
by mrapriliafalco
Ive just had a RSV shock refurbished at revs racing,Be careful what you write!!!!! put a note in with the shock saying my requirements , me weighing 12 stone and the bike is only used for a couple of track days and sunday afternoon blats . rather than service and adjust the preload etc etc they changed the whole spring costing me a total of £198
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 5:54 pm
by Paulh
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:50 am
by mrapriliafalco
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Sorry for the size of the pic(not sure why so big) They have put another spring on the shock,hopefully can get the bugger on over the weekend,do you have any suggestions on sag for V twins?
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:06 pm
by Firestarter
I went to a suspension day at Griff's a couple of years back, he did a hand-out with some suggested ranges. Will have a look when I get home.
I do remember someone (D-Rider?) was going to post it as a sticky, but couldn't find it when I looked
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:09 pm
by D-Rider
I have the info but not managed to host it on the webspace and link to it yet.
I'll try to do it soon but it's not going to happen this week (very busy at both home and work at the moment)
If anyone needs it urgently, PM me your email address and I'll mail you a copy.
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:09 pm
by blinkey501
Look on RSVR.NET. Griff posted up on how to do the shock set up. You will have to sign in to see the post.
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 12:13 pm
by mrapriliafalco
First thing Ive noticed since putting the RSV shock on,I now dont trust the side stand
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 12:24 pm
by mangocrazy
mrapriliafalco wrote:First thing Ive noticed since putting the RSV shock on,I now dont trust the side stand
May I point sir to this recent post:
https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=11958
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 12:33 pm
by mrapriliafalco
I never had a problem with it when standard shock on
OFF to ride the beast now arrivederci
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 1:03 pm
by mrapriliafalco
Bike felt totally different,after 10 years with the standard shock its gonna take some getting used to,I knew how the bike behaved on every ride ive done, and using the same lines as Ive always done.
I started going wide into left handers and lost confidence due to bike not feeling right,after a while I settled down and started to enjoy the bike rather than worry.
I need to slow the front steering down
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 1:07 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
how many rings showing?