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06/19/2026

SUSPENSION SET UP

Same visit sag correction.

06/19/2026

SAG SET UP

The rider SAG on this big bore Kawasaki Street bike should be about 30 mm in the rear. This rider at maximum preload was in excess of 50 mm.

As expected, poor big bump compliance and poor handling. In the second photo, you can see that the shock shaft is polished right into the bump rubber. An Ohlins shock has a dust cap that sits a few millimetres outboard of the wiper. If the shock shaft is this clean with no evidence of dirt means he’s been pounding into the bumper significantly.

Have a look at your shock shaft above the bumper, sneak a zip tie in there or have an O-ring installed during a shock service. This will help you monitor how much travel the shock is using on a typical ride.

A street bike should only ever bottom the rear shock on a pothole or a big bump the rider doesn’t see coming.

We installed a new heavier spring, set the preload properly and sent the rider on his way, same-day appointment. Give us a shout for your suspension service needs or vehicle set up appointment. ATV / UTV / SNOW / BIKE.

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06/09/2026

AFRICA TWIN ES

David loves the fork revalve combined with and front and rear spring upgrade on his new Africa Twin from .

Like most North American riders, David didn’t quite fit the 150 pound imagined target of this Japanese big bore adventure bike. Finding both ends soft in terms of brake dive and mushy response, we revalved both compression and rebound up front in the one valving ‘leg’ and adjusted both springs.

To improve his summer adventures, David also grabbed a full SBV Tool kit!

06/05/2026

SPYDER SUSPENSION

Elka Suspension makes fantastic front and rear shocks for the BRP Spyder family of vehicles.

Gregs beautiful beast needed a spring rate correction, so rather than remove the hydraulic preloader and remote reservoir from the frame, we brought our spring compressor to the bike LOL. Anyway, i was in mid job and thought this was kind of a cool photo. If you are looking for a huge improvement for your Spyder, give Accelerated Technologies a shout. The Elka Shock added compression damping, rebound control and remote hydraulic preload to the whopping NO adjustment of the stock rear shock on this trike.

06/01/2026

BRAKE ROTOR WEAR… when is it too much?

I thought I would do this Post because almost every week someone tells me they have a suspension clunk. They then grab their front brake lever and violently pull the bike back and forth, and can feel movement.

I usually take my left thumb and bridge it between the upper triple clamp and the frame and then gently push the bike back-and-forth with my right hand while holding the brake lever. Although this is no replacement for proper elevated inspection and maintenance, this will often tell you if there’s excessive play in the steering head bearings.

But the biggest culprit is usually play between the brake outer rotor and the inner carrier. Again have the owner of the bike repeat this action and put a thumb between the carrier and the rotor across one of the buttons and any play will be immediately apparent.

If I do feel play here in the rotary direction of force, I will usually recommend replacement of the rotor, or if parts are available, replace the buttons or the carrier. 

05/27/2026

05/20/2026

OHLINS GOLD!

This Honda TRANSALP is getting a massive upgrade with this Ohlins Shock. Compression control for comfort, rebound control to tune for the trail conditions and a NO-TOOLS hydraulic preload adjuster to keep the sag on point as gear load changes!!!

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05/15/2026

TECH TIP

On many new bikes, primarily to save cost at point of manufacture, there is a spring in one leg and a damping cartridge in the other.

If the manufacturers believe they could make a damping cartridge strong enough to do both functions they could save money and put it in just one leg. The buzz name for this theory is SFF or separate function fork.

The electronic fork in the right hand side of this new BMW S 1000 XR definitely falls into this category. One thing to know is when the axle is removed for a tire change the forks can be different lengths making axle reinstallation tricky.

This discrepancy in length is exaggerated when we lower a bike, so we have to caution the owner about this, so there is no concern during front wheel removal.

05/11/2026

DUCATI HYPERMOTARD SETUP

Paul is a on-track rider coach and loves the Ducati for its power, upright riding position, wide handlebars, mirrors, and ergonomics. We went over the set up for racetrack duty.

Paul contacted us after he got home and loved the improvements we made to the damping and preloads to correct the sags and general bike feel. However, the stock shock with rebound damping only was woefully inadequate for the track.

We ordered an Ohlins after he got home and are excited for the next dramatic improvement. Stay tuned.

05/08/2026

AIR FORK UPDATE

We improved the functionality of the WP AER fork on this little KTM ripper last week. Using air as a spring definitely has a mixed fan base.

The friction was so bad on the forks of this seasoned motocross bike that we couldn’t let the owner take it home after the consultation appointment.

We checked for alignment in the triple clamps, axle installation, and roost guard interference, (the usual suspects for excessive friction) and narrowed it down to the air chamber inside the left fork leg.

SKF came to the rescue with this low friction, internal air piston kit. Although not as good as completely removing the air chamber and installing a K-Tech spring conversion kit, this did reduce friction by about half. (kit cost is around $289)

We hope Duran and Sam have a great season ahead. Look for them at OCMC and Burnt River events this summer.

Duran and Sam are fairly new to Canada from South Africa and were the nicest people. If you get a chance and see them at the track go over and say hello and maybe even see if they need anything. We would really appreciate it.

What are your thoughts (Intelligent and courteous please) on using air as a spring???