Suspension sag settings and adjustment promotion day

[Shaun]

Thanks, very glad you are both happy with your safer better handling machines.


Some of the problems that were found on a 3 bikes BLEW me away ( NOT NAMING ANY SHOPS)

one bike had there Calliper bolts finger tight only after having a new tyre fitted by a shop

One bikes front end was so binding due to the fact that a bike shop had worked on it and OVER TOURQUE all Tripple clamp bolts, obviously DID NOT use a tourque wrench

One bike had all the rear shock Pre load taken off the shock and NOT re set back


All of the above made for potentually Killing machines

Glad we found and corrected this before a dissaster happened

[chrispy121]

shaun are you going to do another day?

[Shaun]

shaun are you going to do another day?

OCTOBER 8TH an 9th mate!

Email-=--- PM----- Or Phone for a booking please, now that I am actually working again I do not spend as much time on here to keep up with things, cheers for asking

[Shaun]

More amazement I have discovered.

A New ish 1200 Ducati with all the Internals modified for the rider by a claimed suspension Tuner guru

The forks rebound screws are not even set at equal heights, the forks Bind and a bloody dangerous to ride on.

Contact Me or CKT or who ever CKT reccomend folks

This realy is a joke and needs to be stopped before some one gets hurt

[Katman]

Is slagging off other bike shops how you plan to get ahead in business Shaun?

[Robert Taylor]

Is slagging off other bike shops how you plan to get ahead in business Shaun?

As a generalisation I hear where you are coming from Katman and Shaun is not without his ''idiosyncracies'' or being of challenging character, just like me. But this is a wider issue, that of rider safety, which in this industry is not taken seriously enough. Id totally trust Shauns judgement on this because he does inarguably have the feel for setting up the springs and clickers on bikes.

If diabolical and consistently dodgy work is being turned out by ANYONE then the paying customers have a right to be aware and be cautious. Motorcycles have the ability to maim and kill and should be set up with care and knowledge. Clearly the customer is VERY unhappy with the work that has been done on the suspension and frankly we too are seeing a lot of this. The sad thing is that following on from the initial likely sales pitch of ''I can do it cheaper'' the customer ends up paying more to get the thorough and proper job that should have been done in the first instance.

[Katman]

Id totally trust Shauns judgement on this because he does inarguably have the feel for setting up the springs and clickers on bikes.

I'm sure he does Robert.

Perhaps he should let his results speak for themselves instead of trying to drum up business by slagging off others.

Would certainly look a lot more worthy of respect.

[Pussy]

Perhaps he should let his results speak for themselves instead of trying to drum up business by slagging off others.

Would certainly look a lot more worthy of respect.

EXACTLY! Goes for any business.

[Robert Taylor]

I'm sure he does Robert.

Perhaps he should let his results speak for themselves instead of trying to drum up business by slagging off others.

Would certainly look a lot more worthy of respect.

When it comes to safety RESPECT for the customer and his wellbeing and therefore that of other road users is the paramount consideration. To that end its totally justified to warn people to be careful, caveat emptor.

[Edbear]

Is slagging off other bike shops how you plan to get ahead in business Shaun?

I'm sure he does Robert.

Perhaps he should let his results speak for themselves instead of trying to drum up business by slagging off others.

Would certainly look a lot more worthy of respect.

When it comes to safety RESPECT for the customer and his wellbeing and therefore that of other road users is the paramount consideration. To that end its totally justified to warn people to be careful, caveat emptor.

Shaun didn't name the other shops, and merely pointed out what he'd found which is fine by me. He was pointing out the need to use people we know and trust for our work and perhaps we would do well to educate ourselves a wee bit in order to assess the results of work we get done.

Were I in his place I might be tempted to contact the manager of a business where work was done that could be dangerous.

[Katman]

Shaun didn't name the other shops,

It's actually the "not naming any names" that makes it even worse. It casts aspersions on all motorcycle shops up that end of the country.

If my motorcycle business was up in Auckland I'd be pretty pissed off.

[Pussy]

I maintain that the ETHICAL way to approach this is to let your own work do the talking. It looks bloody childish when this sandpit mentallity stuff appears all the time.

[Edbear]

It's actually the "not naming any names" that makes it even worse. It casts aspersions on all motorcycle shops up that end of the country.

If my motorcycle business was up in Auckland I'd be pretty pissed off.

I don't see it that way. Telling us what he found wrong with the bikes is good warning for all to be aware of what they are getting done to their bikes and think about who's doing it. If I had had my bike sorted by Shaun or RT and they told me what they'd found I would know who did the work previously and be rather peeved.

I've dealt with garages and mechanics both personally and professionally for a long time and know first hand about their attitudes and practises and how they respond to customers. I've been in business long enough too, to have a lot of experience from both sides of the story.

[Katman]

If I had had my bike sorted by Shaun or RT and they told me what they'd found I would know who did the work previously and be rather peeved.

That's right Ed - and you could then go and have a word with that business owner.

There is nothing to be gained (other than to try drumming up business) by splashing it about anonymously on the internet.

[Robert Taylor]

Actually if you re-read it there was no reference to a shop as such. Many or most shops sub-contract the more finicky internal suspension work anyway. So its just as much a reality check about not only looking at pricing and profit but also is the job actually up to standard? If the warning saves someone from injury or even death then the expressed concerns are TOTALLY justified.
There are many times I could have kicked Shaun to the kerb and probably still could but irrespective he is 100% on the money for expressing concerns that affect peoples safety