YSS suspension brand?

[TerminalAddict]

thanks trustme .. good info

I've *briefly* chatted with RT already .. .I'm just looking at all options.

Just because everyone does ohlins, doesn't mean that ohlins is the right choice .. although .. it is swing that way

But at least researching suspension options gives me something to do at work

[geoffm]

Contacted Whites & got a prompt response, they appear to be trying but I am not totally convinced
1/ No service agent appointed so at this stage little local backup [ one is coming ]
2/ Supplied ex O'seas with a spring rate determined by the factory , so as I read it, wrong spring rate means buy a new set of springs
3/ Ohlins shock would set me back $ 1800 , Yss equivalent [14mm shaft] =$1560.00, although a cheaper version = $ 1170 [12mm shaft ] was available but I wonder whether it will stand up to the abuse of gravel roads

I still can't get a real idea as to quality, gut feel is they are a level down on the big 3 & JD's post sort of confirms that

I am going to save my pennies , I concluded that I was better to spend the extra $300 to get a shock set up specifically for me from a supplier that could provide both technical & service backup. I know they will work .

Whites may get it right, but it seems to me that we will be supplied with what YSS thinks we need not with what we actually want, hope I'm wrong.

The reason everyone goes to RT is because like it or not he is the only one putting the effort into doing the job right

For $300 difference, I would pay the extra and get the Ohlins - local support, spare parts and service would be worth that to me without second thought. Now if the YSS was say $600, then it would be worth a punt as a budget option, especially if money was tight. For $1560 for an unsupported unknown shock, I don't think so.
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[trustme]

For $300 difference, I would pay the extra and get the Ohlins - local support, spare parts and service would be worth that to me without second thought. Now if the YSS was say $600, then it would be worth a punt as a budget option, especially if money was tight. For $1560 for an unsupported unknown shock, I don't think so


yup, yup yup , precisely,
I get the feeling there is a certain amount of antipathy towards RT, simply because people percieve there is no viable alternative. RT sets the benchmark He provides a top quality product with top quality back up & service .The others have to lift their game if they want to compete, that costs money & is a long term investment , most suppliers won't be interested ,Too much effort for too little increase in the bottom line profit margin, Flog what comes , never mind the backup, take the money & run .
This is not an attack on Whites, simply a reflection on the way most importers operate, none of the other shock suppliers seem to be doing any better. It is a pity Shaun could not have got the Penske deal going ,

To me it will be worth the extra $300

[TerminalAddict]

for me .. it is a simple as lacking $2500 to do a suspension overhaul :'(

maybe just start saving eh? .. or sell my soul?

[pritch]

Crikey whats that wee shock poking out from this scooter

Ummm I remembered this post while watching the Superbikes last night.

It seems that as of last weekend Ten Kate Honda have joined the evil empire?

[TerminalAddict]

holy thread dredger pritch !!!!

[Robert Taylor]

Ummm I remembered this post while watching the Superbikes last night.

It seems that as of last weekend Ten Kate Honda have joined the evil empire?

Yes indeed Pritch they have indeed joined the ''evil'' Ohlins empire. So evil they have started winning again.

[Robert Taylor]

For $300 difference, I would pay the extra and get the Ohlins - local support, spare parts and service would be worth that to me without second thought. Now if the YSS was say $600, then it would be worth a punt as a budget option, especially if money was tight. For $1560 for an unsupported unknown shock, I don't think so


yup, yup yup , precisely,
I get the feeling there is a certain amount of antipathy towards RT, simply because people percieve there is no viable alternative. RT sets the benchmark He provides a top quality product with top quality back up & service .The others have to lift their game if they want to compete, that costs money & is a long term investment , most suppliers won't be interested ,Too much effort for too little increase in the bottom line profit margin, Flog what comes , never mind the backup, take the money & run .
This is not an attack on Whites, simply a reflection on the way most importers operate, none of the other shock suppliers seem to be doing any better. It is a pity Shaun could not have got the Penske deal going ,

To me it will be worth the extra $300

Yes I sometimes feel that antipathy as he who sticks his head above the parapet will likely get it shot off. It matters not what you sell, product knowledge and full backup should be part of it, especially with a highly technical product.
You are either a purveyor of many products and dont do many of those so well or you purvey a very limited number of products with a huge focus.
Or to put it another way redshed mentality versus old world specialisation.

[pritch]

So evil they have started winning again.

I did notice that

Honda may have had more success but for the radical new, super small, ultra lightweight, battery that seems to have consigned Rea to the pits for the start of Race One and nobbled two other riders at various times during the day...

Ohlins 1 - Yuasa(?) 0

[Robert Taylor]

I did notice that

Honda may have had more success but for the radical new, super small, ultra lightweight, battery that seems to have consigned Rea to the pits for the start of Race One and nobbled two other riders at various times during the day...

Ohlins 1 - Yuasa(?) 0

We have had EXACTLY that problem with Craig Shirriffs so I do sympathise with their plight. Had they been using another suspension brand I wouldnt have been as sympathetic!!

I would trust Yuasa before any other battery brand. The battery market is also afflicted with cheaper brands that dont perform so well.

[Shaun]

For $300 difference, I would pay the extra and get the Ohlins - local support, spare parts and service would be worth that to me without second thought. Now if the YSS was say $600, then it would be worth a punt as a budget option, especially if money was tight. For $1560 for an unsupported unknown shock, I don't think so


yup, yup yup , precisely,
I get the feeling there is a certain amount of antipathy towards RT, simply because people percieve there is no viable alternative. RT sets the benchmark He provides a top quality product with top quality back up & service .The others have to lift their game if they want to compete, that costs money & is a long term investment , most suppliers won't be interested ,Too much effort for too little increase in the bottom line profit margin, Flog what comes , never mind the backup, take the money & run .
This is not an attack on Whites, simply a reflection on the way most importers operate, none of the other shock suppliers seem to be doing any better. It is a pity Shaun could not have got the Penske deal going ,

To me it will be worth the extra $300

I stopped with the Penske Due to quality! Robert/Dennis with Ohlin's is = to the best in the world for service and modifications if required, and our market is very small as well

[tri boy]

A phrase used by Snap On tools is quite fitting for this thread. It reads:
"We'd rather explain the price of quality,
than have to apologise for something less."

[Shaun Harris]

A phrase used by Snap On tools is quite fitting for this thread. It reads:
"We'd rather explain the price of quality,
than have to apologise for something less."

Exactually Mate

[HenryDorsetCase]

hate to be a thread dredger .. but ...

I hear W Whites are stocking these.

Obviously I am expecting the normal response: Buy Ohlins, and call RT

BUT .. surely someone has some info on the YSS shocks?

If this is for your Hornet, and it still has the forks I sold you in it, the Racetech/springs/oil was all supplied by RT at CKT.

I had zero problems with the shock I got from them as well. spend the 3 hundy, whats that, two decent lunches? one decent dinner?

[TerminalAddict]

If this is for your Hornet, and it still has the forks I sold you in it, the Racetech/springs/oil was all supplied by RT at CKT.

I had zero problems with the shock I got from them as well. spend the 3 hundy, whats that, two decent lunches? one decent dinner?

dude that post was from almost exactly a year ago

way before I bought anything from you