These people were raving about the
Maintenance Shop John Sharrard Accelerated Technologies Continued from January 2011 Back again John! Hopefully with better spelling and
motorcycle and lubricate where necessary
set ups especially when we showed the
all bearings and pivot points that you
the huge discrepancies with sag, rebound
ignore during the riding season.
and compression.
Now we do have customers bring their
I would like to see street riders change
bikes from Sudbury, Kingston, Eastern
their oil every 2 years for the low milage
Townships and even Michigan but any
riders and every year for the high milage.
farther than that we have a good
The oil degrades and the seals will let by, especially if you don’t fork legs, brakes
clean your and
relationship with Canada Post getting a shock to us for about $10.00 and a set of forks for about $20.00. Purolator, and Fed-Ex are usually in
grammar this time. I think it’s because I
everyday dropping off and picking up
type with a cockney accent? Ed
stuff.Our shipping address is on our website.
So, the factory have the
If you do not have a trailer and have to
30 mm kit available now but we
wait to get your stuff to us then we would
stayed with the 25 mm kit for
be more apt to give you the added service
Jodie Christie last year to
of checking your bike for the abnormalities
minimize the amount of changes to
that the street riders found on their bikes at
the bike and get as near to the front
the track.
as possible and to be as competitive
Misalignment of the wheels and
as we could.
misalignment of the triple clamp. Binding
We were right behind Szokes at the
of the dog legs and worn steering head
beginning of the season with the Elka
bearings; Even the tension of the final
shock and the 25 mm Ohlins front fork
drive chain impairs the suspension.
internals.
If you collect your completed
We are well known for our pricing and
machine this would give us a
selection of components that are
chance to do the
appropriately suited to our customer.
final set up with the rider aboard:
An amateur and a pro might have similar spring rates according to their
calipers.
weights and heights but the pro will have different valving according to his or her abilities, velocity and feel. What we do get at the racetracks is the curios customer who listens in to our conversations with the trackday participants and watching us work on their bikes asks if this is relevant to their street bikes. We have often taken care of them at the track and later when they return with their friends, we do a personal set up for them. At Calabogie this has happened on numerous occasions with up to six at a time making use of this repair.
If you’re still running on
Oem oil, you will notice the
change in suspension qualities fairly
The people who do ship
us their stuff will get this chance in the spring to meet with us at the racetrack and get this done for free. We can do this at different tracks that
quickly in comparison to when the
we go to and arrangements can be easily
suspension is serviced and a quality fresh
made for this on our website linked
oil is used. A well serviced suspension will feel fresh, react more positively and make the bike feel new again. Winter is a perfect time to do this and instead of just throwing a blanket over the bike and getting the wheels off the floor. You can test your equipment and send it to use if you feel it is ready for a service. We would gladly have it turned around in time for the upcoming season leaving you free to clean the front and rear of your
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elsewhere in this newsletter. Thank you John. We hope to chat with you soon about correctly lowering your motorcycle. Edited from an interview with John Sharrard.