hammer

2 hours ago, stumpy said:

i know...but the free shipping helps and i think mine was on sale and was cheaper than getting one from Stoltec at the time.  exchange rate and duty mess a lot of good deals up for us canucks.

Yes, right now even though still pricey, Bayside has some great discounts right now which is tempting... 

51 minutes ago, stumpy said:

i picked up a penske 8983 from bayside performance in vancouver.  ordered and set up to my weight and style.  works very well over the stock one.  as for the front forks, i had race tech valves installed with new springs and oil at mission cycle in angus...really stopped the dive and made the ride much nicer.  i'm no racer but the bike feels so much more connected to the road now.

I think i paid around 1200 shipped for the penske and around 800 for the race tech valves and installation ...cdn dollars of course

accelerated technologies in buckhorn, just outside bobcaygeon, offers a whole slew of shocks and suspension services.  I found out about them after i bought my stuff.   hope this helps

Perfect! I just sent them an email!

I contacted Bayside yesterday to get some pricing...ouch!

Hey Gang,

 Hopefully this subsect is still visited. I'm posting this here as we have the better bikes, but the lower dollar, that affects some of our decisions. The lack for suspension gurus, our shorter riding time, lower dollar all shapes how we spend. Anyways...

So, I am looking at upgrading my front and rear '15 suspension. There are as many choices as there are opinions, and it gets quite overwhelming sometimes. (But Ohlins is in the lead so far.)

I am looking for some input from a fellow Canadian re: their suspension upgrades. What did you do? Why did you do it? Why did you pick the components you did? Worth it or not worth it? How much did you spend? Any quality Canadian manufacturers and / or techs (especially in the Golden Horseshoe area) that helped you out? Brands that are good and stay away from etc etc etc?

Let's see what you have to say.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Hammer

Hey Gang,
 
 Just picked up the radar-invisible grey one at the bike show this weekend.
 
Should be picking it up in HAMILTON in a few days...just in time for the snow.