Warchild Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Tragic, as in - I just learned my go-to Ohlins suspension guy has relocated to the east cost. My Tracer 900 GT is waaaay overdue for servicing for both the front NIC 30 cartridges, and the rear Ohlins YA537 shock. Who here can recommend a suspension shop who does exceptional rebuild work? Looking for something in the Pacific Northwest - I know I could always send them off to Ted Porter's, but, dayumn, a 1800-mile round trip shipping would be terrible. Pic for attention: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member mikerbiker Posted November 23, 2023 Premium Member Share Posted November 23, 2023 A bump for attention. I know a very good shop on the East Coast but that sounds just like the problem you have now. I would get a price on shipping. If you still have the boxes they came in shouldn't be too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonian Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 EDR Performance in Beaverton Oregon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmark101 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Just curious........how many miles on your suspension. They can usually go a long way before needing a refresh. 1 There is nothing like spending a day riding with friends in the grip of a shared obsession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miweber929 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 1 hour ago, johnmark101 said: Just curious........how many miles on your suspension. They can usually go a long way before needing a refresh. Ohlins recommended schedule is pretty tight, 10K between services I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warchild Posted November 23, 2023 Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 1 hour ago, johnmark101 said: Just curious........how many miles on your suspension. They can usually go a long way before needing a refresh. These are sitting close to 19,000 miles, and because they are Ohlins, it's really noticeable when the hardware is spent and needs refreshing. As I mentioned, I could always send them to Ted Porter's in central California, he has bailed me out in the past with a Wilbers shock problem. I emailed them about it, and the service costs are not terribly horrible, ~ $340 for the shock and ~$180 for the forks, plus consumables. I will likely pull the hardware and send them on down after I finish up installing the Spiegler SS brake lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted November 23, 2023 Supporting Member Share Posted November 23, 2023 13 hours ago, Warchild said: Tragic, as in - I just learned my go-to Ohlins suspension guy has relocated to the east cost. I am in the exact same situation in Western Washington, the shop that I have used for many years has gone out of business and this year my suspension is due for servicing. - I usually get mine serviced every 20,000 miles. @oregonian -my local Yamaha shop also recommended EDR Performance, I will give them a call. I hate the thought of mailing my suspension but the place I used in the past was only about 30 minutes away, EDR performance is a 3 hour drive each away depending on Portland traffic. Another option is Norwest Suspension in Idaho. https://www.norwestsuspension.com/ ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member knyte Posted November 23, 2023 Supporting Member Share Posted November 23, 2023 Sounds like a gap n the market...and an opportunity for someone! 2015 FJ-09 / FJR touring bags / oil plug mod / Evotech rad guard / SW Motech bash plate / VStream touring windshield / Seat Concepts: Sport Touring / Vcyclenut ABS rings (speedo correction) / Cosmo RAM mount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fr8dog Posted November 23, 2023 Premium Member Share Posted November 23, 2023 Another option is Norwest Suspension in Idaho. https://www.norwestsuspension.com/ A while back I was going to send my forks up to Terry, but I received an email or text stating he was no longer in the business. Maybe somebody took over the shop. Website is still up though. He did good work. Sent my Nitron shock up to him for servicing. Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miweber929 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 54 minutes ago, fr8dog said: Another option is Norwest Suspension in Idaho. https://www.norwestsuspension.com/ A while back I was going to send my forks up to Terry, but I received an email or text stating he was no longer in the business. Maybe somebody took over the shop. Website is still up though. He did good work. Sent my Nitron shock up to him for servicing. Dan Terry did/does great work but I just messaged the other day to see if he’d want to do my Sprint and got no response. They may be done and over, hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted November 23, 2023 Supporting Member Share Posted November 23, 2023 2 hours ago, fr8dog said: Another option is Norwest Suspension in Idaho. https://www.norwestsuspension.com/ A while back I was going to send my forks up to Terry, but I received an email or text stating he was no longer in the business. Maybe somebody took over the shop. Website is still up though. He did good work. Sent my Nitron shock up to him for servicing. Dan 1 hour ago, miweber929 said: Terry did/does great work but I just messaged the other day to see if he’d want to do my Sprint and got no response. They may be done and over, hope not. With Norwest Suspension no longer available the choices are getting slimmer, I guess my nearest option is EDR Performance. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzilla Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 I was thinking to recommend KFG Motorsports but like so many other shops, I think they might be out of business. They were in Auburn then moved to Lakewood. I had my C14 suspension done by them '20 and it was night and day. Think I need to do some searching for a local PNW shop or maybe resort to some place down in CA or east coast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted November 24, 2023 Supporting Member Share Posted November 24, 2023 6 hours ago, robzilla said: I was thinking to recommend KFG Motorsports but like so many other shops, I think they might be out of business. They were in Auburn then moved to Lakewood. I had my C14 suspension done by them '20 and it was night and day. Yes, KFG Motorsports was my go-to suspension shop for many years, they did phenomenal work. Sadly, it looks like I will need to go out of state now. 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miweber929 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 This is an old topic but was linked in another thread so I thought I’d add to it: I just sent my OEM suspension from my Triumph Sprint GT to Ed Sorbo @ Lindemann Engineering in Temecula, CA to be redone. He might also be an option, knew his stuff (I think, lol!!) and was a great communicator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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