SD Marc Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 Right now I am leaning twords sending my forks to Traxxion Dynamics. Comments and insight that would push my decision either way are welcome. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubajohn Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 i purchased my fork springs from Traxxion and was 100% happy with there service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey_XX Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 I believe Warchild went with Dan Kyle. Feedback? Hugo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaBird Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 My forks are at Dan's Now--should be back this weekend Common Opinions seem to be Hondas-Dan, Suzukis, Yamahas--Lindemann at least in the AFM community in NorCal Go on www.fireblades.com and ask around about both---then make your decision--there are tons of threads about fork revalving, even some arguements between Dan/Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanb Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 I bought a shock from Traxxion and they have great customer service and very fair prices. As far as quality of product I haven't compared between the two, but my shock has been great as far as improvement over stock, so I'm happy! I don't know if that helps, but thought I'd throw in my $.02... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warchild Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Go on www.fireblades.com and ask around about both No, no.... that's http://www.fireblades.ORG, which is Conq's outstanding forum (I'm a moderator there, too! :mrgreen: ) There is no question whatsoever that the magic Dan Kyle did to my forks is nothing short of brilliant. Between Dan overhauling the forks to my specs (and, of course, the Ohlins rear, too), the Blackbird is a totally transformed bike. Never has the front end been so compliant; bumps and road irregularities are sucked up like they are not even there. I could wax poetic over my Dan Kyle-overhauled Blackbird forks all day long. Trust me, you'll be more than a happy camper. Several hundred FireBlade owners will attest to the same thing. Normally, I never ever let anyone touch my machines; I always do my own work. Dan Kyle is one (and only) man I will make an exception for. He's that good. There it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD Marc Posted June 25, 2003 Author Share Posted June 25, 2003 Thanks for the input guys. I will give Dan a call, if I remember correctly he responds better to telephone communication than e-mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scott Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 What might one expect to pay for a Fork Overhaul to the level that they "suck up the bumps"? And do I understand correctly that you remove the fork entirely and ship the entire mass to the legendary Dan Kyle, this would seem like a fairly straight forward extraction and reinstall compared to seperating and rebuilding the forks DIY style. Thanks TC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warchild Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 IIRC, labor is about $360-ish. A set of Race Tech springs is another $90-ish. So somewhere around $450 or so to hop aboard the Magic Carpet Ride.... :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scott Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Good to know WC Given a choice if you could only fix one or the other for now, rear or forks, which would pick to do first? TC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG BOY Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 I think it's 6 of one and a half a dozen of another. Traxxion does do alot of GP bikes as well as others. I bought my Penske shock there and their customer service is excellent!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDAZ XX Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Dan Kyle! Hes the ONLY person for suspension work. Forget anyone else!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warchild Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Given a choice if you could only fix one or the other for now, rear or forks, which would pick to do first? I would prolly let the odometer make the decision..... if you're over 20-25K, I'd do the rear shock. But if I was less than that, I'd probably do the forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDAZ XX Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 I've always done the forks first because the rear is always "somewhat" adjustable. :roll: Also if the front goes away its scary and hard to recover:bigshock: , on the same hand the back is alot more controllable when it gets outta hand. Do the front first then the back. :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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