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Suspension specialists in the Cambridge area?

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Suspension specialists in the Cambridge area?

Post by MDUBZ » Sun Mar 12, 2017 6:18 am

:lol: ... What happened to your mate and his bike?

Im thinking new classic: i like the look of the triumph bobber or i might go for a naked e.g. street or speed triple. Sat on a diavel x, awesome bike and felt like the boss, but a ducatti usually means ££££ and im a beginner so maybe common sense will win out and I'll go for something i dont mind dropping..
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Suspension specialists in the Cambridge area?

Post by bony_13 » Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:46 pm

Jay-SP wrote:
bony_13 wrote:If you are willing to travel an hour and want a real specialist then I would go to A Reeve in Kings Lynn.

I had similar work done (poly lolipops and rtab's) by Midway Garage in Witchford and was perfectly happy with their work and they are more go to garage now.
The Kings Lynn place, is that for suspension setup, or for replacing the control arms and bushes? I'd be more than happy to travel out that way and wait for it.
Sorry for slow reply but yes. They specialise in tuning and I follow them on facebook where they are always setting up E46 and E90 M3's as well as loads of other cars to make you green with envy!

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Suspension specialists in the Cambridge area?

Post by Jay-SP » Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:24 am

MDUBZ wrote::lol: ... What happened to your mate and his bike?

Im thinking new classic: i like the look of the triumph bobber or i might go for a naked e.g. street or speed triple. Sat on a diavel x, awesome bike and felt like the boss, but a ducatti usually means ££££ and im a beginner so maybe common sense will win out and I'll go for something i dont mind dropping..
He's still got the bike, and they are still married! I think life was hard for a few months, but I did warn him that his approach for wanting a new bike might not be the best.

I like the Street Triple, look like really nice bikes. Sound great too! Diavel looks awesome, but I think you're right on costs. Another biker friend is picking up a 1299 Panigale on Thursday, looking forward to having a go on that! If you're a beginner, I'd go for something second hand initially as you're right, it will almost certainly get dropped. SV650 is a great first bike!

I've had the control arms and bushes swapped now, 4 wheel alignment done. It still wanders and still seems nervous at higher speed on bumpy roads. I think I need to drive another one now to see if it's just a characteristic of the Z4. I will probably also take the car to the specialist in Kings Lynn to get it checked out. Maybe a closer look at suspension, ARB and RTAB.

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