25-04-12, 01:35 PM
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I am not actually aggressive at first contact ,I am open and willing to talk... but I still have this nagging feeling they literally aint done anything to the suspension ! It sounds daft I know, but its based on-
1. The shock had only 4 available clicks of rebound before it went in...it still has. Should be about 20 available.K Techs own recomended setting is 12 clicks out ...yet I can only click 4 to fully in...just as it had b4 the work...
2. the rhs fork seal was slightly weeping at the MOT in march ( an advisory) ...it still has ! Yet supposedly both fork seals were changed...
3. The fork action is still almost identical to when it went in...yet the forks aint been looked at in 4 yrs and about 25k miles...that oil must be a bit dirty by now. Surely they should feel more supple and compliant ?..well I cant feel any real diffrence... my memory of when the forks were first done is the abscence of a kickback over the bumps, which was always the fazers OE forks biggest criticism.Well the forks do still kickback, irritatingly so if just cruising .
It really really just dont smell right to me...I have been in business for 25 yrs now, and can usually suss out people and situations very quickly. I had a bad feeling about it when I picked them up. I had to ring to see if they had been done...paperwork wasnt done when I got there...the chap serving me seemed a bit remote/ flustered.He didnt want to talk very much , it was all a bit too on the fly.I also remember thinking the rebound adjuster still felt a little stiff...but I left it alone cos KT would have set it all to their test bench.They were obviously flat out with work.I was just happy the units had been done, so I never pushed my suspicions/ worries any further.At that point I had no evidence of anything amiss.This time I want to stand over the feckers while they do it !If I see clean oil in the forks I will be happier for a start.
By contrast when I get my bike serviced at alf england in bedworth, I speak to the bloke who has worked on my bike, ask questions, push a little to see just whats been done etc, and they are happy to indulge me....I think I gave KT a bit too much leeway based on their " international" reputation.Even if it does all turn out kosher and its me who cant tell the diffrence in suspension on a bike I have now owned and ridden all over europe for 7 yrs and 76k miles....I probably will eat me hat !
I am not actually aggressive at first contact ,I am open and willing to talk... but I still have this nagging feeling they literally aint done anything to the suspension ! It sounds daft I know, but its based on-
1. The shock had only 4 available clicks of rebound before it went in...it still has. Should be about 20 available.K Techs own recomended setting is 12 clicks out ...yet I can only click 4 to fully in...just as it had b4 the work...
2. the rhs fork seal was slightly weeping at the MOT in march ( an advisory) ...it still has ! Yet supposedly both fork seals were changed...
3. The fork action is still almost identical to when it went in...yet the forks aint been looked at in 4 yrs and about 25k miles...that oil must be a bit dirty by now. Surely they should feel more supple and compliant ?..well I cant feel any real diffrence... my memory of when the forks were first done is the abscence of a kickback over the bumps, which was always the fazers OE forks biggest criticism.Well the forks do still kickback, irritatingly so if just cruising .
It really really just dont smell right to me...I have been in business for 25 yrs now, and can usually suss out people and situations very quickly. I had a bad feeling about it when I picked them up. I had to ring to see if they had been done...paperwork wasnt done when I got there...the chap serving me seemed a bit remote/ flustered.He didnt want to talk very much , it was all a bit too on the fly.I also remember thinking the rebound adjuster still felt a little stiff...but I left it alone cos KT would have set it all to their test bench.They were obviously flat out with work.I was just happy the units had been done, so I never pushed my suspicions/ worries any further.At that point I had no evidence of anything amiss.This time I want to stand over the feckers while they do it !If I see clean oil in the forks I will be happier for a start.
By contrast when I get my bike serviced at alf england in bedworth, I speak to the bloke who has worked on my bike, ask questions, push a little to see just whats been done etc, and they are happy to indulge me....I think I gave KT a bit too much leeway based on their " international" reputation.Even if it does all turn out kosher and its me who cant tell the diffrence in suspension on a bike I have now owned and ridden all over europe for 7 yrs and 76k miles....I probably will eat me hat !