got my forks back from roger today.

patty · Post by **patty** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:11 pm

as it says really.

anyhow id just like to say how impressed i am at roger,

great friendly bloke(only spoke on the phone)and via email.

sent my forks up to him on monday with a cheque for Â£220 and they are back on the storm tonight feeling super!!!!

didnt even have time for my cheque to clear!!!

(how many companys do that these days)

dont know 100% what he actullty does fully...(.anyone.??)springs,oil .
its set up for my weight.(fat git

)

and it feels like a new bike already,cant wait to ride it tomorrrow.
pat.

lee67 · Post by **lee67** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:31 pm

expensive springs and oil...just changing the springs for an outlay of Â£60 or so makes a massive diff

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:44 pm

Roger at Revolution gave me some free advice and was very helpful. Top rate chap who deserves his good reputation!!!!

patty · Post by **patty** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:07 am

lee67 wrote:expensive springs and oil...just changing the springs for an outlay of Â£60 or so makes a massive diff

i did order some ohlins springs from demon tweeks but after 3 weeks of them not turning up i cancelled them.and they where Â£90 on there own!

so is that all roger does to them then??? springs set up with oil for your weight??
i thought he did other stuff to them???and was lead to believe springs and oil was only half the job????

pat.

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 5:49 pm

Patty.
He does revalve them I believe, but anyway what the h*ll does it matter what he does? If the bike feels great and you feel it is wortth the outlay (and I'm willing to bet you do) then it doesn't really matter if he just cleaned 'em with an oily rag (which he wouldn't have done by the way).

If you're happy then that's the important thing whatever anyone else says!!!!!!!!

Zer0Zer0 · Post by **Zer0Zer0** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:12 pm

You get a race-tech valve kit put in . sprung to your specs wether it's pure track days or a bit of track and road. or just pure road.. all properly set up static sag ..best compression, preload, and rebound settings.

fishface · Post by **fishface** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:15 pm

ive had my front end (gsxr1100) on my storm set up to my weight revalved etc etc from dps in keighley Â£120 and done back to me in 5 days feels sooo good now

patty · Post by **patty** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:00 pm

got a info sheet of roger as to what he did for me:

Fork spec.

Springs = changed to Linear type from Progressive + rate change to 0.9 kg/mm + change in spring length to 320mm
Compression Valve = Standard + change of shim structure
Rebound = Change of taper dimensions and shape on damper rod
Cartridge = Modification to damper cartridge to alter oil transfer speed
Spacer = alter length to match spring change
Oil = change to SAE 7.5wt
Airgap = change to 130mm

Please keep the last two highlighted changes incase you need to service the forks or change an oil seal locally.
so im happy, i know i wouldnt have been able to do that!!!

pat

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:47 pm

See!!!

Told ya so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **sirch345** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:16 pm

My two pence worth

Patty,

IMO anyone with a reasonable amount of mechanical knowledge can change the components in a pair of motorcycle forks, but what you don't have is anywhere near the amount of experience in how the up-rated parts need to be fitted to get the best from them as Roger has. I even have a feeling Roger has the springs he fits specially made for the Firestorm as the ones you buy from Race Tech are longer

So what I'm getting at is you're not only paying for the work he did to your forks and the parts supplied, but a small amount is for his knowledge, which is IMO priceless

Chris.

VeetyR · Post by **VeetyR** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:42 pm

had mine rogered before i got rogered out of my bike......i think at the time i called my bike a "blade hunter"