Hi Eric,

I decided to write you to tell you how much I like your suspension. I decided to purchase it through my suspension guy (Roy Borton, Too Tech Racing). I was very impressed in the build quality when I received it and the installation was straightforward.

The ride quality was fabulous. Your suspension works as good as anything I’ve tried. The first real test was over some washboard gravel road. I was able to actually accelerate. The stock suspension would just hammer and chatter and kick the bike sideways. I then went to a trackday at our local track in Gimli. This track is only 1.2mi around with 9 turns. It has gradually gotten rougher and rougher over the years. Turn 1 has a speed bump right at the apex that you hit at 80mph that you have to see to believe. There are also bumps at the exit that kicked the GS sideways at 90mph. I did this lap after lap as your suspension made this very controllable. The stock suspension would have had me on my head, especially with the cement compound tires. There were a lot of 20something young guys on hard core sport bikes wondering who the old guy on the oversized dirt bike was braking 20 yards deeper going into turn 1 and riding up their tail pipes through the infield. I lapped everyone at least twice during a session and we are only allowed to pass on the front straight. Needless to say guys on GSXR 1000′s R1′s and CBR 1000′s were left shaking their heads.

Here is a link to a photographers website; members.shaw.ca/fogfoc

Look up the June 2007 trackday photos if your interested. I’m riding the blue and silver BMW R1200GS wearing red, black and white racing leathers. There are 3 photos, one of which shows the side of my boot dragging the ground (see above). That’s a lot of lean angle if you know how high the pegs are on a GS! I wore through the toe slider by the end of the day. I’m already on the gas exiting the corner as you can see by the attitude of the bike, so there was actually more lean angle at the apex. Pretty good considering the stock tires. I can only credit your suspension for allowing me to be able to play this way. You have my permission to use these pics in any advertising if you wish.

You’re more than welcome to use my comments. I hope to get around to some of the various BMW sites to let them know that there is another suspension manufacturer around with great service and a quality product. One of the biggest reasons I chose your product was the fact that you made what I wanted when no one else would. I could not see any reason to choose any of the others because they offered a modern shock for the rear and a 1975 technology shock for the front. Putting on just what I took off seemed rather pointless to me.

In conclusion, your suspension has truly allowed the big GS to be the versatile bike it was meant to be. From washboard gravel roads to touring 2 up with gear to hammering the sport bike crowd on track days.

Thank you very much!

Bruce W. MacDonald