Customer Rides with Fox or Simons Suspension Products

CUSTOMER RIDES
This page is dedicated to my customers and friends that use Fox and/or Simons suspension products from yesteryear, bought parts or have had suspension work done by me.

Hi Thor,

Back from the WERA finals at Barber Motorsports Park. Did not go quite as well as I had hoped on Friday. The new bike I picked up on Thursday died in my first race due to an electrical glitch. I crashed in my next race making a pass for the lead on the last lap. It was an amazing battle, the lead swapped 12 times between myself and another EX500 rider. As I was not leading the points in this class and could not winn that championship I decided to take a risk and make an inside pass on one of the slower corners known as "Charlotte's Web". Well, I got bitten when the front end washed out and I slid on my ass into the gravel. No real damage to the body, just a few bent bits on the bike, very happy to be unhurt and not have taken out my competitor.

I had about 45 minutes to get the bike back together and re-teched before my next race. I ran in third place until the last lap when an FZ600 that had been stalking me finally got by. I did not have any fight left in me that day to make a move and finished fourth.

My final race was on Saturday. I jumped out to an early lead, but found myself in another tooth and nail battle with a young rider who would just not let me win! He rode like a man possessed, passing me in corners I did not think possible, scared me a few times. I finally let him by and decided to let him do the work. He was sliding both tires all over the place and I thought if he doesn't crash, I might not be able to beat him. I was right on his ass coming off the last turn onto the front straight, tucked into his draft. I beat him to the line by .07 of a second to take the National Clubman Championship. It was a good end to a trying weekend!

Season results:

1 national championship

5 regional championships

Not bad for an aging roadracer on a slow bike!

Thank you for all your help this season, it is greatly appreciated. I hope your recovery is going well.

Kris

John Kean of Arizona, 1st Place in Hare Scrambles
at 2011 AMA Vintage Days on a CR480R,
front and rear suspension done by ESP.

Dave Dames FMF CR125M, CA, USA
This bike needs to be featured in VMX Mag, it is awesome, write the editors if you are a subscriber.

Jon Green 77 RM370B, Australia

MOTOR: NEW: SEALS, BEARINGS, CON ROD, PISTON, RINGS, RE-SLEEVED BARREL, BOYESEN REEDS, NEW CLUTCH, PRO FORM FACTORY EXHAUST
FRAME: REPAIRED & RE PAINTED, NEW PERFORMANCE FOOT PEGS, NEW SIDE PANELS & FENDERS, NEW SWING ARM BEARINGS
WHEELS: NEW EXCEL RIMS, POWDERCOATED HUBS, STAINLESS SPOKES, NEW BEARINGS, NEW BRAKE SHOES
SUSPENSION: RE BUILT FOX AIR SHOCKS, RE BUILT FORKS WITH MODIFIED DAMPER ASSEMBLY, NEW SEALS, RE CHROMED FORK TUBES
OTHER ITEMS: RENTHAL FAT BARS & RAISED BAR MOUNTS, THOR SWING ARM, MODIFIED CHAIN TENSIONER, NEW SEAT FOAM & COVER
MAIN PARTS SUPPLIERS: VINTAGE SUZUKI US, E BAY, SOS SUSPENSION, THOR LAWSON, GEOFF MORRIS CONCEPTS
BUILD TIME: 2.5 YEARS
STARTED: 2^ND KICK
GOES: LIKE A ROCKET
Location: SYDNEY AUSTRALIA