• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
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Suspension Shop Recomendations Near Irvine California?

vintageveloce

Husqvarna
AA Class
I've decided to lower my '10 TE250 a bit by shortening the forks and shock. I have a 28" inseam, and just want to be able to have one foot on the ground and reach the footpeg on the other side! I've already cut the seat and tried a Kouba link, and sliding the forks up but still need a bit more. Especially on hillsides and other awkward spots this would be helpful. Frankly, seeing that the factory is offering the 2012 with 50mm lowering has made me more comfortable doing this aduustment.
Any recommendations for a shop in Orange County, CA? I was considering going with RaceTech in Corona, but was hoping for someone closer. I also know we have some good board sponsors who do this kind of work, but I don't want to ship the parts as I want to see the effect on the bike at the shop when the work is completed.
Two recommendation I have gotten, if anyone has comments on them, is Clean Racing with Steve Searcey and Provalve with Nick.
Any other places or comments on those?
Thanks,
Carl
 
Fineline in Huntington Beach...They have been around along time...very respected shop. Also RG3 is down there...they do Dungees suspension...
 
Fineline in Huntington Beach...They have been around along time...very respected shop. Also RG3 is down there...they do Dungees suspension...

They closed up and moved to TX.

I would call 3-bros racing for a suggestion close by.
Others north that seem to be popular are Too Tech, and of course, Race Tech in Corona. Malcolm Smith seems to do a lot of work with Race Tech.
A racing friend has a private guy they use that's extremely knowledgable and very reasonable...bump if you're interested and I'll track down contact info.
 
Precision Concepts in Riverside. Bob Bell did a very nice job on both my TE450 and my KX250.
 
P.C. Did my 250x with great results. I was thinking of having them do my te310, but i worry about if they or others really know how to work on the marzocchi shock. Post your results when you find someone, I'd by interested.
 
I ended up calling everybody within reach and then going to Provalve in Costa Mesa. Nick there was incredibly helpful, and by all appearances did a great job. Beautiful super clean shop and he was very atentive to all my questions and curiosity (I'm an engineer). Price seemed reasonable too, compared to the other quotes I got.
It was also GREAT that he took the whole bike, as that way I was able to see the results when picking it up. And it did seem to help him get things "just so" as opposed to having to guess sags etc. I really wanted that as opposed to shipping the forks and shock somewhere.
Call Nick, I recommend him!
Carl
 
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