Wednesday, June 25, 2008

upgrading stock components to let you keep improving

Dave Moss and Catalyst Reaction worked some serious magic on my bike. First, Dave got my suspension setup close with the stock components. The difference between my suspension settings and Dave’s settings was like night and day. However, factory components can only be adjusted so far, and as my abilities improved I noticed I was starting to lose a little bit of confidence in the bike.

Jim at the CRST shop in Norcal revalved and resprung my fork and shock and then Dave tuned it at the track. As a result the bike became very stable everywhere on the track and it turned well too. The best testament to the quality of the work and the changes Dave and Jim made is that now every time I visit Dave to have him read the tire it’s just for verification – it’s always perfect!

Jason

Jason Baumbach
Field Applications Engineer
Cypress Semiconductor

rider feedback from tuning and guidance

Hello Dave,

Back in May you set up my suspension at The Track Clubs track day at Laguna. I'm the guy with the naked SV, 62 year old first time on the track. Setting the suspension made a huge difference and made the day thatmuch more enjoyable.

It was not only the tuning but what you said to meafterwords that helped my riding skills rise far above my expectations. You coached me by saying "Now the bike is set up perfectly for you.Relax your hands into the turns and let the bike do the work" Amazinghow much that helped everything. Thank you.

Thanks, Ken

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Mickey has made huge progress this year to date by steady learning and a solid ability to improve his feedback to better tune his race bike. It is a pleasure to sponsor him!