Disappointing service from "Suspension Specialist"

[AH_PEK_LAH]

Teck Thye is always recommended by older bikers.. They really do good jobs.. they are the pioneers of suspensions right??

 

my rs250 fork also done at david there

i would say if i wanna do suspension david is my onli CHOICE

as he do suspension for so many yrs already

bike wise his repair n modification also GD

from my point of view

[banes]

not to mention,a very good brother,that's DAVID teck thye.Most of the old riders(1984) know him well coz he's very helpful.

[skazuz]

Try out teck thye at braddell rd no:12 u will not get this kind of disappointing as David is welll known for front fork & suspension.Tell him ur problem he will solve it for u.

 

 

i dont earn anything as i juz hate to see ppl paid to service their bike but cant get the result they want.

 

i used to patron his shop.. but once bitten twice shy bro...

 

u seem to have been advertising for teck thye..

 

yes mr david is gd wif his suspension.. but try catching him on a day where he's not in a mood or he's not drinking he can even do a proper job bro..

 

just some info for the bro's here..

 

cheers

skazuz

[FieryGiX]

I supposed for tricky suspension issue like cartridge piston and shims can look for David's help. Otherwise for regular servicing, most mechanics should be well-verse enough.

[aRcHeR]

 

If you know a bit of history, David also told me he cleared up quite a number of "suspension specialist" 's mess.

 

that i'm afraid you have to take it with a big pinch of salt though.. i have actually seen some messed-up suspension sent to another suspension specialist to clean-up the mess..

 

it's always the case of 'A' mess up and 'B' have to clear it up for him/her.. it goes round and round...

[shaowei]

ya tats right but david onli drink at nite when he wanna to close shop tat time.he is a very helpful mechanic,i had seen him explaining to some rider how to feel the suspension after they he had service or done setting on their bike,etc rebound too slow or fast,spring too hard or soft something like tat.tats the reason y i dun let other mechanic to touch my suspension except David.

[FieryGiX]

that i'm afraid you have to take it with a big pinch of salt though.. i have actually seen some messed-up suspension sent to another suspension specialist to clean-up the mess..

 

it's always the case of 'A' mess up and 'B' have to clear it up for him/her.. it goes round and round...

 

Setting aside any biase, whoever get the job well-done gets my vote.

[VaraStormer]

Setting aside any biase, whoever get the job well-done gets my vote.

 

 

So after the change, how do you feel your bike? Better or beyond the better? Need your review bro.

[FieryGiX]

Prior to visiting "suspension specialist" and David, I have problem with compression damping in my fork. Even at maximum setting, the damping effect cannot be felt and overall they feel spongy.

 

After David serviced the fork cartridge, I tested both compression and rebound damping. Finally "soft" is soft, "hard" is hard.

 

So far, I have only ride on the road and have not tested the forks at the track. According to David, a heavier spring will speed up both compression & rebound action. Therefore, he added in a extra shim to "slow down" the cartridge action and increase the damping effect.

 

After he fitted back the forks, he maximize rebound damping and bounced the front end once so I can clearly see the rebound damping effect after the service.

 

Maybe because my forks originally had problems, that's why I felt a big difference after the services. Maybe I was lucky to catch David on a day where he was in good mood or wasn't drinking but at least he was humble and knowledgeable to entertain my queries on suspension.

[Guapo]

By the way, you only need to change ur fork seal when they start to leak and not like some "specialist" who claim that they need replacement with every fork service.

 

I dun mean to say "they" are good or what but seals must be changed everytime u do any kind of dismantling.

Be it seals or gaskets, they have to be replaced whether they leak or not.

 

Hope that helps.

[aRcHeR]

By the way, you only need to change ur fork seal when they start to leak and not like some "specialist" who claim that they need replacement with every fork service.

 

erm, i think you got that wrong.. you HAVE to change the seals once the fork is taken apart. the seals will have minor tears on the lips, thus the need for a change of seals.

 

when they start to leak, it's actually too late. reason being you have over-utilise the service-life of the seals, fork oil. increasing the wear rate of the fork in the process of doing so.

 

hope this helps..

[Aie]

When they start to leak, it's actually too late. reason being you have over-utilise the service-life of the seals, fork oil. increasing the wear rate of the fork in the process of doing so.

hope this helps..

Guess mine was too late. I only serviced and changed my fork seals when one of it started to leak...

[skazuz]

ya tats right but david onli drink at nite when he wanna to close shop tat time.he is a very helpful mechanic,i had seen him explaining to some rider how to feel the suspension after they he had service or done setting on their bike,etc rebound too slow or fast,spring too hard or soft something like tat.tats the reason y i dun let other mechanic to touch my suspension except David.

 

wow u must be a fan of him or something..

 

no offence but for me once bitten twice shy...

 

cheers

skazuz

[FieryGiX]

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[shaowei]

wow u must be a fan of him or something..

 

no offence but for me once bitten twice shy...

 

cheers

skazuz

 

 

I not a fan of him or wad as i judge it on my view as wad i had seen. Somemore from wad david had done to my bike i can say i very satisfied with the service he provided,he exactly purposely went down his shop to help me fix my bike on holiday,as i need bike urgently next day for work.Can u get me another mechanic like tis?i think very hard right? tats y i like to patron his shop.

[ghost04]

sure david is good? my showa sent to him n came back left side still leaking, then few days later sent back to him again still comes back leaking...now still waiting for free time to personally send back to him again.

[shaowei]

U can ask around is David good anot? But for me i m satisfied the before & after service he provided. maybe u can try asking him due to wad situation ur Showa still leaking.I think he will do his best to settle it for u as wad i knw is wadever cause it to leak sure got reason behind it try to talk to david bout ur case.

Hope tis help u in ur Showa leaking case.

 

 

i do not earn anything from it as from wad i say due to the fact i have seen before.

[aRcHeR]

U can ask around is David good anot? But for me i m satisfied the before & after service he provided. maybe u can try asking him due to wad situation ur Showa still leaking.I think he will do his best to settle it for u as wad i knw is wadever cause it to leak sure got reason behind it try to talk to david bout ur case.

Hope tis help u in ur Showa leaking case.

 

 

i do not earn anything from it as from wad i say due to the fact i have seen before.

 

if a customer send in a suspension item to service, and did inform the techician there's a prob with it, say leaking oil, the technician is supposed to diagnose the problem and retrify it. if it involves more work than what is pre-stated, the technician has to inform the owner before proceeding on.

 

if upon technician's retrification, the problem still exist, means either the technician didn't diagnose properly OR didn't do the job properly.

 

a good technician will do a complete diagnose on the item being serviced whether the owner did inform the technician if there's any problem. if the technician just do what is requested by the owner, then he shouldn't be called a specialist at all.

[shaowei]

maybe there is some misunderstanding between u & david.try going back again as from wad i knw david after service is good.

[aRcHeR]

maybe there is some misunderstanding between u & david.try going back again as from wad i knw david after service is good.

 

i tink he went back thrice.. if i were him, i wouldn't go back anymore..

[nebulaz]

any1 would do the same...nt going back if still the problem nt cleared...waste time n money..cheers

[slowcoach]

U can ask around is David good anot? But for me i m satisfied the before & after service he provided. maybe u can try asking him due to wad situation ur Showa still leaking.I think he will do his best to settle it for u as wad i knw is wadever cause it to leak sure got reason behind it try to talk to david bout ur case.

Hope tis help u in ur Showa leaking case.

 

 

i do not earn anything from it as from wad i say due to the fact i have seen before.

 

Just curious.. I'm so sorry.. You mean you ACTUALLY had David serviced your bike/ suspension before?? I heard that you go around all the shops in sillypore and never do anything locally, but in Msia? David now based in Msia? Can find David at Bapok lane or JB ah Boy?

 

Anyway, I too had heard many many failure stories done by David. WEll, to be fair, he does have his 'good' days and does decent suspension work. As for tuning of bikes.. Hmm.. Not too sure about that. Just my very honest 2cents worth.

 

Laters.

[aRcHeR]

opps! sounds like someone pecah his own lobang!

[shaowei]

Who say i do my bike in msia?ask the person say in front of me i nv did my bike at msia before loh.u mistaken me as other ppl issit I only buy thing before at there but nv did any of the service in msia before K.Pls double check wad u goin to post next time.somemore i dun really like riding to msia.

i m sure got some failure of David doing things but David is consider top suspension expert in s'pore. Some more u olso cant doubt his tuning of bike.he is quite gd in it too. From wad i knw some biker like cheap & gd is very rare to get in tis world too.

[FieryGiX]

Let not get too carried away..

 

Maybe I was lucky to catch Teck Thye's David on a "good" day at a "good" time.

I supposed there are always "2 sides to a coin".

 

Generally my advice for suspension issue is to inform the mechanic of the specific problem (i.e leaking, loss of damping) and ask him what the problem can be before disassembling and servicing.

 

Then after the service, check for the problem again. If it recurs within a month, most mechanic will gladly re-do everything for you.