I have spent countless hours on the Internet trying to find the best deals for parts that I need to finish my suspension and brake line conversion projects. I am happy to say that, if you look hard enough, you will find what you are looking for.
I do have a favorite shop to get my SV tuned at. That shop is Hare Racing, down in Sunnyvale. Since my last tune up, however, the shop has turned ownership, selling to the mechanics. They were once owned by the Keigwins, who also started Keigwins@the Track [Racing School]. I guess they were making so much money, they just put all their efforts into the track school.
I am in need of a new front tire, as well, and I figured as long as I'm doing some front suspension work, I might as well get that front tire mounted, too. I checked hareracing.com and they had the Dunlop 208ZR in my size at a very good price, and they will mount and balance the loose wheel for $10 (a late exception to their December sale that I missed).
I'm also looking for the Race Tech Gold Valve Emulator kit and hareracing.com had it generically listed for $120, when my specific kit is listed at $160. When I emailed Gunther, he broke me the bad news and scolded me for not reading the fine print that prices are subject to change. I lied and told him that I saw an online competitor list it at $120, and that I was just trying to throw him some more business, but I'll go elsewhere to get the cheaper price. He replied that he could price match! Wow! Now, all I had to do is find someone who would actually list the kit at $120.
In my hours of searching, I found that Kiernan Racing Supplies, in New Jersey, sells the kits for $114! That's a steal! I figure that after adding in shipping and stuff, it would be in the $120 range. Phew! got that out of the way.
After many, many bad websites, I also found that TrickTape has got some really excellent deals on Galfer brakes. They're selling the 2-line front stainless steel kit for $85 (the low going rate), but if you want to throw in pads (mind you, that it's the front brakes, so you need to get two sets- one set for each caliper), it's only $23 for two sets of blacks and $35 for two sets of HH's! That's less than 50%!! On top of that, there was no tax (because I live out of state) and the shipping was free, since the order was over $100! Now, that's a bargain!
Gunther's going to sell me Race Tech fork springs for $100; that's $10 off the msrp, the low going rate. After all this stuff is on the bike, I'll be good to go for a while!
A collection of blurbs stemming from mostly the motorized projects that I do. Some posts mixed in have to do with my experiences in X-ray school. (Some entries are from older blogs that I killed off.) Some of my toys are a Mazdaspeed Miata that I work on and take to the track, a little Harley that I can't stop modding and an old Yamaha RD400 that I've been collecting parts for over the past 15 years. When I'm not wrenching, sometimes I mountain bike, sometimes I snowboard, sometimes I make beer.
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