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husky03 25-04-08 08:49 PM

white power shock
 
Anyone heard of these shocks before-if so pluses and minuses welcome

husky

dirtydog 25-04-08 08:58 PM

Re: white power shock
 
Yeah i've heard of white power before, carelesschucca from the ecosse lot had one on his curvey erm thta's about all i know really

Blue_SV650S 25-04-08 09:04 PM

Re: white power shock
 
WP shocks are one of the big hitters ... like Ohlins and Showa, they are market leaders ... I am actually a little surprised you never heard of them ;)

husky03 25-04-08 09:12 PM

Re: white power shock
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S (Post 1490788)
WP shocks are one of the big hitters ... like Ohlins and Showa, they are market leaders ... I am actually a little surprised you never heard of them ;)

Hi Mate-would it be easy enough to get the shock serviced?and if so how much would you be talking to buy one for a curvy

husky:)

Blue_SV650S 25-04-08 09:20 PM

Re: white power shock
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by husky03 (Post 1490792)
Hi Mate-would it be easy enough to get the shock serviced?and if so how much would you be talking to buy one for a curvy

husky:)

Yes it is no problem to get them serviced and they do do a shock for the curvy SV. As for prices and stuff, you will need to ask them ;)

WP Suspension / Full Travel
Unit 19B
Hillside Business Park
Kempson Way
Bury St Edmonds
Suffolk
IP32 7EA
Email: info@wpsuspension.co.uk
Phone: 01284 752102
Fax: 01284 763082



http://www.wpsuspension.co.uk/contact.php

Lozzo 25-04-08 09:44 PM

Re: white power shock
 
We use a WP shock on the ZX10R race bike, never had a problem with it and it works very well indeed.

sv650k4 25-04-08 09:54 PM

Re: white power shock
 
yip WP are just the same sorta idea as the ohlins & maxton etc...as someone else saysits a wonder you have never hear of them before or maby its because people call them WP more than white power?

northwind 25-04-08 10:00 PM

Re: white power shock
 
There's no such company as White Power, it's an urban myth... WP is short for Wim Peters, who founded the company. Full Travel are good, they just essentially condemned my spare shock (a WP) as it would be beyond economic repair, but they've waived the labour costs that I would have incurred, which was nice of them.

Incidentally, they still have my shock, if you send them yours for a service perhaps you can get mine for spares :(

Blue_SV650S 25-04-08 10:06 PM

Re: white power shock
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by northwind (Post 1490841)
There's no such company as White Power, it's an urban myth... WP is short for Wim Peters, who founded the company.

That is a half truth northy ;)

Wim Peters may have been the founder, but the shocks were marketed as White Power as they were the colour of the springs ;)

{digs out WP history} :smt024

read the third to last para ...

http://www.wpsuspension.com/company/history.php

;)

northwind 25-04-08 10:42 PM

Re: white power shock
 
Ah, you're right, I stand corrected... I'd read WIm Peters elsewhere say that he'd never used the name but that's pretty clearcut


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