2013 was yet another busy year at full capacity for SV and VStrom clutch basket damper modifications. About half came from the UK. The rest from owners in the USA and a few from Canada. Suzuki must have sold some serious number of Stroms over there. Thanks are in order to all owners for their support during the year.
Many elected to remove their old baskets themselves and post them here for the modification work, which upgrades them to last just like they would in any other bike. Helping owners do as much of the work themselves and keep costs down was the original idea so great that it's still by far the most popular option.
More than in previous years had their local workshop provide the labour to remove and then refit after it had been here for the upgrade. Many dealers also sent their customers baskets here. Even some from used bikes they were preparing for sale.
For 2014 I'm hoping to put much of the information about the modification and sets of instructions for the remove and refit of baskets onto a website
www.vibefreev.com for owners to download. Past years has seen me responding to emails, often with much the same information when that time might have been used performing a few more modifications. I'm close to full capacity so anything that streamlines the service can only be better. Might even find the time to be a little more active here on the forum and get out for a ride myself.
I'm still replying to individual emails as before. I believe help with diagnosis, answering questions and the personal service available is perhaps part of the reason it's run so successfully to date. Please include your country, bikes age, distance from new if asking for help with diagnosis. I will be straight back (well at the next civilised time available) with answers to all questions.
Website is linked to by clicking on the globe over to the left or here
www.vibefreev.com