Like every other part on our motorcycles, the manufacturer has a stated service interval for suspension. Skipping these intervals will lead to poor suspension performance, premature wear, and possible damage.

Shim Degradation: Shims are under constant abuse and over time eventually lose important characteristics they provide when new. This natural degradation has a significant impact on the overall damping and feel of your suspension. Your forks and shock have +100 shims combined, and Kreft Moto replaces all of these shims during rebuilds.

Fluid Breakdown: The breakdown of suspension fluid allows for any sliding element of your suspension to wear. When the mating sliding surfaces (seals, bushings, piston bands, etc) wear, small particles begin to mix with the fluid and cycle throughout the entire damper. This further accelerates fluid breakdown and premature wear of expensive parts (shock bodies, cartridge tubes, etc). For the rider, this not only means a change in suspension feel but also the potential for unexpected costs.

Seal Degradation:

Even if your seals are not leaking oil, they can wear to the point of allowing debris to pass the seal and contaminate the oil. For air forks, worn seals can lead to annoying issues and possible failures of the air-side fork cartridge.