To check if your shock is rebuildable, use our Teknik Part Finder and view the Shocks Info:

Non-rebuildable: No, your shock can be serviced.

Non-rebuildable: Yes, it's more difficult, but may still be machined and modified to accept rebuildable parts (like a nitrogen valve) - a cost-effective option over replacement. Contact us for advice on whether the additional effort is worth it.

To find out what kind of suspension your bike has, use our Teknik Part Finder.

Select your Make, Model and Year of motorcycle using the dropdowns. Click the GO button.

View Forks Info and Shocks Info. These sections are full of useful info about your OEM suspension, including fork design, and whether the shock absorber was designed to be serviced.

Usually you can replace any broken fork or shock parts. Teknik carry spare parts from all major motorcycle suspension manufacturers. To determine your suspension use the Teknik Partsfinder and view the parts list for your Make, Model & Year.

Don't forget to browse the Performance Parts section for quality upgrades!

If you happen to own one of the motorbikes listed in our Featured Bikes Pages, we go into detail and break down the common problems and how we fix them. That's your first stop.

But for all the other bikes, and in more general terms, we recommend reading some of our guides so you know what you actually need. Get an idea what is realistic in your budget, especially before you do something silly like talk to a slick conman who tries to take your hard earned in exchange for some expensive hype that isn't effective, by reading this article from Transmoto Magazine which covers the kinds of mods that will give you the best results in your price ballpark.

If you want to see which replacement coilovers, internal conversion kits, as well as stock parts for forks and shocks that Teknik offer, there is a bar at the top of this website that says: FIND YOUR BIKE. Then put the Make, Model and Year of your motorcycle into the dropdowns. Then click the GO button. Have a browse of what we offer for your bike.
However, if you want to get a better idea of which precise problems are solved with what solutions - please read on.

Here's some of the basics: the nice folks who build your bike don’t know you. They don’t know if you weigh 60 kilos or 120 kilos. They don’t know whether you carry a bunch of gear, or a pillion. They don’t know where or how you like to ride. So they take a best guess at what most people will like, and a test rider helps them tweak the suspension to get near that, so long as it's in budget. So most bikes have some adjustability built into their forks and shocks, meaning owners can get the suspension a bit closer to what they need. But lots of people don't know how to get the most out of them.

So first things first, have you ever adjusted your stock suspension? Try reading the Free Suspension Setup Tips article from Australasian Dirtbike Magazine, so you have a grasp of how your suspension basically works. Unlike in an already heavy car, passenger and luggage weight can make up a massive percent of a total bike mass. So the vast majority of bikes, even the most basic poverty-spec motorcycles, have at least some spring preload adjustment to help cover that.
Check out our Off Road Motorbike Setup Guide on how to check your sag settings. We also have a similar Road Motorbike Setup Guide.

If you have too much sag, and you've already maxed out your preload (or too little sag with no preload), your suspension can be a whole lot better fairly cheaply with a new set of springs for your rider weight. See the "What springs do I need for my weight?" section of these FAQs to get started searching. Read how to Change Your Shock Springs so you don't break yourself and your bike swapping them over too.

Onto the second step of stock suspension. Your stock damping can now make the most of it's stroke because it's sitting at the right height while it's getting riden. No more trying to resist all that compression in the last inch of movement before smacking the bumpstop. Most bikes, especially sports and offroad bikes, have adjustable damping to go with that spring preload. Commonly called clickers, they adjust how strongly the fork or shock will resist pressure caused by the wheel moving up and down. Have a read of the Transmoto Using Your Clickers article to get a better idea of how they effect handling.

Problems all better? Fantastic, enjoy your riding, and keep us in mind when you need to service your stock parts. But if it's still not great, or you want it even better, the third stage of stock suspension is to re-valve the damping internals. Some bikes have compromised suspension designs to begin with, due to budget restraints, keeping older designs, or occasionally strange whims. Learn a little more about different designs in Transmoto's Closed vs Open Chamber Forks article, and there's also some interesting info on motorbike suspension in the KYB vs Showa article.

The biggest problem with stock shocks is that not all of them are serviceable - see the "Is the shock on my bike serviceable?" section of these FAQs for more details. If your shock isn't serviceable, it takes more time and effort to convert it to be repairable, and that costs extra money. All forks are serviceable, but some types require more time and effort than others. Check out our Workshop Services for pricing and details. Please also keep in mind that the prices do not include any parts that need replacing or are being upgraded, it's the cost for our technicians to do the work needed.
Most of the time the stock suspension, with a service and re-valve is the most cost effective mod you can do. It gives a damping curve that is guaranteed to work for your weight and bike, results verified on our suspension dynos, and most of it will be using easy to get stock seals and parts which can be serviced back to new in the future.

Some types of mods can only be applied to some types of suspension - for example our Emulator Valves only work on damper rod forks - so you should use our FIND YOUR BIKE banner up above to find which kind of suspension your bike has, and scroll down for which modification kits we sell for it. If you are a competent DIYer you may be able to install some of these cartridge and piston kits yourself, or we can install the complete kit and dyno it at the same time.

What if you are a serious racer, chasing fractions of a second at each track, or maybe touring is your life and you want premium products with every conceivable adjustability for different adventures? Then the stock suspension can be swapped for complete aftermarket replacement units. We offer Twin Shock Sets for some of the classics, and we also carry a range of very modern electronically adjustable replacement shocks which interface with the stock bike ECU and work much better than the originals - with faster response rates and greater adjustability.

The rest of our aftermarket shocks come in three levels of adjustability:
One Way adjusts both compression and rebound damping at the same time. They are usually a simpler design (such as emulsion shocks with no separating piston or bladder between oil and nitrogen), and are more budget friendly.
Two Way adjusts compression and rebound damping separately using two clickers. They are usually a more complex piggyback or remote reservoir design (with separating piston or bladder between oil and nitrogen often housed in the extra canister). They are more expensive, and have more adjustability.
Three Way adjusts high speed compression, low speed compression and rebound damping separately using three clickers. They are almost always a piggyback or remote reservoir design (with separating piston or bladder between oil and nitrogen often housed in the extra canister). They are the most expensive, but have total adjustability.

If you want to know which of these replacement suspension units fit your bike, please use our FIND YOUR BIKE banner up above to find the list.

Use our Teknik Motorsport Part Finder. Select Make, Model & Year. Enter your weight (with gear). Click calculate spring rates and you’ll get recommended rates. This rate is a guide; if the calculator shows 5.5, then 5.4 or 5.6 is fine. Find matching fork & shock spring brands below.

Know your dimensions? Browse our Fork Spring List or Shock Spring List.

Each spring brand suits different needs.

• Teknik springs are affordable with lifetime guarantee.
• HiCalibre Springs wider range but slightly pricier.
• Eibach Springslightweight precision springs, higher price point.
• KYB OEM and Showa OEM springs ideal for factory-spec replacements.

When servicing motorcycle forks or shocks, you should always replace the oil and seals. Use our Teknik Part Finder to identify the correct rebuild kits or individual parts for your bike. Fork kits include seals, bushings, and oil. Shock kits often include seals, O-rings, bushings, and bump rubbers. Or you can buy parts individually. See the product Tools section for oils and greases.

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To service your motorcycle suspension, you'll need specific tools.

• For front forks, we recommend at least an Oil Level Tool, Seal Drivers, and a Fork Spring Compressor.
• For rear shocks, you'll need Nitrogen Charging Tools and a Shock Spring Compressor.

See our full tool list here.

To find the correct fork or shock oil grade for your bike, use our Teknik Part Finder and check the Forks Info and Shocks Info sections for oil grade and quantity details.

See our full range of Fork Fluids and Shock Oils. If your model isn’t listed, contact us for help.

To find the correct fork or shock oil for your bike use the Teknik Motorsport Partfinder to find your bike's Make, Model and Year.

See Forks Info and Shocks Info for the oil grade and the quantity needed for a rebuild.

Find the matching Fork Suspension Fluids and rear Shock Suspension Fluids.

Can't find this information? Call us.

No. If your fork or shock is already apart for a service, we won’t charge extra for related work like a spring replacement. We only add costs if additional disassembly is required.

For personalised pricing, fill out our Workshop Booking Form and our techs will send a quote. We can tailor priorities to suit your budget.
Check out our suspension packages to save more.

There's a huge difference between a service and a revalve in the amount of work, as well as the results. A service is taking the suspension unit apart, replacing worn parts, and refitting all the stock parts with fresh fluids and nitrogen gas.
Revalving means rather than just restoring to general manufacturer specification, Teknik Motorsport also modify the damping shim stacks to suit your weight, riding ability and terrain, plus dyno test it to make sure it's precise.

At Teknik Motorsport we take our work very seriously and strive for total customer satisfaction. You get:

• 90 Day Fork Seal Warranty
• 12 Month Shock Seal Warranty
• Money Back Valving Guarantee

See our full Workshop Guarantee. If we've worked on your suspension and you aren't happy with it, please contact us so we can get it perfect. If you've bought a motorbike we've revalved, we'll customize it for the price of a service.

Our Teknik Motorsport suspension workshop is open Monday to Friday from 8.30am - 5.00pm (AEST), at Unit 4, 5 Harford Street Jamisontown (Penrith) NSW Australia.

Workshop hours are flexible though, so if you can't make it during those hours, give us a call.

Don't live nearby? Fill out our workshop booking form and we'll get back to you about freight options. See shipping your parts

Most brand name offroad bikes featured sophisticated shock absorbers which are designed to be unscrewed and repaired rather than completely junked. It saves a lot of money and waste, and so long as you change the oil and nitrogen fairly regularly they can last for decades only replacing seals and wear parts.
However, more basic bikes can feature cheap tricks like peening over tubes or crimped ends, which are quick and easy to manufacture but terrible for rebuilding.
As a very quick rule of thumb, most shocks with a schrader (tyre) gas valve somewhere on them are likely to be rebuildable since they have that valve built in for regassing.

Up the top of this website is a bar that says: FIND YOUR BIKE

Put the Make, Model and Year of your motorcycle into the dropdowns. Then click the GO button.

Scroll down, and there should be a box titled Shocks Info. These sections are full of useful info about your OEM suspension, including whether or not the shock absorber was designed to be serviced from the factory.

If it says Non-rebuildable: No, then your shock can easily be taken apart, repaired, refilled with oil and regassed with nitrogen. Good as new.
If it says Non-rebuildable: Yes, things are more difficult, but not impossible. The vast majority of those cheap shocks can in fact be machined out and made to use rebuildable parts including welding in a schrader valve port, and that means that your mechanic can then service that same shock easily in the future. It is more complex, and therefore costs more than a basic service for a rebuildable shock, but it can still work out much cheaper than throwing in a complete replacement shock.

See the Shock Servicing & Tuning section of our Workshop Services page for more details on how much we charge for each type of service, or contact us for advice on whether or not you should get your stock shock modified for servicing or whether it works out easier to try one of our adjustable aftermarket shocks.

Unfortunately, if your motorbike doesn't yet have the Shocks Info box showing, then it is one of the thousands of bikes we don't have enough accurate info about yet and so haven't added to our database. Sorry! We can still possibly find out for you whether your shock is rebuildable, but you will need to give us a call.

This isn't as straightforward as you might think. Damper Rod Forks are easier to work on than Twin Chamber Forks, for example, so take less time for our technicians.
Same thing goes for rear shocks too, some aren't rebuildable from the factory so need to be modified to be serviced, and electronic shocks are more complex than standard ones too. And if your fork or shock hasn't been rebuilt in more than 15 years, it needs a lot more work than one that is regularly serviced.

There is also a big difference between a service and a revalve. A service is taking the suspension unit apart, replacing the parts that are worn, and putting all the stock parts back together with fresh fluids and nitrogen gas. Just as it came new from the factory (but often filled more accurately).
Revalving means we do the same things, but rather than just putting back exactly what your manufacturer thinks will suit most of the riders most of the time, we change the damping rates to suit YOU. Your weight, your riding ability, your terrain, and we dyno test it before and after to make sure it's precise, and we offer a money back guarantee (see "What kind of guarantees & warranties do you offer on your work?" here in the FAQs). It is a big difference in the amount of work, as well as the results.
Often we are asked to add performance upgrades like piston or cartridge kits or emulator valves to make a particular suspension design work better - if we are fitting a kit for you, we revalve it all while we are doing that.

If we already have your fork or shock apart for something else, we don't stack other service costs on top for no reason. For example, is your shock apart for a service? Well it needed the spring off for that, so we don't charge you extra if you change shock springs then. If you need clarification on whether or not something will count as an additional cost, please fill out our Workshop Booking Form and one of our techs will go through exactly what you need done and how much it will cost. We are happy to add or subtract work based on your budget and what the priority is. We always aim for maximum enjoyment at minimum cost.

If you happen to have one of our favourite bikes, we offer special complete suspension packages that save you money and give you the best suspension you've ever ridden.

But if you have something else, let's find out what kind of suspension your bike has. Up the top of this website is a bar that says: FIND YOUR BIKE

Put the Make, Model and Year of your motorcycle into the dropdowns. Then click the GO button.

Scroll down, and there should be boxes titled Forks Info and Shocks Info. These sections are full of useful info about your OEM suspension, including your fork design, and whether or not the shock absorber was designed to be serviced from the factory.

Now we know what forks are on your motorcycle, check out the Fork Servicing & Tuning section of our Workshop Services page for more details on how much we charge for each type of service.
Also check out the Shock Servicing & Tuning section.

If you bring us the whole motorbike, we have extra time in removing and refitting the forks and shocks, so check the General Suspension Services section for info on that as well as other things we can do for your bike while it's there.

Please Note: prices listed are for the technician's time and labour, and any parts are an additional cost on top of this.

Unfortunately, if your motorbike doesn't yet have the Forks Info or Shocks Info box showing, then it is one of the thousands of bikes we don't have enough accurate info about yet and so haven't added to our database. Sorry! We can still tell you what it will cost to service, but you will need to give us a call.

At Teknik Motorsport, we focus exclusively on motorcycle suspension — it’s all we do. With engineering notes, files & specifications going back to the mid 1980s, our expertise has supported championship-winning bikes both on and off road. We test every suspension setup before and after modification using suspension dynos, and we back it with a money-back guarantee if you're not satisfied.

Learn more about our Guarantees & Warranties.

When Teknik Motorsport rebuild or revalve your suspension, we totally disassemble the forks and shock, inspecting not just for wear, but for faults and quality control issues in the factory assembly. As suspension experts we can advise you on necessary modifications (such as damping piston kits or progressive springs) to achieve the level of performance you want.

At Teknik we dyno test every suspension before and after we modify to measure performance improvement - there's no guessing.

There are literally hundreds of ways a pair of forks or shocks can be assembled. Determining a custom suspension setting is very much up to the interpretation that the tuner makes of the customer’s requirements.

Teknik Motorsport use accurate dynos and decades of racing experience. If you get your suspension revalved and you don't like it, we will do it again, or we'll give you your money back!
See our Guarantees & Warranties.

To send Teknik Motorsport your suspension you will need to clean, dry and wrap your forks or rear shocks and package safely. See our full suspension packaging instructions here.

Click here to see our prepaid posting and suspension packaging boxes that we can supply for posting your suspension

Contact us for freight assistance.

For parts purchased on our website, freight cost is calculated at checkout. For large shipments, we can arrange custom freight. Contact us to discussoptions.

Click and Collect is available from our western Sydney from Teknik Motorsport workshop.

Sending in your suspension for service? See our shipping instructions, including our Suspension Shipping Box deal.

Our Teknik Motorsport website offers the following payment methods:

• Paypal
• Bank Deposit
• AfterPay
• Visa
• Mastercard

We recommend PayPal for overseas buyers for added security.

In person at our Suspension Workshop we also accept cash payments.

For our regular business customers, we can arrange credit and regular payment plans depending on your needs. You will need to fill out our Wholesale Account Application with your ABN and email address so we can arrange your login details.