Most of what I do at CL MotoTech stays local — cylinder bore and hone work for motorcycles, ATVs, and powersports equipment, shock rebuilds, custom machining, and suspension work for customers in Pittsburgh and the surrounding area. That’s the core … Read More

FZ6 to R6 Fork Conversion Kit Swapping R6 forks onto an FZ6 is one of the more common upgrades for these bikes. The stock setup works fine, but once you ride one with a modern front end, the difference is … Read More

How to Tell If Your Motorcycle Cylinder Needs to Be Bored, Honed, and a Piston Motorcycle engines don’t usually just fail all at once. More often, performance slowly drops off—compression goes away, power fades, or the bike just doesn’t run … Read More

The FZ6 is a popular bike but many have belied the subpar forks. With the R6 being a more formidable option, and being widely available, the addition of R6 forks to the FZ6 platform is a no brainer. Specifically, the … Read More

I was asked by a customer to build some shocks for a CB125. Being a small displacement and small frame bike, not a lot of options exist. Especially so with small form  factor coil springs. In this category, there exist … Read More

Since the McLaren spygate episode of 2007 I have had a lingering interest in the J-Damper, jounce damper, or inerter. Whatever you want to call it, the device shaped the political and cultural landscape of F1. Since 2007 more information … Read More