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Tech Feature
The specialist store in Benoni:
Game Services Suspension. Performance parts.
Valves. Pistons. Cranks. Spokes. Gaskets. Tubes. Welding.
Ironing. Knitting…
Ken Somerville, boss man at Game Services Racing in Benoni
has been around the block a few times and has seen it all and
done it all. With over 40 years in the motorcycle industry he
has come across just about every problem in the book and has
worked out a solution for every one of them.
With a background in mechanical engineering, experience as
a tool and die maker as well as a fitter and turner there is very
little that he cannot sort out. We went for a visit and a chat and
found him at his work bench sorting out various shocks and
forks. His considerable skill has saved many customers a lot
of money over the years. Ken is able to take a shock absorber
that is considered by most to be irreparable or unserviceable
and put it through his engineering workshop and repaired the
unit and modified it into a ‘serviceable’ unit, which means that
the oil, gas and etc can be replaced or topped up as needed.
This is particularly good news for owners of older and classic
bikes whose shocks would have to be replaced with new units
at the end of their lifespan.
And as we all know, parts for older bike are becoming exceedingly
more difficult to find and expensive if and when you do
happen to find them.
Game Services is also stocking agent and a service and repair
centre any and all Ohlins products, be it for dirt bikes, adventure
bikes, superbikes or cruisers. They are also the local importer
and distributor for all Racetech suspension parts and shocks,
Gold Valve, Pivot Works and various other bits and bobs such
as fork seals, suspension linkages, linkage bearings and bush
kits …
The suspension services on offer include Racetech valves and
cartridges fitted to street, road racing and dirt bikes. All makes
of rear shock absorbers fitted, re-valved and serviced. This
covers WP, Ohlins, Bitubo, Kayaba, Sachs, Paioli and Showa as
well as all makes of steering dampers.
38 DIRT AND TRAIL MAGAZINE MAY 2021