More Power or Better Suspension?
Friday, April 10, 2015 at 3:26PM 
If you have been riding as long as most of the readers of this website you recognize that better suspension is usually the correct ansewer to going faster. Better suspension also usually means fewer unintended impacts with the ground. Modern suspensions have become spectacularly good, however, they have also become far more complex. These days it is pretty easy to get more power out of your engine, sometimes all it takes is a pipe but dialing in your suspension can be a lot more time consuming and complicated. You can spend months, even years trying to set up your suspension properly but never get it right. Many riders waste valuable riding time messing with all the clicker combinations their friends tell them to try. They usually end up looking for a suspension shop to bail them out. This can be both costly and time consuming. A solution is to find an honest, knowledgeable, experienced suspension expert that is willing to listen to what you want. If you are really fortunate you find someone that is close and will meet you at your local track for adjustments. There is nothing quite like having your bike set up just for you. Your riding will be a lot more fun. Weather you are a trail rider or a racer a good suspension guy is priceless! 
If you live in northern CA or are coming thru this area you are in luck. Buck Gerolamy runs Suspension By Buck in Sacramento, CA. He has been learning and practicing his trade for 15+ years. He worked for nearly ten years in the number one Race Tech shop in the country before taking the plunge and opening his own business. Buck's philosophy is simple "I want my customers to have fun riding".
Many suspension guys are really good at the tech side of suspension but they don't know a lot about actually riding. Buck is different he is good at both. He has twenty years riding experience, trail riding, cross country, mx even super moto at the pro level. He has earned a WORCS championship and even done some TT. When you are trying to explain to Buck how your bike is handling you can rest assured he understands. One of the really nice things about working with Buck is his ability to work with all levels of riding skills. He treats everyone with respect and does not try to over impress with his extensive knowledge. His willingness to meet riders at local tracks and fine tune their suspension is a valuable service. Buck is very familiar with the local tracks having ridden on them many times in his career. Nothing short of works suspension beats personal suspension service to really dial in your ride.
Suspension is the focus but SBB is really everything for motorcycles. Engine work, wheel lacing, race prep just about anything for bikes. If you want to improve your suspension performance call Buck. It doesn't matter if you have a new 2015 KX450F or a vintage CR Buck will get it working smoother!
Suspension By Buck -916-910-3532
suspensionbybuck@att.net
Reader Comments (4)
I’ve known Bucky for a few years now but until recently never really gave any thought about trying out his work. I’ve used Factory Connection for years, but I had him revalve the forks on a 450 Honda I had and when I bought the 250FX I decided to give him a chance at setting it up. One of the reasons was he was local it was obvious he cared about getting it right and had a good grasp of what I wanted. The 250FX came out great and I just had him revalve my KTM 450SX and it turned out equally as well.
#33 has used him for years and kept telling me I should try him, I should have listened a long time ago.
Doug
I thought my Yamaha SSS suspension was really good. Boy, was I wrong! I had Buck work on the forks and the shock. We met at the track and he made a couple of quick adjustments. Now things work much smoother and the bike handles better. I highly recommend SBB for their quality work.
SBB (Buck) has done my suspension for the past several years and I have always be satisfied and impressed. He has done my Moto bike, Off Road/Desert bike and Dual Sport with equallly impressive results. A vast knowledge of suspension tuning for all types of riding.
I have always been pleased with his speedy service, attiude and professionalism when dealing with people.
#33
My name is Cj Crandall most of the vet guys on here won't know me I am an upcoming Offroad racer. At 20 years old I have ridden plenty of bikes with many different suspension companies forks and shocks. However I know for a fact that there is no one that will work with you and make sure your bike is 100% the way you like it. There is companies out there that will tell you, you are wrong you don't know bike set up most of the time these are just shop technicians, not racers and riders. Bucky races and rides and will personally watch you to make sure you are getting the best out of your equipment. I personally have been using Buck for over 10 years and as my go to suspension guru, he is the man! The ability he has to make bikes works so well in all forms of racing is awesome. Whether you own a bike for every form of riding or you own 1 bike and ride everything Suspension by Buck is the person you need to seek for all your racing and riding needs.