Happy Group

LE — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:05:37 +0000

After each ride they stop at my pit for a de-brief and adjustments.

LE — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:25:38 +0000

We had 13 suspension adjustment clients today with MotoYard at Willow Springs. They are all happy!

One guy took 7 seconds off his lap time, onother took 3 seconds off.

One guy was not sure I was worth 50 bucks, after all, he already paid someone else $30 to do the same thing. After watching what I did for his friends bike, he hired me anyway. When I asked him later if it was worth it he said, YES!

One guys steering head bearings were so loose the whole front end flopped back and forth when I bounced on the bike, fixed that too.

Their tires had less wear.

They went faster with less risk.

Lindemann Engineering and EDventure Racing, we make riding your bike in the sunshine even better!

Ready to Ride!

LE — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:44:03 +0000

John 29 has a SV1000 and a TZ 250, Tony 617 has a TZ 250 and Ed 31 has a CBR 600F1. We are ready for the race weekend. What are you doing?

Kenny Anderson!

LE — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:34:16 +0000

We are very happy to announce that Lindemann Engineering has agreed to sponsor Kenny as he moves into 125 GP racing in 2012. Lindemann will be handling suspension setup, configuration, tuning, and repair on our Honda RS125 motorcycles. In addition, owner Ed Sorbo brings a wealth of knowledge and four decades of racing experience to our team. We are very proud and honored to work with such a capable person and company.

Suspension tuning is something that we do not have much experience with. During five years of mini racing, most of Kenny’s motorcycles either had no suspension, or were very limited in how they could be adjusted. 125 GP motorcycle suspensions have a huge range of adjustability, and if not properly set up they can be very difficult to ride. Knowing our limitations in this area, I was very concerned about how we would fare.

Lindemann Engineering has already rebuilt and revalved the forks and shocks on all of our motorcycles, ensuring that they are all properly configured for Kenny’s weight. After a little track time this weekend, Ed was able to get our suspensions perfectly dialed in. Despite all the stress of moving up to the big leagues this year, I can honestly say that I have zero stress about our suspension setup. It’s a great relief to know that no matter what, that aspect of our motorcycles will always be ready to go.

Thank you Lindeman Engineering!

Eric Anderson
Father of Kenny Anderson #12

Teaming up with MotoYard.com

LE — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:09:29 +0000

Lindemann Engineering To Provide Suspension Services at Motoyard Track Days in 2012.

Motoyard Trackdays and Lindemann Engineering have teamed up to provide track day riders with services designed to enhance their high-speed motorcycling experiences.

Lindemann Engineering, owned by former AMA Pro Racing rider and crew chief Ed Sorbo of EDventure Racing, will be on-hand to provide suspension tuning services at the entire series of Motoyard track days in 2012.

Lindemann Engineering performs everything from basic suspension set-up to complete suspension component overhaul, and is equipped to work with riders throughout the day as they dial in their motorcycles to the optimal configuration. When the suspension works well, riding is faster, easier and more confidence-inspiring.

Motoyard has scheduled a full slate of track days in 2012 at a wide range of Southern Caliifornia racetracks. Willow Springs, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway and Buttonwillow Raceway Park all are on the schedule for the upcoming season. Motoyard also offers its riders the opportunity to ride both the main 2.5-mile course at Willow and the 1.8-mile Streets of Willow on the same day, and offers the Southland’s only nighttime track time.

Lindemann Engineering is located at 1600 E. Citrus Ave., Unit H, Redlands, Ca 92374, (909) 838-4581, www.le-suspension.com. Motoyard can be reached at (800) 930-2815 or at motoyardtrackdays.com.

Randall’s 600

LE — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:44:56 +0000

We re-sprung and re-valved the stock GSXR-600 shock for Randall who races with WSMC. He raced with it last month and liked it. Today at Willow Springs, I bounced on his bike it after he said it was perfect and he did not want it changed at all. I made changes to his front and rear damping and made the bike work even better. The biggest trick is helping people understand just how good there suspension can be. I have to make the changes in steps so they can get use to it. Correct suspension makes you faster with less risk and your tires last longer.

Thanks Jim.

LE — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:45:05 +0000

I raced Streets of Willow backwards yesterday, another new track on my list. Bumpy, tight, point & shoot. Got down to 1.23.81 on my ‘87 CBR600F-1 with a Fox Shox that Jim put a Penske high and low speed adjustable reservoir on and F-2 damper rod forks modified to Jim’s spec. I had a blast, thanks Jim!

Thinking of Jim

LE — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:20:25 +0000

I talked with Jim’s wife Debra today. Jim and Debra prefer a private service. Jim’s friends are spread around the world so getting together would be tough anyway.

With that in mind Debra and I propose that we all take a moment this Sunday at Noon to think of Jim. Tell a Jim story, ask your friend what rate springs he has, teach someone how to measure sag, drink a toast to Jim or whatever strikes your fancy.

I’ll be racing with WSMC and with luck will be on track at Noon putting the LE suspension on my bike to good use.

One of my best Jim stories: I pull into the pits and tell Jim I needed more front chatter and less grip on the rear, the look on his face was priceless.

RIP Jim Lindemann

LE — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:27:23 +0000

After battling brain cancer since ‘98 Jim passed on Friday evening, Oct 7^th. He was 56.

I met Jim in 1998, when I was racing the 250cc GP class in the AMA series. Jim was a guy who was willing to help out a broke rider trying to string it together and race Nationals. He got me thinking about suspension in the right way. We tried to focus on the big picture, the goal, and then try to make that happen. He would always be willing to listen to new ideas. You could always see the gears turning.

I’m sad that my friend is gone.

What does a Sportbike rider do when he gets a Cruiser?

LE — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:41:42 +0000

In the case of Scott and his Suzuki Boulevard he sends the forks to Lindemann Engineering for a few changes.

First I replaced the stock non adjustable internals with cartridge assembles from another bike. Because adding compression adjusters to these forks would be near impossible I modified the cartridges to have the compression damping in the left fork and rebound damping in the right fork.

Spring rate and spring/spacer size took a bit of work but in the end, I was able to use a common spring size.

To make it all look cool we had the outer tubes, the feet and the new caps that fit inside stock cap anodized black. The compression adjuster is blue and the rebound adjuster is red.

Now Scott has the correct springs for his weight with pre-load adjusters. He also has custom valving with compression and rebound adjusters.

Forks that look good and feel good because Suspension is not, just a word.