Blais Cycle - Best performance shop in Florida

[Blanca BusaLess]

Blais Cycle - Best performance shop in Florida / Suzuki Show

Suzuki Day at Blais ! Beautiful Suzis everywhere ! Blais Cycle South Florida's #1 High Performance Motor Cycle Services
Since I have not been able to schedule a long enough break to make the keys run thats been itching me I decided to go to Blais Cycle in Miami to finally have my suspension properly set up.
Since I changed the factory wheels to lighter aftermarket ones the front end was light and 'skippy'. No longer felt planted.

I have mentioned Blais many times but never actually taken pics of the place or people themselves.
So here is my form of eternal thanks for creating a true animal for me.
Without plans I decided to call and see if they had time.
It was a great coincidence that i decide to go today as it was like Suzuki day there.

He is a man of great accomplishment.
People hang on his every word, even the prepositions !
Kevin Blais owner , accomplished racer and excellent tuner/craftsman.

Road Racing trophies of Kevins.

'Dr.' Ron Cole. One of if not the nicest tuners and bike mechs I have ever met.
The man is as caring and knowledgeable as they come when working on your bike .

Inside of shop...

Dyno room...

Now for the goodies..

GenII Hayabusa.
With.....alot !?
The paint on this thing is butter smooth, perfect, like it came from the factory.
Chrome single sided swingarm.

"Untouched II" is bikes name.

Painted bottle to match...

Radio.
The speakers are behind the round chrome covers on inner fairings.

Air suspension...

Red leds in all the 'just right' spots..

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

Beautiful Turbo Haybusa painted in Chameleon color changing paint.
Super nice.

Beautiful blue single sided

Sister bike to Red Busa above .
'Untouched' is its name.
Gsxr 1000 with another most perfect paint job along with many others.
This is girlfriends bike.

Also has Leds in key places.....

This is where is really got interesting for me...
Vintage and in perfect condition GSXR 750.
Bike looks like a 750 you say ?
Well it has a 1000 engine in it and puts 170hp to the ground !

Vintage and again in perfect shape 1991 GSXR 1100

And a parting shot of Blanca in front of the most excellent place to go for work in Florida/South Florida.

As mentioned these folks are the nicest people I have met ever.
In 30yrs of going to places for all things Ron and Kevin as well as Richard the head tech there are the best. All things you see on bikes were done by them performance wise and work wise.
The paint and chrome work they send out but after seeing and touching first hand let me tell you it is top notch.
"Serdi Millenium"
Blais Cycle is the only shop in South Florida that has a Serdi Millenium for cutting race valve jobs.

Contact:
Blais Cycle Inc.
1622 NE 205th Terr.
Miami, Florida 33179

Phone: 305-654-8114
Fax: 305-654-8164
Email: info@blaiscycle.com

Hours:
Tues - Fri: 9am - 6pm
Sat: 10am - 5pm
Closed: Sun & Mon


Just my luck it was like a mini-Suzuki show there today.

A note on the reason for my trip there. The suspension. Ever since I swapped wheels the front end was really light and would 'skip' along the road at speed especially when hard on the gas.
After about 30-45mins of tweaking I am very, very happy to say that what was a hard handling Ferarri is now a firmly planted comfortable Cadillac.
Before bumps were rough and the wheel would 'thud' over them.
Things I notice most especially was the transition from pavement to concrete over passes.
I no longer feel a 'thud' as we go over.
It rolls smoothly right over.
Instead of skipping over bumps she goes in and out and stays nice and planted.
No longer feels unstable at speed and has the confidence back.

Kevin, Ron and Richard as always many thanks and its always a pleasure.
My only complaint is that I did not get to stay long enough...

 

[rusheriv]

So what tweaks were made to the suspension? Put in some compression damping?

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

From factory settings this is what I adjusted it to in black and the changes done today are in red.

forks
pre load one turn stiffer -3 turns
damping four clicks stiffer (clockwise) -1
compression four clicks stiffer (clockwise) -1

rear compression four clicks stiffer (clockwise)
damping four clicks stiffer (clockwise) -2

-2 turns on rear spring preload

Also a pic of zip tie on fork which according to Kevin if its not like 5-6 mm right above end of travel I can take a little more out .
But for now I think I'll ride it and see over time how much diff it really is.

 

[cipher5791]

Nice pics

 

[cheferman65]

I'm gonna have to make the trip across the alley to have them work a little magic for me and Pearl real soon.
Thanks Blanca for the tip.

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

I'm gonna have to make the trip across the alley to have them work a little magic for me and Pearl real soon.
Thanks Blanca for the tip.

Your welcome .
You won't regret it .
There is also a pretty good pizza place directly next door .
You can get a slice come back and watch Ron or Richard work on your bike right thru big window in store front .
The best thing to me is my bike never leaves my sight .
The entire time she is visible and I can see what's going on .
I can't stand places that take your key and that's it , you don't see your
bike until it's done .

 

[cheferman65]

Your welcome .
You won't regret it .
There is also a pretty good pizza place directly next door .
You can get a slice come back and watch Ron or Richard work on your bike right thru big window in store front .
The best thing to me is my bike never leaves my sight .
The entire time she is visible and I can see what's going on .
I can't stand places that take your key and that's it , you don't see your
bike until it's done .

That's awesome! I love pizza, I'll buy the shop lunch!

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

That's awesome! I love pizza, I'll buy the shop lunch!

I have asked to do same a couple times and they declined .
Prolly from working next door they are a little burnt on it .
But you can always make the offer .
Let me know if and when you may go .
Maybe I'll ride down and we can split a pie ?

 

[Wayneovich]

Dude that's a nice lookin shop wish we had something that nice in Mobile.

 

[cheferman65]

I have asked to do same a couple times and they declined .
Prolly from working next door they are a little burnt on it .
But you can always make the offer .
Let me know if and when you may go .
Maybe I'll ride down and we can split a pie ?

That sound like a plan! Will do.

 

[chrisjp]

sounds like you had a nice day trip!

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

Yes it was nice going down there .
Down and back on I95 is never really 'fun' but more nerve racking !
This morning (Saturday) I'm going for a spin though for about an hour or so .

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

After riding today all I can say is if your bike suspension has not been set up for your weight your missing out on a comfy proper ride .
Mine was STIFF !
Now it rides right and doesn't skip along but rather tracks firmly planted .

 

[schroetf]

sure wish he would open an orlando shop--badly needed--at least Judes Cycles is here----

 

[Delgado]

After riding today all I can say is if your bike suspension has not been set up for your weight your missing out on a comfy proper ride .
Mine was STIFF !
Now it rides right and doesn't skip along but rather tracks firmly planted .

Little bit of a bump here but, what do you look for when adjusting the suspension for your weight? I was looking to do this myself in the near future but, even if I took it to a shop, how would they know what is right for me? Is there like a rule that is commonly used for certain weight sizes? Hopefully that made sense. I've been doing a lot of riding lately and I'm just looking around to make things a little more comfy/enjoyable.