WP Suspension dates all the way back to the 1970s to a time when World championships were often dominated by passionate amateur riders. This was the case for Wim Peters, a passionate motocross rider until a serious crash in 1975 when he was just 25 years old, forced him off the track for some time. What most would have seen as a setback, he recognised as an opportunity, in the fifteen months needed to recover from his injuries, he developed the foundation for his success. Always on the lookout for the best technology for his motorcycle, he decided to develop his own suspension. In doing so, he hit a nerve, as other motocross riders were also dissatisfied with the current technology.
After Gerrit Wolsink, “The Flying Dentist”, got the opportunity to test Peter's suspension, it became clear that the technology was miles ahead of the competition and so the insider tip turned into a flood of demand and Peter
