In 2024 Ride JBI and Showa estabalished a relationship allowing Ride JBI to source and sell Showa products directly from Showa.  In 2026 Ride JBI and now Astemo Showa took further steps to strengthen this working business relationship.

Ride JBI is now the premiere source for genuine Showa parts and genuine Showa A-Kit suspension. 

Ride JBI has been busy building up an extensive inventory of Showa parts and Showa A-Kit suspension.

The Showa parts currently carried by Ride JBI can be found in the "Showa Parts" catagory of the RideJBI.com.  Click here to go to the Showa Parts webpage on Ride JBI

Click here to go to the Showa A-Kit Suspension

Showa is the proud OEM suspesnion supplier for the Honda CRF motorcycles and Kawasaki KXF motorcycles.

The SHOWA brand was established in 1938 by Showa Aircraft Precision Works Ltd. , a manufacturer for aircraft parts.Automobile damper production began in 1962, and motorcycle damper production started in 1955. The company’s years of racing activities have been taken advantage of and reflected on the aftermarket products and mass production of motorcycle suspension products that afford excellent performance, safety, care, and satisfaction to customers.They joined ASTEMO as a member in January 2021, but the suspension products will be carried over under the SHOWA brand.