Did you know that conventional forks have fixed oriface damper rods that only allow the damping oil to travel thru them an a fixed rate? Apparently you can drill them out completely and fit emulators above the damper rod assembly and Bobs your Uncle. They can even be fitted to old stuff like Commandos.... ( no poo pictures please).
They can even be fitted to old stuff like Commandos. And BMWs...
i keep meaning to fit them (the cartridge emulators)... but never did... maybe next winter... lol
Sounds easy enough. Pull forks to bits drill out damper rod holes reassemble and plonk emulator on top fit original or 14-14mm shorter spring or cut down spacer. apparently progressive springs are now out of favour as they are considered bollox.
http://www.mikesxs.net/products-19.html#products Like these ? These are the same size as LC, They made a big difference, the braking was much better without the diving front end, but I didnt get much time to adjust them.............................................. stupid high side Very easy to fit
the emulators do cost a bit though... US$200 aprox. unless you go chinese... and fine tuning is a pita as you need to get the emulators out of the forks for each adjustment. i guess once you find a good setting then that's it though.
Rt posted in the suspension forum about them http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...essive-springs
yeah I read that a few weeks ago after you pointed it out.....go me thinking about the BMW front end and front ends in general. That Robert Taylor he knows about suspension.
What I don't know about suspension,I don't know about suspension. Suspension tuning is like stereos to me...I need hearings aids,what's the point of anything more than a transistor radio. I think a rigid frame handles just fine,emulators won't help me emulate Rossi...although I might beat him around a race track these days.
You're living in the past old man, the rigid frame might have been ok for Grandad but there's far better options available, but like the slogan goes "the best you've ridden is the best you know" Oh yeah, I'd kick Rossi until his nose bleeds if he was man enough to race me on a bucket
Rigid Frames....you want to get one of Mr Turners fancy sprung hubs.....fine and dandy....nearly 3" of travel!!!....swinging arm...pfffft..its a fad will never catch on.... Your probably the nearest Huntly has to a Rossi....
Yeah,seeing as Ginger is retiring - he was in work a few weeks ago looking at new cars,says he's getting rid of the van as he isn't going to be carrying bikes around anymore. I'm more of a Stoner really - if a bike has handling problems I just ignore it and ride the shit out of it anyway.
if a bike has handling problems I just ignore it and ride the shit out of it anyway. I find if a bike has handling problems I just ignore it and crash the shit out of it anyway
I always rather liked rigid frames, at least you knew what the arse end was doing. I can never be bothered spending time or money trying to modify bikes to improve things like power or handling. If it handles like shit , ride round it, if it's too slow either carry more speed through the corners (see "handles like shit" above) or buy a bigger bike. Except for shits and giggles like tuning a BSA Bantam. Never been convinced that early telescopic forks were an improvement over girders either. Technically the best rear end designnwas probably Ariels trailing link plunger. Though the Douglas Dragonfly hadva good rep.(please nobody mention Girdraulics even. If they were designed by Phil you-know-who. Or Velo,s Dowty oleo pneumatic things. They should have left them on the Lancasters. Didn't,t work when Yamaha got the same bright idea either.
No,no - Yamaha invented the Monoshock,one of the Phils used a time machine stolen from the Germans to travel to the late '7o's where he saw the revolutionary Yamaha,returned to the 40's crashed and destroyed the time machine...or so the rumour goes...
