Re: how does upgrading forks affect the ride?

[Mark Collett <yzf1k@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would think so, assuming the system does a good job in separating the
different damping types (high-speed damping = sharp bumps, low-speed
damping = 'slower' bumps).  Making a damping rod fork behave like a
cartridge fork should only improve things.  I've only put 120 miles on
my Sprint ST so far, so I can't criticise it yet!

Mark Collett

Paul Fox wrote:
> 
>  > small bumps and way overdamped on hard bumps. Cartridge forks work completely
>  > differently to give different damping rates for "small" versus "large" bumps.
>  > The emulators do the same thing. The preload on the emulators is used to
>  > control when the system "breaks over" from "small bump" to "large bump"
>  > operation. Oil weight and hole size have a large effect on this, too. The
> 
> so does that mean that if i have a problem with being jolted hard
> when hitting pavement brakes, or small areas of raised patch pavement,
> that the emulator might help by absorbing that bigger bump more easily?
> 
> (i'm relatively light -- around 150.)
> 
> paul
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>   paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 35.8 degrees)
>   'oh-oh Sprint RS, '91 VX800, DoD #1462, AMA #545601
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2001 Triumph Sprint ST (BRG)
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