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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Damper Refurbishment
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<blockquote data-quote="hadronuk" data-source="post: 101490" data-attributes="member: 1866"><p>The original Vincent Damper is fixed orifice, a design that gives the worst of both worlds, being soft and wallowy at slow suspension speeds and too stiff at high suspension speeds. The Paul Ennis mod is an improvement but cannot change this inherent fault. Every Vincent damper that came after it uses pressure relief valves to give a much better characteristic.</p><p>But to be fair, when I did some back to back testing of different dampers fitted to the Girdraulics the Vincent damper didn't seem bad!</p><p>I think other problems with Girdraulics such as the high friction make it harder to feel the benefit of a better damper.</p><p>At the back, it's a totally different story. A well matched damper and springs can utterly transform the ride.</p><p>I certainly would not want to have to return to an original rear Vincent or Armstrong damper unless I was giving up actually riding the bike.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hadronuk, post: 101490, member: 1866"] The original Vincent Damper is fixed orifice, a design that gives the worst of both worlds, being soft and wallowy at slow suspension speeds and too stiff at high suspension speeds. The Paul Ennis mod is an improvement but cannot change this inherent fault. Every Vincent damper that came after it uses pressure relief valves to give a much better characteristic. But to be fair, when I did some back to back testing of different dampers fitted to the Girdraulics the Vincent damper didn't seem bad! I think other problems with Girdraulics such as the high friction make it harder to feel the benefit of a better damper. At the back, it's a totally different story. A well matched damper and springs can utterly transform the ride. I certainly would not want to have to return to an original rear Vincent or Armstrong damper unless I was giving up actually riding the bike. [/QUOTE]
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