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<blockquote data-quote="Chris Launders" data-source="post: 150919" data-attributes="member: 2010"><p>While doing the testing for the non ball bearing version of the JE steering head conversion I trialled numerous dampers all several times around a planned 12mile route taking in all types of tarmac surfaces.</p><p>These were the Koni that was already fitted, a NOS Koni, an Armstrong, a rebuilt standard damper, a Thornton and the AVO, these fell into 3 groups, the Koni's gave the worst ride over the small stuff where the road surface was breaking up, sort of like riding a road drill, in fact the Koni's seemed to be solid when small quick movement of the forks was required, then next pair were the standard and Armstrong, then the best being the AVO and Thornton, I have to admit to the Thornton being better but it was marginal.</p><p>Surprisingly they all gave the same reaction to sudden impacts (pot holes and viscous speed humps) and under emergency braking.</p><p>Chris.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris Launders, post: 150919, member: 2010"] While doing the testing for the non ball bearing version of the JE steering head conversion I trialled numerous dampers all several times around a planned 12mile route taking in all types of tarmac surfaces. These were the Koni that was already fitted, a NOS Koni, an Armstrong, a rebuilt standard damper, a Thornton and the AVO, these fell into 3 groups, the Koni's gave the worst ride over the small stuff where the road surface was breaking up, sort of like riding a road drill, in fact the Koni's seemed to be solid when small quick movement of the forks was required, then next pair were the standard and Armstrong, then the best being the AVO and Thornton, I have to admit to the Thornton being better but it was marginal. Surprisingly they all gave the same reaction to sudden impacts (pot holes and viscous speed humps) and under emergency braking. Chris. [/QUOTE]
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