I have that impression too. Since the modification it seems to need a bit more counter-"pressure". I perceive that as a slight disadvantage, but easy to adapt to and the massive improvement of the modified forks performance predominate that by a long shot.required positive counter steering input
When I finally sorted the modification out, I was really surprised by the excellent performance of the fork. I struggled with the setup for some time though. Being new to the Vincent world and with no experience with Girdraulics or Bramptons, I really underestimated, how the friction of all the pivot points (14) added up. I only noticed that, after assembling everything except the springs (but the boxes). After readjusting everything, the fork really surprised me by its performance, reminding me on typical 80s bikes. Nothing at all to complain about now and along with Vincents superb 7" TLS brakes a real joy to ride.
Many thanks to Norman, Greg and John Emmanuel for their enormous effort.
I watched the John Surtees video four times in slow motion and it appears to me, that the front wheel was already slightly bouncing off the ground, when the camera catches him. So it may be a problem of stiffening fork under breaking, then the wheel starting to bounce, making contact at a different angle, followed by a slapper. If that really is, what happened, I would say, the mod will prevent that.
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