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<blockquote data-quote="Phil H" data-source="post: 158985" data-attributes="member: 4288"><p>Forty years ago I had a Rapide that treated me to a tank slapper after hitting a bump. I blamed the fork geometry at full extension. I fitted Spax suspension dampers and a Kawasaki steering damper mounted on the left side by aluminium brackets. easy to fit. Handling at speed thereafter was impeccable. I have a clear memory of hitting a bump mid-corner at 80mph. When the Rapide landed it tracked true with no trace of a wobble or flex.</p><p>This might be your solution Bazlerker. From memory the back end of the steering damper was attached to a bit of aluminium angle which was secured by the left head bolts on the front cylinder, and the front end to a pear shaped aluminium plate that replaced the friction damper. The whole idea came from something that I read in M.P.H.</p><p>My experience with adjustable hydraulic steering dampers suggests that you start off at the minimum setting. I've tried starting at about the mid-way setting, and the results were memorable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phil H, post: 158985, member: 4288"] Forty years ago I had a Rapide that treated me to a tank slapper after hitting a bump. I blamed the fork geometry at full extension. I fitted Spax suspension dampers and a Kawasaki steering damper mounted on the left side by aluminium brackets. easy to fit. Handling at speed thereafter was impeccable. I have a clear memory of hitting a bump mid-corner at 80mph. When the Rapide landed it tracked true with no trace of a wobble or flex. This might be your solution Bazlerker. From memory the back end of the steering damper was attached to a bit of aluminium angle which was secured by the left head bolts on the front cylinder, and the front end to a pear shaped aluminium plate that replaced the friction damper. The whole idea came from something that I read in M.P.H. My experience with adjustable hydraulic steering dampers suggests that you start off at the minimum setting. I've tried starting at about the mid-way setting, and the results were memorable. [/QUOTE]
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