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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 80885" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>I'm not suggesting any of us run without a steering damper, just that the changes in the geometry have overcome the inherent design fault that gave the Girdraulics a bad name that resulted in so many tank slappers in the past. That was the fundamental reason for this whole exercise. The efforts at trying to soften the front end to give a smoother ride is a secondary issue, and one that is wholly restricted by the total available movement, which is not very much by modern standards. No less than the rear end, when I compare the length of the rear swing arm on a Vincent to a modern bike, some moderns are nearly half as long again. No wonder they are so much more comfortable. We are only trying to make the best with what we have. As far as the singles go, we sorted that out back before Christmas, springs, shocker, steering damper, best handling Comet I've ever ridden.............Just ducked outside, my package of springs from Norman has just arrived. Good as gold, cheers.........Greg.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 80885, member: 597"] I'm not suggesting any of us run without a steering damper, just that the changes in the geometry have overcome the inherent design fault that gave the Girdraulics a bad name that resulted in so many tank slappers in the past. That was the fundamental reason for this whole exercise. The efforts at trying to soften the front end to give a smoother ride is a secondary issue, and one that is wholly restricted by the total available movement, which is not very much by modern standards. No less than the rear end, when I compare the length of the rear swing arm on a Vincent to a modern bike, some moderns are nearly half as long again. No wonder they are so much more comfortable. We are only trying to make the best with what we have. As far as the singles go, we sorted that out back before Christmas, springs, shocker, steering damper, best handling Comet I've ever ridden.............Just ducked outside, my package of springs from Norman has just arrived. Good as gold, cheers.........Greg. [/QUOTE]
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