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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Replace Rear "76 Koni" Damper on Series B (2501)? Advise please
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<blockquote data-quote="Chris Launders" data-source="post: 132406" data-attributes="member: 2010"><p>While doing some of the spring and damper testing for the modified steering stem I found the Koni damper to be one of the worst, I tried several varying from brand new to ones that had been on bikes for decades but they all exhibited the same problem in being too stiff initally, so on finely rutted roads, small corrugations or broken up surface they transmitted it all to the rider, but on the larger bumps, speed humps, pot holes and emergency stops though they were fine. </p><p>I found the dampers I tried could be divided into three groups, the Thornton and AVO were best, then the Armstrong and Vincent (although I have no idea if that was standard) and finally the Koni.</p><p>They ALL gave pretty much the same performance on bigger impacts (pot holes, speed humps and emergency stops) it was the operation on the small stuff that was the major difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris Launders, post: 132406, member: 2010"] While doing some of the spring and damper testing for the modified steering stem I found the Koni damper to be one of the worst, I tried several varying from brand new to ones that had been on bikes for decades but they all exhibited the same problem in being too stiff initally, so on finely rutted roads, small corrugations or broken up surface they transmitted it all to the rider, but on the larger bumps, speed humps, pot holes and emergency stops though they were fine. I found the dampers I tried could be divided into three groups, the Thornton and AVO were best, then the Armstrong and Vincent (although I have no idea if that was standard) and finally the Koni. They ALL gave pretty much the same performance on bigger impacts (pot holes, speed humps and emergency stops) it was the operation on the small stuff that was the major difference. [/QUOTE]
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