The Spares Company
Club Shop/Regalia
Parent Website
Contact Officials
Machine Registrar
Club Secretary
Membership Secretaries
MPH Editor and Forum Administrator.
Section Newsletters
Technical Databases
Photos
Home
What's new
Latest activity
Forums
New posts
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Information
Bike Modifications
Machine Data Services
Manufacturers Manuals
Spare Parts Listings
Technical Diagrams
Whitakerpedia (Vincent Wiki)
The Club
MPH Material Archive
Flogger's Corner
Obituaries
VOC Sections
Local Sections
Local Section Newsletters
Miscellaneous
Club Assets
Club History
Club Rules
Machine Data Services
Meeting Documents
Miscellaneous
Essential Reading
Magazine/Newspaper Articles/Letters
Adverts and Sales Brochures
The Mighty Garage Videos
Bikes For Sale (Spares Company)
Log in
Register
What's new
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Forums: Public Access
General Chat (Vincent Related)
AHRMA Race at Gingerman 2018
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 96197" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>That is a little more interesting. It is not specifically in the rules of Class C, but in the overall rules of general vintage bike provisions where it says "Monoshocks are prohibited, except for Vincent Grey Flash." Although I was the first to run a coil over on the back, I always felt that their use of the term monoshock would prevent them from giving me a hard time. Nobody blinked!</p><p></p><p>From that point, all you can argue is semantics. I think the broad definition of a shock absorber is a device that is fitted to a wheel to reduce the effects of traveling over rough ground. With the advent of friction dampers, it usually meant a spring and a damper combination. With the further introduction of hydraulic dampers it usually meant the same, however, in 1951 Monroe developed the Monroe-matic, which was a telescoping damper inside a spring. From this point on the more modern popular conception is that the shock absorber is the damper.</p><p></p><p>I think it is difficult to argue that the Vincent rear suspension is a dual shock suspension because it uses two springs and a single damper. You would also have to concede that the Girdraulic is a dual shock suspension, because it also uses two spring with one damper. If you looked at the modern Works Series D coil over you would have to argue it is three shock absorbers because it has three separate springs. Things start to get weird.</p><p></p><p>It is possible that here in the States the Vincent has always been considered a monoshock, despite its use of two springs. It was clearly not the same as the Harleys and Indians.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 96197, member: 1177"] That is a little more interesting. It is not specifically in the rules of Class C, but in the overall rules of general vintage bike provisions where it says "Monoshocks are prohibited, except for Vincent Grey Flash." Although I was the first to run a coil over on the back, I always felt that their use of the term monoshock would prevent them from giving me a hard time. Nobody blinked! From that point, all you can argue is semantics. I think the broad definition of a shock absorber is a device that is fitted to a wheel to reduce the effects of traveling over rough ground. With the advent of friction dampers, it usually meant a spring and a damper combination. With the further introduction of hydraulic dampers it usually meant the same, however, in 1951 Monroe developed the Monroe-matic, which was a telescoping damper inside a spring. From this point on the more modern popular conception is that the shock absorber is the damper. I think it is difficult to argue that the Vincent rear suspension is a dual shock suspension because it uses two springs and a single damper. You would also have to concede that the Girdraulic is a dual shock suspension, because it also uses two spring with one damper. If you looked at the modern Works Series D coil over you would have to argue it is three shock absorbers because it has three separate springs. Things start to get weird. It is possible that here in the States the Vincent has always been considered a monoshock, despite its use of two springs. It was clearly not the same as the Harleys and Indians. David [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
The Series 'A' Rapide was known as the '********' Nightmare?
Post reply
Home
Forums
Forums: Public Access
General Chat (Vincent Related)
AHRMA Race at Gingerman 2018
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top