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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Best Front Damper for Series 'D'
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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 137165" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>Kerry, see if you can get someone with an AVO on the front of a 'D' to respond. I have fitted a large number of these to John Emmanuel steering heads and they seem to suit that system very well. However, the 'D's were fitted with longer and softer front springs and have a very nice soft long movement compared with the 'C's but the AVO is significantly stiffer than both the Vincent and Armstrong dampers and it might not suit the original geometry and spring strengths of the 'D'. I am not saying that they don't but feedback before purchase would be useful. You also need to sort out the length of the AVO compared with the Armstrong when it comes to the length of the lower eye bolts. The Armstrongs were shorter than the Vincent dampers and required the long eyebolts. The AVOs require the long eyebolts with the JE steering stems but remember that the overall length of damper and eyebolts controls the range of movement of the forks and you don't want to get into a poor part of that range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 137165, member: 456"] Kerry, see if you can get someone with an AVO on the front of a 'D' to respond. I have fitted a large number of these to John Emmanuel steering heads and they seem to suit that system very well. However, the 'D's were fitted with longer and softer front springs and have a very nice soft long movement compared with the 'C's but the AVO is significantly stiffer than both the Vincent and Armstrong dampers and it might not suit the original geometry and spring strengths of the 'D'. I am not saying that they don't but feedback before purchase would be useful. You also need to sort out the length of the AVO compared with the Armstrong when it comes to the length of the lower eye bolts. The Armstrongs were shorter than the Vincent dampers and required the long eyebolts. The AVOs require the long eyebolts with the JE steering stems but remember that the overall length of damper and eyebolts controls the range of movement of the forks and you don't want to get into a poor part of that range. [/QUOTE]
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