01-12-2016, 12:28 PM
yes, you are right AzBob. But setting up the suspension should not be taken as an effort to make it a race bike. It just makes the riding nice and pleasant.
Anyone considering adding emulators, I would tell you they are good devices. I spent a little time studying them and figuring how to best set them up for a comfortable ride and try to eliminate the nose dive under hard braking. Here is what I found:
Pic 1: the emulator taken apart. Separate rebound and compression circuits.
[url=http://s93.photobucket.com/user/spacetiger81/media/Testing%2094_zpshsvqsx9i.jpg.html]![[Image: 12376c4e81070fb31201a6b3e6afbcca.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/201601/12376c4e81070fb31201a6b3e6afbcca.jpg)
Pic 2: Preparing the emulators. drill out the other two 3mm holes (4 total) to handle the small bumps in the road and use the blue springs with 6 turns not the yellow springs. Then put the device all back together.
[url=http://s93.photobucket.com/user/spacetiger81/media/Sportster/Testing%20107_zpsczgjt14o.jpg.html]![[Image: 3b388ed0b3a273e8b997f6d3c1b1ebb2.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/201601/3b388ed0b3a273e8b997f6d3c1b1ebb2.jpg)
Pic 3: For those nurds that like graphs, here is why you want the blue spring with six 360 turns for additional preload. This keeps the main compression oil flow from happening until a specific pressure. This helps control quick nose diving under hard braking.
[url=http://s93.photobucket.com/user/spacetiger81/media/Testing%20106_zps3l4akoms.jpg.html]![[Image: a992e4fd7cbe7e22622a65cf88304c9a.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/201601/a992e4fd7cbe7e22622a65cf88304c9a.jpg)
When all ready to put in, use oil no greater than 5wt I found 3 wt oil was on the edge (too low) and 7.5 wt (too high). Also, reduce the oil level because the emulator takes up some volume; 1" less than the factory recommendation is safe.
Pic 4: tuned emulators ready to go in.
[url=http://s93.photobucket.com/user/spacetiger81/media/Sportster/Testing%20108_zpsahtlxuwl.jpg.html]![[Image: 01b94b3e71d8985daddb1469baf577c1.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/201601/01b94b3e71d8985daddb1469baf577c1.jpg)
Jerry
Anyone considering adding emulators, I would tell you they are good devices. I spent a little time studying them and figuring how to best set them up for a comfortable ride and try to eliminate the nose dive under hard braking. Here is what I found:
Pic 1: the emulator taken apart. Separate rebound and compression circuits.
[url=http://s93.photobucket.com/user/spacetiger81/media/Testing%2094_zpshsvqsx9i.jpg.html]
Pic 2: Preparing the emulators. drill out the other two 3mm holes (4 total) to handle the small bumps in the road and use the blue springs with 6 turns not the yellow springs. Then put the device all back together.
[url=http://s93.photobucket.com/user/spacetiger81/media/Sportster/Testing%20107_zpsczgjt14o.jpg.html]
Pic 3: For those nurds that like graphs, here is why you want the blue spring with six 360 turns for additional preload. This keeps the main compression oil flow from happening until a specific pressure. This helps control quick nose diving under hard braking.
[url=http://s93.photobucket.com/user/spacetiger81/media/Testing%20106_zps3l4akoms.jpg.html]
When all ready to put in, use oil no greater than 5wt I found 3 wt oil was on the edge (too low) and 7.5 wt (too high). Also, reduce the oil level because the emulator takes up some volume; 1" less than the factory recommendation is safe.
Pic 4: tuned emulators ready to go in.
[url=http://s93.photobucket.com/user/spacetiger81/media/Sportster/Testing%20108_zpsahtlxuwl.jpg.html]
Jerry