Emulators are so yesterday

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Vince

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Yes THE Steve Wynne, controls both compression and rebound with a lot less disassemble than the Original Emulator. Suits a lot of aplications, measure your fork internal and then make to suit
http://sportsvalve.com/sports-valve/
 
The standard Emulator only effects compression damping. This works on Compression and rebound each independently of each other.The only adjustment you can make for standard Emulators in rebound is changing the fork oil, with these new gadgets you can use light oil for a fast response both ways. To adjust the standard emulator they need to be removed as well as the spring  loosing some oil in the process. These stay in place as well as the spring and are adjusted with what looks like that big T spanner. Emulators cost $250 or so. These are $400 or $500 with there rods. I like them, seems like a better bit of kit. Especially for racers who want quick easy adjustability and dont want to send there forks away for a Cartridge conversion at probably double the cost.
 
Noice! Very noice.  My new rear shocks are ready and will be on the bike next week, and will no doubt make the forks feel even worse than they already do, reckon I'll be saving hard for a set of those to  complete the RGS.

 
If I lived on your side of the planet I would do The Maxton thing as well, just not practical from here is OZ
 
Maxton will do that for under 300 notes?  Thought it was much more.
 
By the time you've paid postage and import duty I don't reckon you'll be far off ?350-400. Factor in the cost of getting some one to fit them... Maxton do the basic cartridge conversion for around the ?600 mark

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If you live in the UK then Maxton is a no-brainer.  But as good as they are, the fact Maxton will only do a complete changeover service makes it an impractical choice from this side of the world.  Shipping an entire set of forks each way becomes quite expensive.
I got them to do the forks for the SLC and I was able to source a set of (Japanese) donor forks from UK ebay for au$50 delivered to their door, plus the AUD was at 64p not <50 and it still cost quite a few bob once they got the full works done to them.
Racetech emulators seem like a great idea that never got fully worked through.  You have to buy a bunch of bodgy adapters which only do half a job, and if you're not capable you need to pay someone to fit them and modify the other innards.
These things claim to be a drop in fit to completely replace the other internals, apparently properly made to exactly suit the particular fork.  They seem to address most of the shortcomings of the one-size-fits-all racetech bits, including a piston ring to prevent external leakage, and adjustability without having to remove them.
While the end result may be no better or worse than either a very well customised Racetech setup or a Maxton conversion, they seem like a good value drop in product to me.  My 'Max-Patina' 79 Jota is in line for some upgrades, I might give them a try.
 
I have used Maxton twice.
Factor in rechroming of the stanchions and it comes to more like ?800.
 
breganzane said:
My 'Max-Patina' 79 Jota is in line for some upgrades, I might give them a try.
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Ah just what we needed a willing volunteer to shell out their hard earned and then write an honest unbiased opinion, please let us know your findings once you have fitted.

Am sure will  be interesting for those folks who are constantly playing with themselves.

As for us others we just use what God oops Massimo fitted at the get go and make do.  :D... but always good for us folk to read what others are spending their bucks on.
 
Factor in the cost of getting some one to fit them...
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Think I could just about manage that myself,also can pay for them in local currency as I have an NZ bank account.  Mrs 3CL is going to NZ in January, she can bring 'em back in her luggage. :D
 
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