First off, it's been a while since I have posted on here, seems like this place has grown a fair amount, good to see that. Anyways, the bike in question is a street ridden CB350, and for the sake of simplicity, I am just going to copy/paste this entry from another forum..
So I've decided that since I have a set of 360 forks laying around that I might as well put them to good use and actually try to make the front end of my 350 deal with the road a bit better. The exposed spring CB forks look awesome, but looking awesome and performing awesome are two different things.
So I need some tech advice from folks who have been down the road before. I have located some uprated front springs and emulators from Race Tech, I'm just curious if it is going to be worth the trouble to do both and then get the emulators dialed for a street bike. Or should I just grab the springs from RT and leave the emulators for the day I decide the 350 needs to be a dedicated track bike.
What do you guys think? I have read mixed reviews on sticking the emulators in there. In the end, they are still relatively low tech forks, and having to dig the emulators out as you need to make adjustments seems like a real pain in the arse. And I would predict a fair amount of "dialing" to get them right. Also, something of note, they essentially double the price of this front end refurbish, so it needs to be worth the extra coin.
I figure more exposure can't hurt, and this can be just a general inquiry, whether or not your experience involves an old Honda twin makes no difference. On an older front end setup(fixed damping rod), I am wondering if the emulators really make that bike of a difference, I have never had them on any of the other rigs(modern or otherwise), so I have no experience in the matter.
Thanks.
Steve
So I've decided that since I have a set of 360 forks laying around that I might as well put them to good use and actually try to make the front end of my 350 deal with the road a bit better. The exposed spring CB forks look awesome, but looking awesome and performing awesome are two different things.
So I need some tech advice from folks who have been down the road before. I have located some uprated front springs and emulators from Race Tech, I'm just curious if it is going to be worth the trouble to do both and then get the emulators dialed for a street bike. Or should I just grab the springs from RT and leave the emulators for the day I decide the 350 needs to be a dedicated track bike.
What do you guys think? I have read mixed reviews on sticking the emulators in there. In the end, they are still relatively low tech forks, and having to dig the emulators out as you need to make adjustments seems like a real pain in the arse. And I would predict a fair amount of "dialing" to get them right. Also, something of note, they essentially double the price of this front end refurbish, so it needs to be worth the extra coin.
I figure more exposure can't hurt, and this can be just a general inquiry, whether or not your experience involves an old Honda twin makes no difference. On an older front end setup(fixed damping rod), I am wondering if the emulators really make that bike of a difference, I have never had them on any of the other rigs(modern or otherwise), so I have no experience in the matter.
Thanks.
Steve
