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Test Number:	014
Name:		Ian Foxwell				 
Chassis:	NF502 chassis no. 1				

Date:		22-04-02	
Time:		19.00	
Place:		Travel lodge Gravesend		
Weather:	Dry 					

Object of test:	Effect of stiffer steering damper
	



	
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Modifications:	


Replaced steering damper with TTech protoshock, 1 hole 30 wt oil




  
  
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Results:

Funny old business this. There are three types of occelation that we are
experiencing with these bikes. 

The first is teh gentle swaying from side to side I am now certain is because the
front is loose. I tightened mine up to overcome this and then had persistant 
problems with the forks sticking half down and the fairing grinding away on the 
tarmac

The second is teh shimmy that the front end has over over ripples or under hard 
acceleration. Its kinda liek the bike rides straight and true but the front wheel 
has very violent wiggles from left to right.

It is these that the steering damper cures and as you might expect the stiffer the
better. However I dont get them any more with the normal 'Benwelled' steering 
damper so the thicker oil made no difference.

The third is teh wild tank slapper where the whole bike has a wiggle and 
interestingly the steering damper makes this worse......

.....now where learning something.

Consequently I think we need the damper as light as poss so that osselation 
number 2 although still present is controlable but so that osselation number 3
never happens or if it does damps out quickly.

I propose the normal benwelled standard damper but with a 1-2mm piece of silicon.
Ill test this next