Fork Mid-valve

[spdingtkts]

Which is a better configuration for use with the "mid-valve", a check plate and a spring or a shim stack?

The application would be street/road racing.

I have always seen a spring and a check plate, but I recently heard that Honda has ditched this on the CBR1000RR in favor of a shim stack.

I figure that that the check plate would offer more flow than a shim stack, but that the shim stack would allow you to tune the damping more precisely.

Does anyone have any experience with this?

 

[Heckler]

Here is a good website for motorcycle suspension setup

http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/archive/index.php/f-47.html

http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-69788.html

 

[spdingtkts]

That had some interesting information on it even though they were only concerned with dirt riding.