Bikes are designed to have very different handling characteristics, from slow, lazy steering and high stability on customs and out-and-out tourers, to fast steering, agile sports bikes. Those sports ...
Australian startup Pademelon reanimates the steering damper concept with a new, sophisticated CS.1 hydraulic damper offering more compatibility, plus wide user-adjustability to fine-tune trail ...
Damping – in simplified terms – is nothing more than resistance to movement. In the case of the Pademelon CS.1, it’s an oil-generated resistance to your steering input. But what’s the benefit? This ...
Do you need a steering damper on your mountain bike? We get asked that at every trailhead. One of the challenges in the review landscape is putting clean words to what a damper actually does on the ...
The FIA introduced a new steering damper in the Formula E series, which should prevent the re-occurrence of recent hand ...
Here's one nifty prototype which aims to rid the motorcyclists of the very dangerous tank slappers, or wobbling, if you wish. The present steering dampers have a passive principle: hydraulic pressure, ...
The NHTSA sends out word on two recalls from Ohlins Racing AB (Ohlins) regarding certain TTX36 rear shock absorbers and steering dampers. If you are a constant reader of the moto section of ...