RaceTech Gold Valve Emulators?

[Kevin Fahey]

Eric,

Agree with Chris.  Can speak to a /6 but I replaced a set of Progressive springs with Gold Valve emulators in my '71 CB750 (there, I said it 😄) and the improvement was definitely worth it.

I had to buy a set of linear wound springs, a set of Racetech's damper rod adapters ($20 pair of machined spacers that sit between the emulators and the tops of the damper rods), and drill a couple holes in the bottom of the damper rods but aside from this the install was a by-the-book fork disassembly / reassembly.

Some bikes require brazing of the damper rods if the bike has forks with external rebound adjusters.

Regards,
Kevin
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From: chrisk224 <chrisk224 at comcast.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2020 12:59 PM
To: Zwicky, Eric <ezwicky2 at gmail.com>
Cc: mdairheads at casano.com <mdairheads at casano.com>; vaairheads at casano.com <vaairheads at casano.com>
Subject: Re: RaceTech Gold Valve Emulators?

Afternoon Eric. I have added Racetech emulators to my my R100RS, R100RT and R100GS.
The transformation with the handling is remarkable. I have not done it on a /6. Your need emulators and matched springs from Racetech. It’s probably about $350 all up with oil.
Racetechs website can provide all the information and part #’s. I scoured the web and found good pricing from Amazon and Ebay.
The alternative is to buy my old R100RS from Chris Rizzo. It has Gold Valve emulators and springs plus all the mods you could ever want.
Cheers Chris

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> On Oct 18, 2020, at 11:32 AM, Zwicky, Eric <ezwicky2 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Howdy MD and VA Airheads,
>
> Who here has installed and can recommend the Racetech emulators?   I'm looking for improvements to my R90/6's handling.   Is it worth the effort and expense if I'm not a particularly aggressive rider?
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> I'm more on the "cautious" side but I do want the best handling and comfort that I can reasonably achieve.
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> Thanks in advance,
>
> Eric Zwicky
> Richmond VA


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