02-10-16, 07:08 PM
Hey Kabab,
Enlighten this simple country boy, WTF are Emulators? and what function do they have and do they help?
Emulators are small oil valve mechanisms created by Race Tech about 20 years ago that fit inside your fork legs & emulate the compression stroke of cartridge forks. Fazers (and most other budget bikes) have forks with damping rod internals within which have a fixed orifice oil hole size that flows oil at a particular speed; they work good at one 'speed' and feel a bit harsh everywhere else. Emulators open at a variable speed to let differing amounts of fork oil through, hence they get rid of the harshness you normally feel.
The 'catch' is that you drill out the standard damper rod oil hole orifices, so only the Emulator transfers fork oil. In other words, it's a permanent alteration to the forks (unless you buy a spare pair of damping rods). This puts quite a few people off...
The original Race Tech versions are expensive, available from PDQ for around £150. There are however cheaper 'Debrix' versions from the far East which are surprisingly good quality and about a quarter of the price.
Technical explanation for Gold Valve Emulators:
http://www.sportrider.com/technicalities...or?image=0
Emulatro installation guide for FZS600 forks:
http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,71.0.html