Ruttly wrote on 09/03/16 at 11:13:17:
Just drill & tap , thread in some shrader valves , using the oem caps
I tee mine together and only use 1 shrader valve , no fine tuning needed just add no more than 5 psi !
Adding air pressure has the same effect as decreasing the air gap. Adding oil in 5mm increments givings the rider some control over damping, but in the end a damping rod design can not overcome to poor dynamics of a fixed orifice. By design a damping rod fork will always blow through it's initial stoke at slow speed and become rigid at high speed movements.
Regarding the comment about being spoiled; I don't think I'm spoiled by wanting forks that provide a compliant ride while at the same time providing predictable handling, linear fork travel and good feedback. Just because this was difficult to achieve back in the "good old days" doesn't mean it wasn't desirable. I can clearly remember me and my riding buddies tuning our suspensions back in the 70's, so I guess we weren't riding on the same tracks and trails.
To me, having a good suspension is the essence of motorcycling.