Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > DD 2011 (Brands Hatch).. Sorted #21

[skidlids]

Compression damping with regard to rear squat is a result of forcing the suspension fluid through an orifice and so is dependent on the thickness of the fluid and the size of the orifice.

Reducing the size of the orifice by turning the adjuster to increase compression damping will slow down the rate of squat but if the force is applied long enough it will still achieve the same amount of travel/squat.

As races go on the fluid can thin and depending on the quality of the shock the damping effect can reduce causing the rate of squat to increase.

Also by increasing the compression damping you can effect the way the bike responds to bumps, go to stiff on the compression damping and bumps can start to kick the front out as the rear spring is prevented from reacting fast enough to follow the profile of the bump. This is where high and Low speed compression damping comes in useful

[badgerpilot]

Just put your ass on the seat, press the start button and race!!

Well done on the results Alan and sorry for knocking you up.

[Sorted]

No worries Scott.. well done you too PB beaten and all