Laeger's Racing Laeger's Racing is to provide our customers the ultimate competitive edge through innovation, quality, safety and reliability. Over the years Laeger's has had the opportunity to work with several top riders such as Gary Denton, Barry Hawk, Tim Farr, Doug Gust, Doug Eichner, Kory Ellis, Pat Brown, Chris Borich and multiple international champions. We have used our years of experience to develop a quality product that will meet the demands of today's ATV Rider; whether it be on the track, in the desert, through the woods, or in the dunes, we've got it covered.
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Streamline Performance Streamline Industries Inc, was founded in Redondo Beach, CA in 2002 by Paul E. Rivera as a supplier of Steel Braided Brake Lines, specifically for the ATV market. Streamline strives to provide the highest quality products and customer service with the goal of creating life long customers. Anchored by a strong commitment to our values, we form close partnerships with our customers, and together we work to consistently exceed their expectations.
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Sport bikes have a short wheel base and an aggressive steering geometry to provide the ability to make very quick changes in direction. This has the generally undesirable side-effect of making the bike less stable, more prone to feedback from uneven road surfaces, and more difficult to control. In addition, their light weight and powerful engine can cause frequent wheelies. If the front wheel significantly deviates from the direction of travel when it touches down, it may cause an unwanted wobble. Steering dampers are factory installed on some high-end sport motorcycles and fitted to most contemporary racing bikes to counter these behaviors. Steering dampers are also mounted to off-road motorcycles such as motocross bikes. A damper helps keep the bike tracking straight over difficult terrain such as ruts, rocks, and sand, and also smoothes out jolts through the handlebars at the end of jumps. They also reduce arm fatigue on longer rides by reducing the amount of effort needed to control the handlebars.
On motorcycles, one end of the damper mechanism is mounted to the steering yoke, the other to the frame. Steering dampers are available in two forms. Linear dampers resemble a telescoping shock absorber and operate in a similar manner. They can be aligned either longitudinally and to one side of the steering, or transversely across the bike. Rotary dampers resemble small boxes and operate via a rotating pivot. They are mounted coaxially with the steering axis and are typically located on top of the steering head. For motorcycles with sidecars, especially for solo motorcycles which have had a sidecar installed later and where the front wheel geometry (trail) has not been adjusted for the particular use with a sidecar, the installation of a steering damper is highly recommended and extremely beneficial. This prevents low speed wobble which may occur in the lower speed range of about 13 to 20 mph. In older motorcycles adjustable friction dampers had been routinely installed. Hydraulically operated steering dampers may be retrofitted. The installation and operation of a steering damper must be inspected by an expert or examiner and must be entered in the vehicle papers.