for the sport. He is vested in the company, and it’s easy to see that every dollar he makes he invests back into the business. We were very impressed with the way he approaches suspension development and absolutely loved the simulator machine. The technicians broke everything down so well that anyone would be able to understand how suspension truly works (just as long as he could wade through the heavy Italian accent). We would like to thank Giuseppe Andreani and the Andreani Group for opening their doors and showing us their inner workings. To find out more information, please visit www.andreanigroup.com. ;
Another invention is the Progressive Valve System, which replaces shims. Instead of oil flowing over shims to provide damping resistance, picture a bowl with holes in it and the oil flowing through the holes. The holes provide the restriction. There’s a solid piece with a spring that pushes against the holes. In high-speed situations, only the outer holes, which don’t get covered up by the solid piece, flow oil. In low-speed situations, the spring gets depressed and oil also passes through the center holes. It makes for softer, plusher suspension for enduro riding. It has not yet been perfected for motocross suspension. The coolest invention MXA saw was directed at road racing, but would also be great for motocross. Andreani has developed a way to adjust the height of the forks without sliding the legs up and down. Normally, you have to loosen the pinch bolts on the triple clamps to raise or lower the forks. Instead of having to do that, imagine keeping the outer tube locked into the triple clamps while sliding the inner cartridge up and down. Doing this doesn’t change the amount of travel. There are internal threads that push the entire cartridge and spring down. It’s another way that road racers can make quick adjustments. ANDREANI, THE MAN We learned while in Italy that Giuseppe Andreani is a very smart man. We could tell that he started the Andreani Group out of passion
Testing suspension requires a capital investment in the tools of the trade.
The Pesaro, Italy, headquarters isn’t your typical hop-up
shop. Andreani has a fleet of vans that spread out across
Europe to provide services at the races.
The Andreani Group doesn’t just analyze motorcycle shocks;
they rework them to allow riders to get more out of them.
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