阻尼杆前叉因其太过严苛但又太容易触底而臭名昭著。这就是阻尼杆固定孔前叉的性质。在过去，为了改善这些前叉，只能改变弹簧率、油的粘度或阻尼孔的大小，直到现在。 插装式仿真器使阻尼杆式前叉表现得像经过良好调校的插装式前叉。这些可调整的阀门位于阻尼杆的顶部，由主弹簧固定。这使得它们既容易安装，又可以完全针对所有条件和骑手的喜好进行调整。 在赛道测试中，单圈时间一直比原来快1秒或更多，而巡洋舰和金翼车主对增加的控制和行驶质量赞不绝口。
Damping rod forks are notorious for being both too harsh yet too easy to bottom. This is the nature of damping rod fixed orifice forks. In the past all that could be done to improve these forks was change spring rate, oil viscosity or damping hole size, until now. Cartridge Emulators make damping rod style forks perform like well-tuned cartridge forks. These tunable valves sit on top of the damping rods and are held in place by the main springs. This makes them both simple to install and completely tunable for all conditions and rider preferences. Track tests have consistently produce lap times that are 1 or more seconds a lap faster while Cruisers and Gold Wing owners rave at the increased control and ride quality.
