Patent ID: 8561764

Claim:
A damping device for a two-wheeled vehicle, comprising: at least one first damper chamber and at least one second damper chamber which are coupled to one another through at least one flow connection; at least one flow valve positioned in the flow connection and including: at least one damping channel having a magneto-rheological fluid; at least one magnetic device configured to generate a magnetic field and being movable between a center position and at least one deflected position in said at least one flow valve, wherein at least a portion of said at least one damping channel can be exposed to the magnetic field; and at least one spring device, wherein movement of said at least one magnetic device from said center position to said at least one deflected position against a spring force generated by said at least one spring device exposes at least a portion of said at least one damping channel to said magnetic field, and wherein the effect of said magnetic field in said at least one damping channel is greater when said at least one magnetic device is in said at least one deflected position than in said center position.