steering damper question
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03-11-2006, 03:45 AM
RE: steering damper question
First of all, I just stumbled across this site and I'm just amazed so here goes my first post. Dude you DO NOT need a steering damper to fix your problem. Either your rim or tire is out of balance or your head bearings might be screwed up. I've had my '02 954 with no damper on a closed course and at speeds in excess of 140 mph (by radar, my speedo said 152) there wasn't a twitch. Primarily, a steering damper would be used to quell the osciallations caused when such a light, powerful motorcycle's wheel loses contact with terra firma then touches down slightly out of line and begins to jerk back and forth (classic tank slapper). This tendency is exacerbated by the steep rake and short trail our babies possess. A steering damper makes a fine addition to the 954, but fix your underlying problem first. Have a shop dynamically balance the front wheel/tire assembly and then make sure that your bike got the head bearing fix and that it's properly adjusted.
Good luck!
Nathan
Good luck!
Nathan
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03-11-2006, 04:09 AM
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RE: steering damper question
He is right. Either it is out of whack in the front or you need a new front tire. Altough, i have a scotts damper and it is worth every penny you pay. I would never take mine off.
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First of all, I just stumbled across this site and I'm just amazed so here goes my first post. Dude you DO NOT need a steering damper to fix your problem. Either your rim or tire is out of balance or your head bearings might be screwed up. I've had my '02 954 with no damper on a closed course and at speeds in excess of 140 mph (by radar, my speedo said 152) there wasn't a twitch. Primarily, a steering damper would be used to quell the osciallations caused when such a light, powerful motorcycle's wheel loses contact with terra firma then touches down slightly out of line and begins to jerk back and forth (classic tank slapper). This tendency is exacerbated by the steep rake and short trail our babies possess. A steering damper makes a fine addition to the 954, but fix your underlying problem first. Have a shop dynamically balance the front wheel/tire assembly and then make sure that your bike got the head bearing fix and that it's properly adjusted.
Good luck!
Nathan
First of all, I just stumbled across this site and I'm just amazed so here goes my first post. Dude you DO NOT need a steering damper to fix your problem. Either your rim or tire is out of balance or your head bearings might be screwed up. I've had my '02 954 with no damper on a closed course and at speeds in excess of 140 mph (by radar, my speedo said 152) there wasn't a twitch. Primarily, a steering damper would be used to quell the osciallations caused when such a light, powerful motorcycle's wheel loses contact with terra firma then touches down slightly out of line and begins to jerk back and forth (classic tank slapper). This tendency is exacerbated by the steep rake and short trail our babies possess. A steering damper makes a fine addition to the 954, but fix your underlying problem first. Have a shop dynamically balance the front wheel/tire assembly and then make sure that your bike got the head bearing fix and that it's properly adjusted.
Good luck!
Nathan
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03-11-2006, 11:16 AM
RE: steering damper question
true if you do have a head bearing problem - which i have had and it really screws you up while getting up to speed quickly or stopping quickly or if you need a new tire or out of balance fix that first becuase you are just putting the "real" problem off with adding a steering dampner, but after that i would def. get a steering dampner if you like to do wheelies/stand ups or if you spend alot of time at 120+ which i have.. i loved it, look on ebay and see if u can just get the dampner for cheap cause they are all the same, just get the mounting kit from scotts or somone else and you can save some money
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