This seems like a something I would be interested in. Anyone know how hard or easy it is to install the GPR? I looked at their website, but it's pretty vague.

 

GPR is super easy. Just bolts right into the top of the tripple tree and the two bolts holding the top of the tank.

 

BTW- not to be retentivebut it's damper....common error.

 

anybody... thoughts on the Shindy Daytona Steering Damper? i believe it could be found here:

http://www.shindypro.com/catalog/eac...el.key170.html

and here:

http://www.hyperformanceparts.com/ca...d-p-29874.html

has anybody heard reviews on this?

 

As an old motocrosser, I had questions about dampeners myself, mostly, "why?" I don't grip the bars too hard because I'm rather skinny and found through years of dirt riding it was better for my body style to let the bars hop around a bit if they wanted to.(muscling bikes around has never been my style) Still, when I hit a lip on an overpass on the street bike, and the front lifts a bit and wiggles at 90, I think about a dampener. But it's probably just a suspension balance issue. I think my rear suspension is too stiff...at least that's what used to cause bar hop on the motocross bike.

I agree with Krash for the most part...cept he didn't have to taunt us with his reply. But I've always liked his posts. I'm guessing he's a vet rider who, like me, kinda snickers a the newbies and their "tuner" attitudes toward bikes. Guess the Fast and Furious makes most guys think a bike capable of 150 off the floor needs immediate tuning.

A former "Superbikers" champ, Steve Wise, once told me, "the bike has three gyros: the front and rear wheels, and the crank shaft. Throttle control is everything. A little gas can straighten out most issues on a motorcycle simply because the physics of the gyros."

It made sense to me and I've always thought any handling problems were my fault because I wasn't working the gyros right. But I'm no expert on the subject of how street bikes are supposed to handle, and Steve Wise starting preaching to me shortly after our bike talk. He was born again and thought everyone else should be too. Maybe Jesus can help my front end wiggle. Haha. (I expect to be flamed for this one.)

 

I just bought the bike yesterday so I am diffently not ready to run out and buy a dampener, but I am surprised about what I'm not reading here. Fish Fryer touch on it. for nornamal riding dampeners are for radical steering geometry. I read quit a bit last night though searches and a found nothing on changing ride hieght. I have a hard time believing that no one as played with droping the front or raising the rear. This is where I believe a dampener would be a great help. Has anyone done it?

 

i have a habit of saying "dampener," instead of "damper." I also toss my dirty clothes in the laundry hampener.

 

asdff

 

Wow, what a worthy post to bump a two year old thread with.

 

I am really sorry I was trying to agree with the use of steering dampers with a accident where i was hit by a ford f 150 i missed his door but he still got me on my exhaust ... when that happend it sent me on a left right ... left right i ended up jumping off the bike cause I could no longer control it ... i feel that if I had a damper ... I would not of lost total control of the bike ...and could of saved it ... I was trying to say that and it lost the post but put that up in its place ..sorry guys