Im looking for a damper for the 05 F4i. Is there any prefered manufacturer? Anyone i should stay away from??

 

GPR, ohlins scotts...my top three.
GPR and Scotts are rotrary. ohlins is shock type.
GPR and scotts are easily transferable from bike to bike, just need to buy a new mount.
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I love my Ohlins though... it works great! Doesn't have as much fine tuning ability as others do, but it still has 18 different settings and works extremely well. It's saved my *** a few times already... well worth the $$$

 

PITBULL makes a rotary damper now too. I cant see it being anything but a great product. All their ther stuff is well spoken for. Check it out on their site.

 

I was also thinking of getting one and I'm going with the ohlins I heard nothing but good things about it.
I have an 04 f4i

 

I heard from a couple companies to stay away from the rotary dampners. I cant remember why but they told me to buy one of the cylinder ones.

Daniel Thompson

 

I just ordered a Scotts from here: www.2wheeljunkie.com
Good service, good price.

 

What does a steering damper do for you?

 

Keeps the front wheel stable, prevents tank slap. Useful if you are planning on riding hard or doing wheelies cause it dampens oscillation of the handlebars.

All 1000's on the market have them built-in from the factory, including CBRs. Some manufacturers include them on 750s and 600s as well. Honda does not.

In response to rotary vs. piston based, there are pros and cons to both. Honda has included a rotary HESD on the 1000s. Rotaries are supposedly more consistent in there dampening regardless of high or low speeds. They work by hydraulics within the device. Most people can't imagine how such a little thing like a rotary dampener could do what its supposed to, I think that's why many people go with the piston design. It's obvious how the piston design works.

My preference is rotary, although I don't have one... yet.

 

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