Steering Damper
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RE: Steering Damper
i had the same question for the same bike..did you install it yourself or did you have a shop do it...i think i might be able to do it w/ the right instructions if its not toooo complicated...or do you suggest i shell out some extra cash for a shop to make sure it done right?
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RE: Steering Damper
In order for modern bikes to handle so well they must intrinsically be a little unstable. So if you land a wheelie wierd or hit a bump while hauling *** there is a great possibility that you will perform what is called a 'tank slapper'. That's where the instability of the steering causes the bars to violently shake from lock to lock. There are ways to get out of a tank slapper. The most notable is to power through it -- rolling on the throttle vigorously will generally get you out of it. However this might be undesirable if you are rapidly approaching traffic or a curve. So what to do? Basically ya hook a shock absorber from the frame to the triple tree. This allows you to steer with your rather girlish steering inputs but will negate a heavy input from a bad landing or a pot hole. If you have a quality steering damper you'll really never know it's there -- well, until it does its job.
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