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What steering damper do you use...

Chuci

Chuci

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Jason
and why?
I'm waffling between the Scott's rotary and the Hyperpro piston type. Both seem to mount fairly easily, the Hyper requiring nothing other than bolting brackets... the Scott is a bit more difficult from what I've been told. :nerd
Any suggestions? Or should I even consider other brands out there?? ;):teeth:chuci
 
I have OHLIN's on both my bikes...
Side mount on the R6 and on the tree on the TL1000s..
They both works really well :teeth
Good luck...Great for bumpy roads and the Track!

:smoking
 
as ghetto as i am, on my tlr i thought about getting a ohlins or another aftermarket damper. then after finding out my wallet was not as fat as i would have liked i purged the wd-40 consistent oil out oft he stock damper and replaced it with castrol 10-40. still works well but it does take a lot of huffing and puffing to fill the damper with the thicker oil. works good but no promises. i have been using it for the past 40K miles.

i think it may be time for an oil change.

: )

john
 
chuci,

i got a scotts. whoever told you it's a PITA to install probably did it wrong. yes, you get some lock tite on your fingers when you put those screws on. yes, the small screws require a tad of patience. other than that, it's easy. can be done in 1/2 hour or less.

you'll need a 30mm (or was that 31 or 32mm) and a torque wrench for the steering bolt. else, it's easy. just be patient and be carefull on the really small bolts that hold the dampener to the TC mount, else they'll fall into the fairing and you'll have to order them. you'll definitely need locktite on those cuz mine almost fell off when i didn't the 1st time installing it and had to order replacement bolts (doh!).

if ya need help, lemme know. installation between F4 and F4i shouldn't be that different.

on the recommendation note, the brands you and others mentioned are fine. one other aspect is how must adjustment can be done on the piston types. my scotts goes up to 24 different settings.

the other deciding factor is how they hold up in a crash. my rotary one held just find in my slow speed lowside at t-hill 2 wks ago. i dunno how the piston types hold. most peeps at cbrworld prefer the rotary type for ability to hold and not break in a crash.

both types, piston or rotary, will need revalving over time. but i've heard piston types need more frequent revalving also, hence my choice on the rotary (plus an awesome price from a group by in the r6messagenet board!).
 
btw, our f4 and f4i are considered pretty stable bikes and people question the addition of a steering dampener. i bought mine as cheap insurance. but IRC, you lowered your front and raised the rear with the new shock? so, it wud be a good idea to get one then.
 
I use, the stock one...hehe, got to love the DUCs, CHUCI, I say go OHLINS, BLING BLING...;)
 
Chuci, I have a scotts, and it seems to work fine. One note of warning is though that the scotts doesn't seem to be as... "quick" in stopping tankslappers as a normal telescoping rod style. But this is a minor concern because we're not exactly fast riders :laughing so a scott's rotary is probably decent enough. Works for me anyway.


BUT-- I tell you now, and I tell you again, and three times: DO NOT GET HYPERPRO. They are crap. Too many failures on those-- hearing this from guys at four corners, from the co-owner of kneedraggers.com, from way too many directions.
 
A pic is worth a 1000 words. :teeth

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But does everyone know that the Scotts is made by Ohlins;)
 
I have an ohlins. My friend has the hyperpro. I got the ohlins because I got a good deal on it ($300). If I had to buy it at full price I would have gotten the hyperpro instead (about $350 i believe).

On the F4i, the ohlins mounts straight across the tank fairly high above the tripleclamps. When moving the handlebars left and right it stays pretty much horizontal.

The hyperpro mounts lower down closer to the tank. Because it doesn't have the same clearance that the ohlins does, it rotates along with the handlebars when they move around. Looks a little wierd, but works fine.

One thing I like about the hyperpro is that it has the progressive dampening like the scott's. The ohlins is a linear damper, so if you crank it up you are going to feel it (you probably won't have to crank it that high though). The hyperpro has 10 settings, the ohlins 16. 10 is more than enought IMO.
 
TANKS KIDS!!! Well, looks like a Scott is the way to go... :teeth
(now all I need to do is know when Vix is going to be at a social and bring my tools... :laughing:|:shhh)
 
Scotts! dont know about street, but i put one on my dirt ride and it is great! i heard that there is a difference between dirt and street, but have yet to find it. do you guys know? if there is no difference, i can just buy a mount and put that on my street ride, that way i can just swap when i ride the dirt machine.
 
For KAW's I've been partial to the Muzzys (which everyone believes is supplied by Hyperpro.) All I know is it made a stable bike (ZX12R) even more stable; it's now the most stable bike I've ever had. Here's a pic of it:

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& here's a pic of the prototype unit I got from Muzzys for testing prior to release to the public. Been on for 2.5 years now, no problems yet, & the mount is much stronger than the Hyperpro bracket:

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