Cheapo steering damper?

[CaNsA]

Would you buy & trust one of these?
30 quid steering damper.
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[Fisty]

No. They rust like hell in a matter of seconds tearing up the seals. I had one fitted to a zxr400 when I bought it. It was shyte.
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[lihp]

Just leave your steering to oscillate a bit its meant to.

[Rusto]

[CaNsA]

[lihp]

Steering oscillates due to wheel going light under acceleration, if wheel is slightly off centre then it will get pulled to the other side, then it happens in reverse over and over. This is head shake. Dropping the power off will put weight back on the front and give it enough weight to affect the direction of the bike violently going side to side.

The other way you can get into a mess is by tightening up on the bars a d physically try to hold them still, this transmits the motion to the rest of the bike through you.

You need to stay loose and keep power on, tank slappers are caused by the rider not the bike.

All a steering damper does is slow down the steering on your quick steering bike, and covers up flaws in your riding technique.

My bike is quite prone to head shake, though I have more issue on a fast a road than on track.

[Rusto]

[MarJay]

I think they are of more use on the road than on the track for most stable bikes. The track is generally smoother than the road.

Obviously there are exceptions to this, some bikes need one anyway... But still, if you don't need one on the road I doubt you'd need one on the track unless you've altered the suspension or geometry.
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[CaNsA]

[Alpha-9]

[CaNsA]

That makes no sense.....

[Slacker24seve...]

[CaNsA]

Stiffened up the preload a bit, still working on the rebound lol

[MarJay]

[CaNsA]

[MaybeGuy]

I managed to get a WP steering damper off ebay for £25, and machined my own mounting kit. Keep an eye out.
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[Slacker24seve...]

[CaNsA]

I've thrown a zx6r shock in there cos the zxr one popped.
I do need to wind off the spring a bit as the sag is near minimal.

its all WIP

[lihp]

[Rusto]

[lihp]

I never said it hasn't happened to me
I simply applied a stereotype as to the most common reasons steering dampers are fitted.

If the steering is too fast why buy something that you cannot control? Often the reason is because they can, and then fit a damper.

In the long term its better to identify your flaws as a rider then work on them.

Am I a riding god? No, I'm not, nor do I spend hundreds of pounds on trick bits to cover my flaws, I spend the time learning and practicing good technique, I also ride an r6 and do over 13k miles per year on it, I have had it in horrible situations at the time, but didn't run out to buy something to "fix" the bike. I took the time to learn, practice and fix the rider.

[lihp]

Sorry, just to add, it wouldn't be unlucky, in fact if you rode in a way it could happen, I would describe it with words such as, likely, probable, expected. Not unlucky.

If it catches you unaware or you're "unlucky" It's more likely lack of experience and knowledge.

[lizard821000]

if your going to fit one i wouldnt use some cheapoo one, the thing could lock up and then youd be fked.

iv heard of this happening with these cheap ones too!
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[Michael47]

If you plan on going on track I would get a proper one - on track you're more likely to push the bike into a slapper .. some bikes though really need one for going flat out even ni a straight line.
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