RSV-R Steering Damper

[JAMSXR]

Hi all,

Picked up my RSVR last week, so far I have been very impressed with the bike, the build quality is superior to any of the Jap bikes I have owned in the past.

The only problem I have come across so far is one with the Ohlins steering damper. Being the first bike I have owned with an adjustable steering damper I am not sure whether it’s a problem or not? The steering damper has about 1cm of vertical play (up and down movement), I can see the bolt that would require tightening if need be, but unfortunately it is a complete bitch to get to, and I don’t have the correct spanner to do the job unless I take the whole nose cone off. So before I take it down to the local bike mechanics, who would hopefully have a spanner that would do the job I just wanted to check that the steering damper should be secure to the bike, or whether that vertical movement is there for a reason which I don’t think it would be?


Thanks
J
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Honda SFX50 > Aprilia SR125 > Aprilia RS125 > Honda RFV400 > K4 GSXR600 > KTM Duke > C1H 636 > K3 GSXR1000 > Aprilia RSV-R > Triumph Street Triple R > Ducati 899 Panigale > Aprilia Tuono 1100 > Triumph Daytona 675R > KTM SuperDuke 1290 2.0

[lonner]

hi

all the dampers ive come across are a good fit .

they have movement ie roll side to side as there on a ball joint.

but it sounds like you need it tightening up if you have 10mm of up & down play.

can you bend a ring spanner so you can get too it he who dares rodders its all part of the fun

good luck

[JAMSXR]

Cheers.


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Honda SFX50 > Aprilia SR125 > Aprilia RS125 > Honda RFV400 > K4 GSXR600 > KTM Duke > C1H 636 > K3 GSXR1000 > Aprilia RSV-R > Triumph Street Triple R > Ducati 899 Panigale > Aprilia Tuono 1100 > Triumph Daytona 675R > KTM SuperDuke 1290 2.0