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06-13-2006, 1:29 PM
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 Join Date: 06-11-2006 Location: Ontario Canada
Bike(s): Custom painted 1990 Cbr600 F1 Hurricane Age: 20 Posts: 954
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| Stupid Question...what's a steering damper? Ok i'm new to the sportbike scene, been riding dirtikes my whole life but finally made the switch. Now this may sound like a dumb question but keep in mind I'm new at this. What does a steering damper do?! I kee hearing things about them both good and bad and i was wondering what the low down on them is. | |
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06-13-2006, 1:34 PM
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   Join Date: 07-07-2002 Location: US
Bike(s): '84 Magna V30 Age: 5 Posts: 16,528
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| Re: Stupid Question... http://www.fireblades.org/forums/sea...archid=1013568 The search function works very well for this  It keeps your steering under control during times of heavy acceleration to help minimize the risk of a tankslapper. |
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06-13-2006, 1:45 PM
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| Send Maple Clarice   Join Date: 07-12-2004 Location: Huntsville AL
Bike(s): '04 CBR1000RR, '84 Ascot, '02 RC51 Posts: 13,813
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 | Re: Stupid Question...what's a steering damper? It damps the steering thus it will damp out an oscillation like a tank slapper. The only down is that it damps movement thus making your bars a bit harder to move (most are adjustable) Oh and this is not nearly as stupid of a question as a mod putting a link to new posts instead of the real target  Just kidding ND4SPD and the question was well formed and polite f1_hurricane so I see nothing stupid about it. DISCLAIMER but I am not a mod nor do I play one on the org  |
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06-13-2006, 1:49 PM
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| Activate Interlock, Dynotherms Connected  Join Date: 06-22-2001 Location: Fort McVegas, Alberta
Bike(s): 05 GSXR1000 Y/B, 06 GSXR750 B/W Age: 33 Posts: 1,528
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 | Re: Stupid Question...what's a steering damper? There is no such thing as a stupid question only Stupid answers  You may also notice a really cool tool at the bottom of the page that auto searches the thread you are in for similar topics. Last edited by Purpdust : 06-13-2006 at 5:01 PM. |
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06-13-2006, 1:53 PM
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| Resigned to pursue other interests.   Join Date: 05-01-2001 Location: Raleigh, NC
Bike(s): 2007 Honda ST1300 Age: 36 Posts: 12,313
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| Re: Stupid Question... Quote:
Search results aren't cached for long, so that link will be dead in no time.... | |
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06-16-2006, 2:57 AM
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| Join Date: 05-10-2003 Location: Western Canada
Bike(s): '97 Yamaha YZF600r, '00 Honda 929, '03 Honda 954 Age: 78 Posts: 655
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| Re: Stupid Question...what's a steering damper? So for your interest I have a '97 Yamaha YZF600r & it is not with a steering head stabalizer as it is not near the peaky engine of the R6 of the bike from '99 & on. The '00 Honda 929 is with a Scotts seering head damper & the '03 Honda 954 still in the crate in August of '04 is with a GBR------both are rotary & have done a darn good job. No stiffness in the steering or you name it. After all the Honda CBR1000 comes with a factory fitted electronically controlled steering head stabalizer/damper. If you go back in history of Brit & European m/c from right after WWII till the Jpn bikes took over anything from 350cc & up were fitted with a manual steering head stabalizer to even the factory road racing bikes & yes the dirt comp irons, to even some of the smaller 175cc bikes from the Continent though in the latter it was more or less a sort of fad they felt had to be put on.
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06-16-2006, 8:07 AM
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  Join Date: 06-05-2001 Location: Murder City, Michigan
Bike(s): 2007 RC51 Age: 58 Posts: 8,271
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| Re: Stupid Question...what's a steering damper? My 64 Honda Superhawk roadracer had a manual crank down friction device on the steering head. Sort of brute force, but it worked pretty well as long as you didn't try to ride around in the paddock . . . |
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06-16-2006, 9:52 AM
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| Team Visa Racing  Join Date: 05-29-2001 Location: Campbell, CA
Bike(s): 04 GL1800A,00 929RR,87 CR500R,81 CB900F,71 CB836K1 Age: 45 Posts: 3,858
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| Re: Stupid Question...what's a steering damper? Quote:
 That's an old bike!
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06-16-2006, 11:06 AM
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| Join Date: 06-05-2001 Location: Murder City, Michigan
Bike(s): 2007 RC51 Age: 58 Posts: 8,271
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