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Steering Damper?
- Thread starter randyjaco
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pglaves
#13338
Depending on the leverage you might feel something but it is supposed to damp quick, rapid, movements and slow ones not so much if at all. So whack the bar and see what you think.
https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/what-is-a-steering-stabilizer
"so you’re unlikely to feel much of anything just turning your handlebars from lock to lock, or pushing your bike into a parking space. Get your bike moving, and that's where you'll feel a difference."
"so you’re unlikely to feel much of anything just turning your handlebars from lock to lock, or pushing your bike into a parking space. Get your bike moving, and that's where you'll feel a difference."
Have you had the front wheel off the ground and tried to swing the forks left to right? I would image under normal conditions you won't feel it, but under fast movements of the fork you might.
I have a Yamaha R1 with an adjustable steering damper. I set it so it is very noticeable when I try swing the forks right to left sitting in the shop, but on the road I don't notice it at all.
I have a Yamaha R1 with an adjustable steering damper. I set it so it is very noticeable when I try swing the forks right to left sitting in the shop, but on the road I don't notice it at all.
Yes, that's why I asked the question. I had the front wheel off the ground in the shop. No matter how fast I swung the wheel right and left, I felt no resistance. I had no idea of what it was supposed to do. I thought that I ought to feel some resistance. This is the first bike I have had with a hydraulic damper.
Randy
Randy
