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Title: Diy steering damper mount
Post by: mlivkovich on Wednesday, 02 October 2019, 10:11 PM
These are some pictures of what I did today. I enlarged holes in frame and put rivnuts. Bracket is made of 5x25mm steel flatbar. Steering damper stroke is 65mm but it could be a little more, so I will have to modify steering stops to avoid damging damper. I tried it and it works great and IMO it looks great!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Diy steering damper mount
Post by: mlivkovich on Wednesday, 02 October 2019, 10:20 PM
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Title: Re: Diy steering damper mount
Post by: KiwiCol on Thursday, 03 October 2019, 02:02 AM
Nice & neat job.  What front end is that?
Title: Re: Diy steering damper mount
Post by: northern on Thursday, 03 October 2019, 02:45 AM
interesting solution  :onya:
Title: Re: Diy steering damper mount
Post by: mlivkovich on Thursday, 03 October 2019, 04:34 AM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 03 October  2019, 02:02 AM
Nice & neat job.  What front end is that?

TL1000S
Title: Re: Diy steering damper mount
Post by: KiwiCol on Thursday, 03 October 2019, 07:02 AM
Thanks for the remind.  Now I recall you fitting those & the extensions you made too.
Title: Re: Diy steering damper mount
Post by: GSXKING on Thursday, 03 October 2019, 07:19 PM
Were you having an issue ? Or is it purely cosmetic ?  :whatever:
Title: Re: Diy steering damper mount
Post by: Tony Nitrous on Thursday, 03 October 2019, 07:23 PM
Quote from: GSXKING on Thursday, 03 October  2019, 07:19 PM
Were you having an issue ? Or is it purely cosmetic ?  :whatever:

I want one for mine.
I love the steering, handling, feel of a raised rear, but top end stability has been effected.
Adding a damper is no different to the one on my GSXR, Hayabusa, B-King etc IMO.
Just lets you have the best of both worlds.
Title: Re: Diy steering damper mount
Post by: mlivkovich on Thursday, 03 October 2019, 07:33 PM
Quote from: GSXKING on Thursday, 03 October  2019, 07:19 PM
Were you having an issue ? Or is it purely cosmetic ?  :whatever:

1 cm shorter front forks, 2.5 cm risers on rear and 17 teeth front sprocket make front end nervous in +160 km/h curves and +200kmh speed. Not something that is really necessary but feels safer. Oh, and cosmetics too! :cheers:
Title: Re: Diy steering damper mount
Post by: GSXKING on Thursday, 03 October 2019, 07:39 PM
Was there a lot of rejigging ? Resizing bearings in steering head etc. ?  :confused1:
Title: Re: Diy steering damper mount
Post by: mlivkovich on Thursday, 03 October 2019, 09:45 PM
Quote from: GSXKING on Thursday, 03 October  2019, 07:39 PM
Was there a lot of rejigging ? Resizing bearings in steering head etc. ?  :confused1:

Only had to modify gsx spindle to fit TL's lower clamp, bearings are same.