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bash62

bash62

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is it just my bike or does yours shake its head bad over bumps on full throttle...oem steering damper not the best i think,i wonder what it be like without one lol
cheers
bash
 
I kind of like it when it shakes it's head, it's like it's sayin 'yip you're trying'
 
My Gen1 std damper doesn't do that, except if powering over cats eyes (etc) it might give v-mild twitch.

The thing that put me off a Suzi TL1000 was they had a habit of massive tankslappers if steering damper was slightly worn and accelerating hard.
 
There is a small amount of head shake but nothing has got too bad for me. I've found that messing around with tyre pressures help?
Take it off bash62 and let us know ;)
 
I fitted an ohlins damper last week and set it 6 clicks out from standard items, I reckon another 2/3 clicks firmer be perfect. I found mine to be really twitchy on the bumpy roads road here when hard on the gas, enough so to make me back of the power which is just no good at all haha
 
I found the standard one abit soft so swapped it for the ohlins one much better :thumbup
 
I'm with Peerieivan I like it too sort of makes you feel you a better rider or going faster than you really are [emoji12]
 
Ha ha glad I'm not the only one who thinks he's a hero when it shakes it's head... but aye the damper is poor.
 
hahahaaa...I'm guessing you've never experienced a full blown lock-to-lock-thumb snapper?
 
Me too Tiffa! :lol. Had a pretty wild headshake pulling hard over catseyes on a Suzi SV650 with no steering damper fitted. Thankfully it didn't get out of control. But reading a few tank slapper experiences of TL1000 riders on hard acceleration (albeit on a bike that had killer suspension) is scary enough, without trying it out! ;). That said seems even a poor steering damper stops the big ones... or has anyone discovered differently?
 
Had a lock to lock slapper on a first Gen R1 at 130mph ..... so a slight twitch from the v4 is a walk in the park .... but I did **** myself !!!!
 
Happened to me once on my Fireblade. No idea to this day how I stayed on and hope to never repeat the experience :lol
 
Had a tank slapper at 170 mph (clock reading) on me brothers old G reg Exup, even got a mention in Performance Bikes mag after they saw the footage that was back in 1992 though ahem......... Showing my age a bit now........
 
shotgun said:
Had a lock to lock slapper on a first Gen R1 at 130mph ..... so a slight twitch from the v4 is a walk in the park .... but I did **** myself !!!!
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Was that with the standard damper fitted??:crazy

Ok... now I'm starting to worry - do riders that occasionally like to ride max throttle at speed really need an upgraded damper??
 
It didn't have a damper fitted !!!!
Paul D said:
Was that with the standard damper fitted??:crazy

Ok... now I'm starting to worry - do riders that occasionally like to ride max throttle at speed really need an upgraded damper??
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Hornet + wide bars + shagged suspension + flat out over bumps = small shaking of the bars and a big "I'm a hero" grin....
so did it again.

and got a big humungous large arse biting amount of more slapping (ooer) and a lot more brown stuff in the trousers...:no:kicknuts

rule: quit while you're ahead....:yes
 

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