Steering dampers..... - SV650.org

23-10-06, 09:55 PM

Are they worth it???

Seen this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/suzuki-sv650-s...QQcmdZViewItem

23-10-06, 10:12 PM

I've seen it too

I do find the SV pretty damn slappy compared to a lot of bikes, but i reckon a lot of it is due to the standard forks - the lack of decent compression means the steering ends up absorbing all the bumps. I do have some really bumpy rounds near me though.

23-10-06, 10:14 PM

to be honest, I have replace the internals with Ohlins springs and that is about it, although I do find it worrying when I hot a bumpy corner at 70 and everything goes brown.... Never had a tankslapper on the SV yet.. RD 350 yes but the SV is a bit bigger.....

Right who has them? and who hasn't?

northwind · 23-10-06, 10:23 PM

That'd be a side mount I think? Pretty ugly, if I'm right. Might be transverse under the yokes though.

Myself, I don't think the SV needs it, on the road at least. If it's unstable, treat the cause not the symptoms- spend the money on your suspension instead. That way you get the other benefits as well as removing the problem. If your suspension's far enough off to cause slappers, it'll be evident at other times- and a damper's no use if you end up running wide on a bumpy corner.

Having said that, if it's cheap enough then a damper could be cheaper than even new springs in the front.

24-10-06, 10:05 AM

get it!

24-10-06, 10:22 AM

A damper will only mask the problem, get your suspension set up first. Setting the sag properly will still be cheaper than a damper.

23-10-06, 09:55 PM	#1
bobit69 Guest Posts: n/a	Steering dampers..... Are they worth it??? Seen this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/suzuki-sv650-s...QQcmdZViewItem

23-10-06, 10:23 PM	#4
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	That'd be a side mount I think? Pretty ugly, if I'm right. Might be transverse under the yokes though. Myself, I don't think the SV needs it, on the road at least. If it's unstable, treat the cause not the symptoms- spend the money on your suspension instead. That way you get the other benefits as well as removing the problem. If your suspension's far enough off to cause slappers, it'll be evident at other times- and a damper's no use if you end up running wide on a bumpy corner. Having said that, if it's cheap enough then a damper could be cheaper than even new springs in the front. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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23-10-06, 10:12 PM	#2
jonboy99 Guest Posts: n/a	I've seen it too I do find the SV pretty damn slappy compared to a lot of bikes, but i reckon a lot of it is due to the standard forks - the lack of decent compression means the steering ends up absorbing all the bumps. I do have some really bumpy rounds near me though.

23-10-06, 10:14 PM	#3
bobit69 Guest Posts: n/a	to be honest, I have replace the internals with Ohlins springs and that is about it, although I do find it worrying when I hot a bumpy corner at 70 and everything goes brown.... Never had a tankslapper on the SV yet.. RD 350 yes but the SV is a bit bigger..... Right who has them? and who hasn't?

24-10-06, 10:22 AM	#6
Razor Guest Posts: n/a	A damper will only mask the problem, get your suspension set up first. Setting the sag properly will still be cheaper than a damper.