Steering dampers effects?
 

when coming off a crest and you land less than perfect you get that little shake of the head as the front wheel rights itself.

so my question is.. would a steering damper not make matters worse as the front wheel in unable to right itself quickly due to the resistance of the damper?

Re: steering dampers
 

Depends on wether you have a progressive damper or not.

But I think most allow a small wobble.

Re: steering dampers
 

dampners dont affect the little shakes unless to have it set to seriously fecking hard, at normal setting or standard non adjustable ones , it just kicks in when it in tank slapperesk state

Re: steering dampers
 

Good luck finding one that isn't progressive. They are damper exactly same as a shock.

Usually very dumb too, just holes. ^2 relationship with force to velocity

Re: steering dampers
 

I was thinking of the ones that allow free movement at low speeds.

Re: steering dampers
 

here is the deal.

i have finally laid to rest my mid corner wobble and the bike is now behaving itself.

now that i have rid the bike of the nasty that has been plaguing it would it now be a good idea to install a GSXR100 K1 damper i have lying around?

Re: steering dampers
 

Wouldn't bother with one on a road sv

Re: steering dampers
 

Damn, that was one slow gixxer Bibio!

Re: steering dampers
 

FWIW I've never thought the SV needed steering damper, whether tearing round Rotherham's tarmac-infested potholes or wheelieing it over t'mountain.

Re: steering dampers
 

I could never understand the desire to have a steering damper on an sv either.
Similarly, I have a vraptor. It's more expensive brother, the Xtra Raptor with its carbon fibre and upgraded boingy bits which are fully adjustable, has got one. Can't understand it, I don't need one on mine, why would the other, its the same bike....?
Also most Xtra Raptor owners take them off anyway!