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Old 20-04-09, 07:39 PM   #20
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Default Re: Steering Damper for Naked Pointy???

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris View Post
My naked one has never slapped about except when I had sharpened the geometry a lot. (SRAD750 shock; taller. SRAD6 forks; shorter), and made a cokc up of setting the damping up.

IMO a steering damper is not needed on an SV on the road. It's a waste of money better spent on a proper bespoke rear shock, or a revalved and sprung gixxer item.

Gixxers etc. have a sight more power, and a hell of a lot more aggressive geometry.
Mine is a right slapper!!!
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