Winter Needs To End Before I Go Broke... Steering Damper Added
02-13-2010, 07:28 PM
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Winter Needs To End Before I Go Broke... Steering Damper Added
Like most of you, when it's too cold to ride, it's warm enough to modify. I bought a Sprint damper off of eBay the other week and it finally came in yesterday. I've never experienced any head-shake on the VTR so I had no other reason to buy it than to buy it because I didn't have one. The Sprint damper has a great range of adjustment... 14 positions, the 14th making it extremely difficult to turn the bars. It does stick out quite a bit when the bars are at full right lock, but it does not interfere with anything.
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02-13-2010, 07:41 PM
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It might have something to do with your custom undertail exuast & intergrated turnsignals though. 
02-14-2010, 12:07 AM
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ooooooo,
Maybe more damp? You can be a damper, and weather can as well. But it means to ruin the mood or proceedings, like the rain was a damper on the party. But you cant say that this year is damper than last in describing the amount of rainfall. Well, you can say it, but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. HAHAHAHAHAH, I am totally jacking this thread and becoming a damper.
Maybe more damp? You can be a damper, and weather can as well. But it means to ruin the mood or proceedings, like the rain was a damper on the party. But you cant say that this year is damper than last in describing the amount of rainfall. Well, you can say it, but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. HAHAHAHAHAH, I am totally jacking this thread and becoming a damper.
02-14-2010, 02:08 AM
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If I understand the er... thrust of this thread,
It sticks out quite a bit at full 'lock'. Secret code to get past the nanny filter?
The more slowly a movement becomes it's because it is more damp? Almost counter-intuitive. Oh, I get it, 'Newspeak', it is a brave new world.
It sticks out quite a bit at full 'lock'. Secret code to get past the nanny filter?
The more slowly a movement becomes it's because it is more damp? Almost counter-intuitive. Oh, I get it, 'Newspeak', it is a brave new world.
02-17-2010, 09:48 AM
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I wanted it to blend in, which is why I opted for the silver, side-mount damper. As for placement... I don't know why there are different options. It may be purely cosmetic or maybe there are different characteristics between the two.
02-17-2010, 10:37 AM
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From what I have read the ones sitting on top of the triple can be set to be less intrusive than one at the side (has to do with leverage) and can still be set as "hard" as the side mounted ones... The downside is that they intrude on your space more... And is more visible...
Personally I'm leaning towards getting a GPR steering damper... Sits on top of the triple, but doesn't intrude as much... I'm just not interested in paying the price for one new...
Personally I'm leaning towards getting a GPR steering damper... Sits on top of the triple, but doesn't intrude as much... I'm just not interested in paying the price for one new...
02-17-2010, 10:40 AM
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Lazn has a GPR iirc. Looks very nice, but I think he had to modify a CBR600 kit to make it work... then again, that's right up your alley Tweety.
02-17-2010, 01:57 PM
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looks good man, seems you found one after all 
and dont feel too bad about spending money, se my lists of crap in my sig, thats happened since october and theres more i havent added to that list yet 
and dont feel too bad about spending money, se my lists of crap in my sig, thats happened since october and theres more i havent added to that list yet
02-17-2010, 02:07 PM
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On a serious note... I'm not opposed to a Plug & Play solution if there is one available that suits my purpose... There generally isn't though...
02-17-2010, 02:10 PM
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Wonder why I ended up where I am...
I respond easy to peer pressure...
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02-17-2010, 02:26 PM
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Uh... uchi, not to rain on your parade or anything... But around here that list is more a good start than a finished list... You know, you get the expectant stare "Yeah, and what else did you modify...?!" when you present it... I gave up trying to use abbreviations to fit my list into my sig line...
Wonder why I ended up where I am... I respond easy to peer pressure...
Wonder why I ended up where I am...
I respond easy to peer pressure...
02-17-2010, 02:42 PM
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Nah it's not that impressive... My bike still has some parts that are stock... I can't name them right now, but I know they are there, somewhere...
02-17-2010, 06:25 PM
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hah the problem is i dont want the bug to bite me again, or more for that matter. i just want to save my money and invest it into something else, like a cafe racer build, lol
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