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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Hydraulic Steering Damper
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<blockquote data-quote="oexing" data-source="post: 99280" data-attributes="member: 1493"><p>Thanks a lot for the pictures, yes, that is roughly what I was thinking of. BUT, I´d place the damper a few inches more to the rear of the bike when having it across and parallel to the crash bar. Judging from the pictures I guess the dampers do only a fraction of their stroke. The rod universal joint on the alu lever should better be placed more to the back of the bike to get more motion . It is too close to the centre line of the steering bearing to be real effective. The dampers would be OK when directed to some cylinder head nuts, so a lot more of stroke is achieved.</p><p>I am not in a stage to decide yet but will no way mount that silly crash bar so I guess to go for a bracket bolted into that side car lug to place an across damper close to the lug and fabricate an alu lever much shorter and pointing about 45 - 60 degrees to the left and rear when sitting on the bike. The lever could be clamped by the old steering damper knob assy just as it does with the friction discs, maybe a locating pin added, no screws required.</p><p> When a crash bar is fitted one could fabricate a bracket clamped onto that and get the across damper positioned the critical inches further back for more stroke. The alu lever will point a bit more to the back and be shorter to more effect - I think . . .</p><p></p><p> The bracket on that damper below has a better positioned universal joint - and it is a very good price, so I got one recently , great. Link:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.de/itm/Universal-CNC-Lenkungsdampfer-Motorrad-Stabilisator-Lineare-Sicherheitssteuerung/232365576230?hash=item361a115026:g:GD0AAOSwiylXA2Bf" target="_blank">Steering damper</a></p><p></p><p> Vic</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oexing, post: 99280, member: 1493"] Thanks a lot for the pictures, yes, that is roughly what I was thinking of. BUT, I´d place the damper a few inches more to the rear of the bike when having it across and parallel to the crash bar. Judging from the pictures I guess the dampers do only a fraction of their stroke. The rod universal joint on the alu lever should better be placed more to the back of the bike to get more motion . It is too close to the centre line of the steering bearing to be real effective. The dampers would be OK when directed to some cylinder head nuts, so a lot more of stroke is achieved. I am not in a stage to decide yet but will no way mount that silly crash bar so I guess to go for a bracket bolted into that side car lug to place an across damper close to the lug and fabricate an alu lever much shorter and pointing about 45 - 60 degrees to the left and rear when sitting on the bike. The lever could be clamped by the old steering damper knob assy just as it does with the friction discs, maybe a locating pin added, no screws required. When a crash bar is fitted one could fabricate a bracket clamped onto that and get the across damper positioned the critical inches further back for more stroke. The alu lever will point a bit more to the back and be shorter to more effect - I think . . . The bracket on that damper below has a better positioned universal joint - and it is a very good price, so I got one recently , great. Link: [URL='https://www.ebay.de/itm/Universal-CNC-Lenkungsdampfer-Motorrad-Stabilisator-Lineare-Sicherheitssteuerung/232365576230?hash=item361a115026:g:GD0AAOSwiylXA2Bf']Steering damper[/URL] Vic [/QUOTE]
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