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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Hydraulic Steering Dampers
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<blockquote data-quote="BigEd" data-source="post: 123209" data-attributes="member: 161"><p>The hydraulic damper I fitted quite a few years ago came from M & P. I think that Brian Chapman had one fitted to a Vincent that he rode up to Founders Day at Stanford Hall one year. I cut a plate out of some 1/4" dural plate fixed to the two holes in the Girdraulic bottom yoke and made a small angle bracket bolted to the front head bolts. You can see the damper at this link: <span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)"><strong><a href="https://www.mandp.co.uk/products/kawasaki-style-steering-damper-510661" target="_blank"><u>M & P Kawasaki Style Steering Damper</u></a></strong></span></p><p>When I fitted the concentric conversion I made a new plate for the bottom yoke.</p><p>Timetraveller does a steering damper kit to go with the concentric conversion that he supplies. He should be able to give you details. You might also try a forum search using "steering damper" with Timetraveller as the member.</p><p>A good article by Michael Barrett in Wikipedia with drawings here: <a href="https://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/resources/fitting-an-hydraulic-damper-to-a-comet.54/" target="_blank"><strong><u>Fitting Hydraulic Damper to a Comet </u></strong></a></p><p>P.S. Re-reading the article, Michael makes a note that it is slightly different for a twin as the front head is offset 3/4" to the left. I made my head bracket to fit the two left-side head bolts on my Rapide. And a simple thing that can easily be missed is that the damper bolt on the fork plate should have a spacer so that when tightened it is free to rotate or you will have a really stiff "friction" damper. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigEd, post: 123209, member: 161"] The hydraulic damper I fitted quite a few years ago came from M & P. I think that Brian Chapman had one fitted to a Vincent that he rode up to Founders Day at Stanford Hall one year. I cut a plate out of some 1/4" dural plate fixed to the two holes in the Girdraulic bottom yoke and made a small angle bracket bolted to the front head bolts. You can see the damper at this link: [COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)][B][URL='https://www.mandp.co.uk/products/kawasaki-style-steering-damper-510661'][U]M & P Kawasaki Style Steering Damper[/U][/URL][/B][/COLOR] When I fitted the concentric conversion I made a new plate for the bottom yoke. Timetraveller does a steering damper kit to go with the concentric conversion that he supplies. He should be able to give you details. You might also try a forum search using "steering damper" with Timetraveller as the member. A good article by Michael Barrett in Wikipedia with drawings here: [URL='https://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/resources/fitting-an-hydraulic-damper-to-a-comet.54/'][B][U]Fitting Hydraulic Damper to a Comet [/U][/B][/URL] P.S. Re-reading the article, Michael makes a note that it is slightly different for a twin as the front head is offset 3/4" to the left. I made my head bracket to fit the two left-side head bolts on my Rapide. And a simple thing that can easily be missed is that the damper bolt on the fork plate should have a spacer so that when tightened it is free to rotate or you will have a really stiff "friction" damper. ;) [B][U][/U][/B] [/QUOTE]
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