Hydraulic Steering Damper Mounting

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I have the steering damper that was installed on my bike when new. During the restoration process some of the bits that are necessary to mount it were misplaced. Is there a source for the missing parts where I can purchase only what is needed instead of purchasing another complete damper assembly?
 
Personally the best thing I ever did was throw the hydraulic steering damper on my bike away and fit decent tyres and a proper headsteady (and renew the swing arm bearings and Iso rubbers). I think they are of gravely doubtful value on the flexi-flyers and I know some quite serious Norton people believe they are very dangerous.
 
I for one have tried damper, hi end Scott's, and found it to make normal cruise ease a drag and hinder the fast fork action to dice tight turns or recover upsets. Tends to raise the speed of hinge onset in un-tamed isolastics a bit higher, till point when it does hit its beyond a pilot to act fast and hard enough to recover. Only condition it did half way help was on loose uneven Gravel paths, which fooled me into thinking it was helping stablilze the bike till I found out it more so prevented the fork snatches I need to do so suddenly in surprise skip outs not presses my luck at all. When I see damper on a cycle i know for sure its not any competition to worry about in twisties.
 
Whilst not as eloquent as Hobot I have to agree with him. I had a few really nasty high speed incidents with a damper fitted and frankly am lucky to be here still. THis has never happened since I sorted the bike properly and threw the damper away. The isolastic frame just does not suit this kind of approach to stabilisation.
 
I fitted a damper after a lot of scary moments with high speed weaving, didn't help. Problem was all down to big tyres and balancing.
It's currently mounted to a very dusty shelf at the back of the shed where it deserves to be, if you've got handling issues that make you want a damper then there's something wrong, my advice is fix the problem don't just try to paper over it with a steering damper.
 
I'm afraid I have to agree. I had handling problems & made a frictional steering damper.
Did not cure the handling problems. Sorting out the head steady, wheel sizes & centering & decent tyres cured it.
Keeping the damper though, 'cause it looks so bloody good.
 
Well, there ya go! Saving me money again. I will run sans damper and put the $100.00 to work getting other, more important items, like SS high pressure oil lines for the head.
 
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