Subject: RE: Steering Damper Follow-Up
Author: Greg Bender
Date: Jun 20, 2005, 9:30 AM
Post ID: 1719047348
Hi Joe,
I'll be happy to host...just send the pics to
greg @ thisoldtractor . com
joe jump wrote:
Last night I finally got some time to work on the steering damper insallation. I did use a 2-piece split collar from the bearing house ($5.32) to mount the damper body to the L/H crashbar. I had to mount an L bracket to the collar to bring the mount about 1 1/2" below the crashbar for correct alignment. I made a dog-legged bracket that attached to the bottom of the lower triple clamp. Got it set up so it uses about 3" of the 3 3/8" stroke going from left to right steering stop. Easy access to the damper adjustment knob from the saddle. Results seem good, although the test run was limited to my drive into work this morning (14 miles), which included a short 3 mile jaunt on the interstate. There wasn't much chance to get up to the real problem speed in rush hour traffic, but with the damper set on the third of seven positions (seven being the stiffist) there seemed to be no sign of the weave I was experiencing before. And driving around town with the damper left in #3 position did not seem to cause any ill handling effects. So far it's thumbs up! Sorry, I don't have a digital camera, but I might see a pal today that has one. If I get some images, perhaps Greg could post them at his site. I'd like to do a little more development on the mounting design. Seems to me that rigidity is important since a small amount of movement/flex of the mounts can cause a lot of movement at the handlebars. The triple clamp mount is like a rock (1/4" plate). The crashbar mount seems solid but need a little more refinement. If there is any interest I could possibly put together a kit for a modest fee. Interesting note: I used a V700 lower triple clamp to pattern the trialgular bracket, but had to make mods to the bracket when I tried to fit it to Junkyard's (Ambo) triple clamp. There is a difference between the two with the size/location of the boss that the big stem nut seats against with respect to the ~3/8" hole located at the inboard end of the slit in the lower triple clamp. There are differences in the frame at the steering neck too - no news here. More Loop Trivia! Joe in St Louis 850T-Powered Ambo "Junkyard" |
Regards,
Greg Bender
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