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08-11-2007, 04:32pm
Reading poor Nem's story about his tank slapper reminded me.....
Last weekend, while the rain was coming down, I decided to remove the steering damper and change the oil to 80w.
This is a pretty straight forward job which takes about 20-30 mins from start to finish and makes a world of difference.
The piston stroke on the damper was much smoother and the bike feels a lot better/more planted through rough/bumpy corners.
Now I'm not going to speculate on whether this mod will save you from a nasty tank slapper coming down from one wheel escapades, but it just might help a bit.....
Just thought i'd whack this one up for some of the newer members/Busa owners that may not have heard of this cheap and easy mod....
Cam
Last weekend, while the rain was coming down, I decided to remove the steering damper and change the oil to 80w.
This is a pretty straight forward job which takes about 20-30 mins from start to finish and makes a world of difference.
The piston stroke on the damper was much smoother and the bike feels a lot better/more planted through rough/bumpy corners.
Now I'm not going to speculate on whether this mod will save you from a nasty tank slapper coming down from one wheel escapades, but it just might help a bit.....
Just thought i'd whack this one up for some of the newer members/Busa owners that may not have heard of this cheap and easy mod....
Cam