The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: Julio A. on February 04, 2011, 06:15:59 AM

Title: Steering Damper
Post by: Julio A. on February 04, 2011, 06:15:59 AM

Anyone has experience having this installed?
I saw one installed on a jap bike. Looks interesting.

Seeing that the R65 can be installed with one based on the microfiche, looks like it's something worth looking at.

Title: Re: Steering Damper
Post by: Ed Miller on February 04, 2011, 11:55:22 AM

I remember seeing them as options.  Is there a problem that you are trying to fix?

Title: Re: Steering Damper
Post by: bruce_launceston on February 04, 2011, 04:26:29 PM

IMO, on the R65, any symptoms that a steering damper could minimise would probably dissappear with good steering head bearing maintenance/adjustment and good front tyre selection and correct air pressures?

Title: Re: Steering Damper
Post by: montmil on February 04, 2011, 04:30:54 PM

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IMO, on the R65, any symptoms that a steering damper could minimise would probably dissappear with good steering head bearing maintenance/adjustment and good front tyre selection and correct air pressures?

Exactly right [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Monte

Title: Re: Steering Damper
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on February 04, 2011, 05:25:27 PM

Agree with you all, (thanks to knowing Duane Ausherman).  Unless you are racing, or hauling a sidecar, a steering damper is just hiding something that should be fixed.

Title: Re: Steering Damper
Post by: Julio A. on February 04, 2011, 11:24:23 PM

Nothing wrong with the bike, its just the horrid road conditions here in the philipines. It's beggining to annoy me.

Title: Re: Steering Damper
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on February 05, 2011, 01:16:18 AM

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Nothing wrong with the bike, its just the horrid road conditions here in the philipines. It's beggining to annoy me.

OK, you have me there!  That might be a good reason.

Chicago BMW lists the damper as NLA OBS (obsolete), which usually means unavailable.

I suppose you could rig up something.  It seems to me I saw someone here had done it, but I don't remember, for sure.

Motobins doesn't have it, either.

Title: Re: Steering Damper
Post by: Julio A. on February 05, 2011, 02:21:57 AM

Actually, Aftermarket dampers are as common as side mirrors here.
Its just that there are too much different designs and brands available to the point that I don't know what to type to use.  :P

Title: Re: Steering Damper
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on February 05, 2011, 03:44:17 AM

Well, if they are not too expensive, you may need to try 2 or 3.  Hopefully not.
Are they all adjustable?  They should be, I would think.