Steering Damper

[Julio A.]

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.

[Ed Miller]

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

[bruce_launceston]

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?

[montmil]

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

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

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.

[Julio A.]

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

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

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.

[Julio A.]

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.  

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

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.