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    Anyone fitted a steering damper to a kxf250?

    Not really wanting to go as extreme as a Ohlins 2.1 (because she who must be obeyed may shoot me if i spend that much), but wouldn't mind addding one to reduce the feedback in the slow stuff
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    WHY!!!!!!!! on so many levels. Are you expecting a tank slapper?
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    Na, but I rode a mates 09 CRF250 with the factory damper in the loose sand the other week and theres a noticible difference on my kxf at low speeds, high speed is ok, but for tight slower speed stuff the damper makes a bit of difference.
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    have fitted ohlins, gpr and wer dampers, you get what you pay for, but wer's still work, just not as good as the rest,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crabby View Post
    Not really wanting to go as extreme as a Ohlins 2.1 (because she who must be obeyed may shoot me if i spend that much), but wouldn't mind adding one to reduce the feedback in the slow stuff
    Yep we've got one in at work. What did you want to know?

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    Thanks Scott, yeah even the factory Honda damper will do what I want, so will have a look at these ones, cheers
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    Hit the gym homey. Build those two steering dampers up hanging from your shoulders.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DMNTD View Post
    Yep we've got one in at work. What did you want to know?
    Mainly looking for experiences with dampers other than the real spendy ones.

    Seems to make a big difference in the tight low speed sandy bits
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    Quote Originally Posted by pete-blen View Post
    would really like to see how you fit that to a MX bike,

    I am a little bit suprised no one has come up with a mounting kit to fit the honda type damper to other bikes, but you would prob need a whole lower triple clamp and maybe frame mods to make it work so it may not be able to be done at a reasonable cost

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    Quote Originally Posted by scott411 View Post
    would really like to see how you fit that to a MX bike,

    I am a little bit suprised no one has come up with a mounting kit to fit the honda type damper to other bikes, but you would prob need a whole lower triple clamp and maybe frame mods to make it work so it may not be able to be done at a reasonable cost
    What...
    How hard is it to fabicate mounts for a steering damper..
    Anyways I let yer know... I intend to put one on my XR.

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    its more the fact that you move around a lot more on a dirtbike than on a road bike, so you need to have it tucked out of the way, and since dirtbikes are very sparse anyway it creates a problems,

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    yeah I was sort of wondering how id fit one of those on my kxf... don't really want bits poking out, really want one that mounts on the steering head.
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    This guy fitted a factory Honda one to his YZ
    http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=579332

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    Quote Originally Posted by green machine View Post
    This guy fitted a factory Honda one to his YZ
    http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=579332

    Very cool, Not sure if Id want to be drilling the head tube or the clamps though... very cool none the less, might have a look and see if there is away I could make a bracket to mount it on without the drilling... Cheers for that!
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