Re: Steering Damper

[bwolfe@xxxxxxxxx]

Keith Code talks about this in "Twist of the Wrist II". This is the bike doing
exactly what it was designed to do. If you're light on the bars and don't try
and fight the head shakes, you'll be fine. Going off the gas is the wrong thing
to do, however. That just puts more weight on the front and, consequently, makes
the head need to shake more over the road imperfections. I think steady throttle
or continuing your smooth acceleration is the way to go.

Brian W.







"Smithers, Mark" <MSmithers@xxxxxxxxx> on 10/26/99 07:17:54 AM

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For the last few rides, I have had a few occasions to wonder if a steering
damper would be a good idea - allow me to explain with a couple of examples
:

Ride 1:

Sharpish left hander, approaching a car at about 60mph, 2nd gear, leaning
off a touch.  Got to the point of seeing past the car and all is clear :-)
Hit power, surge forwards and hit a cats eye in the middle of the road.  As
the front was v.light, the handlebars start to 'wobble/swing' - Brown
effluent springs to mind.  Interesting few seconds - back off throttle, look
embarrassed and slip past the car in a somewhat 'slower' fashion.

Ride 2:

Out of a corner onto a straight road, nothing in front of me - hit power
hard - 2nd gear and rising - hit some sort of road imperfection (nothing in
the road) - again front very light and the handle bars start to wobble/swing
from side to side - again interesting few seconds, slow down and then back
on the throttle and all is fine.

So, is it my riding style (Never thought of myself as a 'hard' rider), the
suspension set-up (still stock) or does the ST have a 'small' handling
problem that could be cause for a damper?

I don't feel as though my bike has a problem as I often ride fast-ish
without any problems but these sort of things can knock the old confidence a
bit

Comments?

Regards,

Mark.





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