929 steering damper?

[wingerdor]

Hey guys,
I have an opportunity to buy a Scotts steering damper with mount kit. I am not sure I want to sink that much into the bike right now, but I'm headed to TTD this month. I have to buy SS brake lines and master for the front. Is the damper something I can do without for now? I'm still on the stock suspension on the 929.
Plus Pete is currently planning his retirement from working on my goldwing suspension!

[butcher bergs]

FWIW, I've seen headshake once on my 929 and I'm also rolling on stock suspension.

To each their own.

I don't think it's totally necessary, but that's just my opinion.

[nt650hawk]

I never had an issue doing 22's with street tires on a track day with the 929 when I first started doing trackdays.

[Paul_E_D]

I'm remembering a wicked Isle of Man vid of a guy on a 929 having the worst tank slapper I've ever seen. It spits him off into a stone wall. That vid alone would convince me to get a damper on that bike! Granted, I'm sure the Isle puts a bike through some extreme conditions...

You'll probably be fine for now.

[wookie]

....... It spits him off into a stone wall. .....

You'll probably be fine for now.

I'm guessing you are going to buy the damper now?

[wingerdor]

Not sure I will be pushing quite as hard as the TT race. I've seen that video and it does look pretty ugly.

[ChR1s]

After a slapper, be sure to pump the front brakes to get the pistons back into position.

[RyanNicholson]

you can get by without it until you need it



....that said, i raced without one for my first 3 weekends and i was fine.

[wingerdor]

dare I ask what happened the 4th weekend?

[Doc]

I saw a review of the 929 and it says they are rather twitchy...

[RyanNicholson]

dare I ask what happened the 4th weekend?

i bought a steering damper....i got scared of some headshake between T7/8

[wingerdor]

I could see that spot on the track doin it.

[Hardcore]

I'm selling a steering damper for that bike + a master, along with other parts.not a scotts but works good on my 929

[wingerdor]

Thanks guys.
I bought the Scotts damper and installed it this week.(just in time for the track on Monday) Now I am playing with getting it adjusted. They say start 8 clicks back from hard and ride it. I have already brought it in to 7. Of course, I was screwing with it while riding yesterday and tightened it up to see what it felt like and almost crashed at 10 mph playing arond weaving a bit as as I slowed!!
Oh well, gotta learn right!

Any suggestions of settings that work for you would be appreciated.