hyperpro steering damper

[lrrs699]

Anyone use a hyper pro damper? Know anyone that uses one?
Heard anything good/bad about them?
Discuss

[Crash Dummy Denno]

new ones are fantabulous

[Jim]

used a top/tank mount on my street bike. luckily, sold it for what I bought it for. would never go back.

i hear they leak. mine came apart while riding to the races last summer.

[lrrs699]

thats all i needed to hear, found one for a good price but i dont need to be worrying about that

[Crash Dummy Denno]

thats all i needed to hear, found one for a good price but i dont need to be worrying about that

I had the progressive one, nice product

[lrrs699]

hmmmm, two totally opposite opinions. Anyone else got any input

[marshdrummer]

I have an active one on my TL. 3 seasons old with a handful of trackdays and 15,000 street miles. Works like a charm (looks great also). It is a stock-top mount. easily adjusts, no dead spots, has been maintainance free (knock on wood)....

[Jim]

are you going OEM or top/tank mount?

[strgt]

Get a sprint Justin. They are really smooth, no air bubbles to cause skipping, and they are designed to control expansion when they heat up so they stay consistent. Rui's needs to be rebuilt, but FWIW weve never had a Sprint SXC come back for a rebuild that wasnt crashed. They are pretty cheap, $375 racer price brand new. I have read bad things about the hyperco but I have no personal experience with that damper. I do with scotts, ohlins, sprint, and the sprint is the nicest. BTW are you going to the banquet?

[Crash Dummy Denno]

ive had hyperpro and have sprint, the sprint feels better/smoother

[GixerJockey]

hmmmm, two totally opposite opinions. Anyone else got any input

Yea... One from Denno.


...and one from Jim.



You've been around here long enough to know which one to listen to.

[Jim]

1.) Noel is an asshole
2.) Denno uses a Sprint on his street R6 & has mentioned good things about them
3.) Noel is an asshole
4.) You've heard other about Sprint
5.) you could get an Ohlins for $250 on Hard Racing (unless you're tied to Hyperpro)
6.) Noel is still an asshole

[butcher bergs]

Justin, I have an Ohlins damper on my bike and it's very well built, IMO. I haven't noted any significant stiction and the damping adjustment is quite responsive. Never saw any fade or experienced any aeration of the oil thus far.

My .02

[lrrs699]

i was originally looking at ohlins, gpr, sprint and hyper was farther down the list. Its just the price is right for the hyper but i didnt know anyone running one.

i am leaning toward a top mount damper

[Gecko]

5.) you could get an Ohlins for $250 on Hard Racing (unless you're tied to Hyperpro)

How? He's got an '08 R6 ... Hard Racing list them on sale for $535. If they were $250 I'd like to jump on that too....
.

[Kitt]

John, my ohlins from my GSXR is supposedly able to fit the r6 with different mounts... they are pretty universal - just grab one and make it work!

PS... do you still have your built bike?

[union]

John, my ohlins from my GSXR is supposedly able to fit the r6 with different mounts... they are pretty universal - just grab one and make it work!

PS... do you still have your built bike?

As long as its the same troke it should fit no problem. Ive transfered dampers from one bike to another with no problem.

[Kitt]

As long as its the same troke it should fit no problem. Ive transfered dampers from one bike to another with no problem.

I'll have to check the "troke"

james, are you using an ohlins on yours? if so, where is it mounted?

love,
yamanewb

[union]

I'll have to check the "troke"

james, are you using an ohlins on yours? if so, where is it mounted?

love,
yamanewb

Ya Ive been using the ohlins. Its mounted above the triple. It is kind of exposed in a crash and Ive been very lucky to have not damaged it. The worst thing that has happened to it is a bent mount bolt which cost about 3 dollars to replace.

[Kitt]

cool... i need to snag those mounts, and i'm good.

[CEO]

How? He's got an '08 R6 ... Hard Racing list them on sale for $535. If they were $250 I'd like to jump on that too....
.

You only need to buy the damper itself, the "kits" are overpriced.

For my 06 I just checked the stroke needed and bought the damper itself from hard racing for $230 bucks.

Like james said, they are exposed. Graves makes an (overpriced) kit to mount it below the triple clamp and out of harms way. You can either buy the Graves kit or have something like it made yourself for much cheaper, which is what I did.

You need to remove the ignition to do that though. I replaced mine with a button switch for the igntion from radio shack that's mounted flush in the triple, that was just a couple bucks. I can post pics when I get home.

[Kitt]

You only need to buy the damper itself, the "kits" are overpriced.

For my 06 I just checked the stroke needed and bought the damper itself from hard racing for $230 bucks.

Like james said, they are exposed. Graves makes an (overpriced) kit to mount it below the triple clamp and out of harms way. You can either buy the Graves kit or have something like it made yourself for much cheaper, which is what I did.

You need to remove the ignition to do that though. I replaced mine with a button switch for the igntion from radio shack that's mounted flush in the triple, that was just a couple bucks. I can post pics when I get home.

Wanna save me some time? you're a photo slut, send me some pics of the ignition wiring... I'm sure some stuff needed jumped, other than just the switch leads.

[CEO]

Wanna save me some time? you're a photo slut, send me some pics of the ignition wiring... I'm sure some stuff needed jumped, other than just the switch leads.

Theres a big connector on the left side of the bike the ignition plugs into. You jump two leads, the other two route to your switch.

I'll get pics of the damper setup and of the ignition wiring when i get a chance.

[Kitt]

Theres a big connector on the left side of the bike the ignition plugs into. You jump two leads, the other two route to your switch.

I'll get pics of the damper setup and of the ignition wiring when i get a chance.

thanks!

[Gecko]

Theres a big connector on the left side of the bike the ignition plugs into. You jump two leads, the other two route to your switch.

I'll get pics of the damper setup and of the ignition wiring when i get a chance.

I'd like the pics too.