Steering Damper?

[Full Throttle]

What kind of dampener should i get for my R6. Its a 2000. I have no idea what would be good. I looked at Ohlins and Pitbull but they are so different i have no idea what im looking for.

[Sean]

Are you having that much of an issue with headshake?

[OTB]

Personally, I'd use a hose.

But if'n you want to get rid of a little headshake, a Scott's steering damper would work just fine...........

[CrazyKell]

Linear piston > rotary and Ohlins is better than all!

[Full Throttle]

Originally Posted by Sean

Are you having that much of an issue with headshake?

No im not having any really. On the way to school this morning it felt like i was stuck to a railroad track. The thing is great i just thought it was highly recommended to get one.

Originally Posted by OTB

Personally, I'd use a hose.

But if'n you want to get rid of a little headshake, a Scott's steering damper would work just fine...........

Ill look into the Hose lol and ill check out Scott's

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

Linear piston > rotary and Ohlins is better than all!

Alright good deal.

But what i was really looking for was the model of the dampener. I know where to look to find one but there are so many to choose from on their websites idk what to choose.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Full Throttle

No im not having any really. On the way to school this morning it felt like i was stuck to a railroad track. The thing is great i just thought it was highly recommended to get one.

Then you don't need a steering damper, you need either to inflate your tire (that's a symptom of low tire pressure) or get one that isn't flat spotted.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Full Throttle

No im not having any really. On the way to school this morning it felt like i was stuck to a railroad track. The thing is great i just thought it was highly recommended to get one.

I've never had any headshake but I think Yamaha tweaked the geometry a bit for 2001 since the 99s and 00s got a reputation for it.

Originally Posted by Full Throttle

But what i was really looking for was the model of the dampener. I know where to look to find one but there are so many to choose from on their websites idk what to choose.

The Ohlins model number is SD 150 for the 99-02 R6. Be prepared though, most places want $550 or more for the damn thing. I like Ohlins and all but I don't like them that much.

[smileyman]

I have a GPR on my 05 ZX6 and it has saved me several times. No problems at all with the functioning.

My Buell has shaken me up several times and I am definetly in the market. Acceleration wobbles have been severe and I almost crashed landing a sweet mono to hard once.

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by OTB

Personally, I'd use a hose.

But if'n you want to get rid of a little headshake, a Scott's steering damper would work just fine...........

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

Linear piston > rotary and Ohlins is better than all!

Agreed. Hard to beat Ohlins linear BUT I know a few that have had great luck with their Scott's rotary as well.

There's also the GPR rotary but I do know that several people had issues with the older units leaking. The newer ones may be better.

[Rider]

I never had an issue on the GSXR with headshake. Come to think of it, I've never experienced headshake on any bike I've ridden.