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Steering Damper for FZR 400 frame
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 11:36 pm
by Rusty Demon
Could somebody advise what is the best steering damper for our FZR 400/600 race bike? Cheers Rusty Demon.
Re: Steering Damper for FZR 400 frame
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 1:57 am
by RoadDogma
Most racers swear by Ohlins, but Shindy/Daytona has a good solution for FZRs.
http://shindypro.com/catalog/each_q_model.key759.html
Re: Steering Damper for FZR 400 frame
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 4:36 am
by yamaha_george
Rusty Demon wrote:Could somebody advise what is the best steering damper for our FZR 400/600 race bike? Cheers Rusty Demon.
RD,
I might have been able to help but I have no idea where in the world you are,as this list goes from New Zealand in the east to Hawaii in the west, which is why the list asks for a LOCATION in your Personal Profile.
Models vary depending where in the world you are in America they only got one model FZR400 but Europe got 4.
FZR 600's came with two different sets of shocks depending on year.
None of this helps if you do not give us the best information you can ........................
Re: Steering Damper for FZR 400 frame
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 2:21 pm
by RoadDogma
Gotta love the Worldwide Web! Sorry, I really need to update my profile. Regardless, I don't think my location would have helped much. I am in the States, but I have both U.S. FZR400 (1WG) and FZR400RR (3TJ) models. It's all kind of academic, though. I'm not the one looking for a damper. I was responding to the OP with the Shindy/Daytona info. Naturally, this would be most helpful to rusty if he were also in the States.
If it were me, I would fabricate something to mount the damper to the fairing stay bosses on the front of the steering head and use one of Daytona's fork mounts to attach the damper arm to the fork tube. They actually have a kit that is similar to this concept.
Re: Steering Damper for FZR 400 frame
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 5:02 pm
by yamaha_george
RoadDogma wrote:Gotta love the Worldwide Web! Sorry, I really need to update my profile. Regardless, I don't think my location would have helped much. I am in the States, but I have both U.S. FZR400 (1WG) and FZR400RR (3TJ) models. It's all kind of academic, though. I'm not the one looking for a damper. I was responding to the OP with the Shindy/Daytona info. Naturally, this would be most helpful to rusty if he were also in the States.
If it were me, I would fabricate something to mount the damper to the fairing stay bosses on the front of the steering head and use one of Daytona's fork mounts to attach the damper arm to the fork tube. They actually have a kit that is similar to this concept.
Just realised the OP is RD as well Road Dogma i know where you are after all i bought a piece of kit from you
