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Title: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: JoDuc on May 19, 2008, 05:45:07 PM
Everyone says it's a piece of cake....

What's involved?

Thx!
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: teddy037.2 on May 19, 2008, 07:17:48 PM
depends on which you buy/available for your bike.

top mount, sidecar, under triple.


they all are pretty much just bolt-on, so I wouldn't worry  [thumbsup]


:edit: the trickiest bit I recall is setting everything so the rod doesn't bottom out against the damper's body at either end of travel. that said, it's still a one beer mod  :)
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: JoDuc on May 19, 2008, 07:43:22 PM
Going top mount, Arrow or Matris. Looks like a couple of bolts and whalah.....
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: teddy037.2 on May 19, 2008, 07:50:19 PM
pretty much.

a damper was by far the easiest install I've had for my bike  [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: Jordan on May 19, 2008, 07:58:57 PM
For side mount don't you need to take off the front wheel to mount the bracket (slide it up) on the shock arm?
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: johnster on May 19, 2008, 08:03:21 PM
Funny you ask!!!   ;D

I literally, just minutes ago, finished installing my Matris M3 I ordered from OnCycles on clearance for $290!!  [thumbsup] All they had was blue left, but hey..I figured mixing it up a little color-wise never hurt anyone.... 8)

-Bolted right on, no problem....I used High-Strength Loctite to connect the damper to the mounting brackets....I had to play w/my steering stops + the positioning of the pinch bolts on the damper itself to clear the tank, but the whole thing took me 20 minutes.....VERY easy!! And I'm extremely happy w/the finished product:

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/jpcwon23/P5180259.jpg)
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: teddy037.2 on May 19, 2008, 08:04:43 PM
Quote from: Jordan on May 19, 2008, 07:58:57 PM
For side mount don't you need to take off the front wheel to mount the bracket (slide it up) on the shock arm?

mine didn't... the part that mounted on the fork was two pieces...

that does bring up a good point, though.
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: Jordan on May 20, 2008, 10:53:26 AM
Yeah looks like Ohlins side mounts have a one piece clamp.

(http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5958/clampsi1.jpg)

Here is a random picture I found

(http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/999/displayimagepc9.jpg)

So I'm guessing you would slide that up from the bottom of the fork, or top?  Either way looks like a pain.
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: teddy037.2 on May 20, 2008, 02:08:17 PM
drop the forks, slip collar over, then put forks back up in the top triple.
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: Jordan on May 20, 2008, 03:11:52 PM
Quote from: teddy037.2 on May 20, 2008, 02:08:17 PM
drop the forks, slip collar over, then put forks back up in the top triple.

Is this something a novice could do with some basic tools?  Or is this more of a bring it to a shop deal?
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: Augustus on May 20, 2008, 08:54:57 PM
A novice can do, wait he already did.  I put an arrow top mount on and it was a piece of cake.  Make sure you torque properly and use thread lock where needed.
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: Jordan on May 20, 2008, 09:27:13 PM
Quote from: Augustus on May 20, 2008, 08:54:57 PM
A novice can do, wait he already did.  I put an arrow top mount on and it was a piece of cake.  Make sure you torque properly and use thread lock where needed.

For a side damper though? Taking part of the fork apart?
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: opp750 on May 21, 2008, 10:00:47 AM
I'm pretty sure Motowheels sells a two piece clamp (or a hinged) you can swap out with the one piece Ohlins clamp.
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: teddy037.2 on May 21, 2008, 08:23:03 PM
Quote from: opp750 on May 21, 2008, 10:00:47 AM
I'm pretty sure Motowheels sells a two piece clamp (or a hinged) you can swap out with the one piece Ohlins clamp.

that does sound familiar...

Quote from: Jordan on May 20, 2008, 09:27:13 PM
For a side damper though? Taking part of the fork apart?

it's not bad as long as you have a way to support the bike's front end off the ground.

make a match mark on the forks where it meets the bottom of the lower triple (felt-tip pen, ring of tape, whatever).

loosen the bolts on the sides of the triple clamps to release the forks.

slide forks down until you can get the clampy bit of your damper onto it.

slide forks back up until your match mark meets the underside of the tripe, and tighten bolts to correct torque value.

[thumbsup]
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: Jordan on May 22, 2008, 09:52:02 AM
Quote from: teddy037.2 on May 21, 2008, 08:23:03 PM
it's not bad as long as you have a way to support the bike's front end off the ground.

Is there some stand I can buy or is there a cheaper way to do this?  Jack?

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make a match mark on the forks where it meets the bottom of the lower triple (felt-tip pen, ring of tape, whatever).

What is this step for?

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loosen the bolts on the sides of the triple clamps to release the forks.

What type of tools do I need for that?  Anything special?

Thanks for the info, I would really like to do this myself, but I'm new at wrenching as you can probably tell.
Title: Re: Steering Damper Install?
Post by: teddy037.2 on May 22, 2008, 12:25:35 PM
Quote from: Jordan on May 22, 2008, 09:52:02 AM
Is there some stand I can buy or is there a cheaper way to do this?  Jack?

there are front stands that pick the bike up on the lower triple, vs. by the axle
if you have straps, and some other way to lift the bike off the ground (some sort of A-frame, or exposed beams in your garage's ceiling, whatever) that'll work, too.

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What is this step for?

so when you slide the forks back up, you'll have the same front height that you started with  :)

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What type of tools do I need for that?  Anything special?

metric allen wrenches, that's it

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Thanks for the info, I would really like to do this myself, but I'm new at wrenching as you can probably tell.

no problemo. that's what we're here for... and besides, you gotta start somewhere, right? [beer]