1 Steering Dampers Tue May 07, 2013 5:34 pm
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I know that this topic has been covered before and many solutions have been found, but mine may be a little different.
As is usual my steering damper on the K100RS 16 valve was knackered. There may have still been some oil in it, but I could not see how to dismantle and repair it. Factory items are very expensive and I was tempted to leave the thing not fitted.
Then I found this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271151691141?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649.
It has the same dimensions as the BMW item, but there are differences. The bolt hole on the front of the ebay damper was 8mm and the BMW one 6mm, a steel sleeve sorted that out in no time. For the other end, under the lower fork clamp, an "L" shaped bracket bolted to the original hole with the eye bearing bolted to the bracket works just fine.
I now have an adjustable steering damper fitted!
As is usual my steering damper on the K100RS 16 valve was knackered. There may have still been some oil in it, but I could not see how to dismantle and repair it. Factory items are very expensive and I was tempted to leave the thing not fitted.
Then I found this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271151691141?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649.
It has the same dimensions as the BMW item, but there are differences. The bolt hole on the front of the ebay damper was 8mm and the BMW one 6mm, a steel sleeve sorted that out in no time. For the other end, under the lower fork clamp, an "L" shaped bracket bolted to the original hole with the eye bearing bolted to the bracket works just fine.
I now have an adjustable steering damper fitted!