Which damper to buy

okay, so Ohlins is the popular one right? I was thinking about getting the Ohlins witha Harris mount kit. HWta do you guys think? What's good? I almost bough a Hyperpro...good thing I read the other post, i hear it sucks. But it's pretty cool that you can leave the steering loose and it will still tighten the steering more and more as the tank slapping get worse. anyway, so what do yo guys say? Ohlins it is? :confused:

Yeah a lot of my friends have the Ohlins and they swear by it. I would have love to get it but I just got a house and the cash was tight.

toby is a nice cheaper one

I asked the same question when I was at Dayton this weekend. Some of the racers had(From most to least) Sprint, ohlins and scotts. Most of the racers I talked to swear by Sprint, but if you want a Damper, you might as well get a good one! I have a Scotts damper and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I had a Hyperpro nottoo long ago, and now someone elses bike is wearing it. It SUCKED!!!

I use sprint...most racers will go for the cheapest that does the job and they do. Damn nice people to deal with as well. If I had unlimited cash I'd go for Ohlins, but it'd break my heart if I trashed it in a crash!

Scotts.

I like's mine

Go Ohlins!!! Scotts is great as well. Im sure there are others that are good as well but yo Ohlins..........need I say more? Indysuperbikes.com is the best price I can find with the Harris mount. 409.00 + shipping. Got a buddy with a Scotts on his 01 and he has not had a single problem and loves it.

Indysuperbikes.com is the best price I can find with the Harris mount. 409.00 + shipping. I've been looking that the Scotts but for a difference of $5 there is not a choice. Now if only I have the money. :cryin

I PREFERD SCOTTS OVER OHLINES FOR EASE OF USE AT HIGH SPEEDS. JUST PERSONAL OPINION THOUGH.

We have the harris mounts for ohlins and also the gold line damper. The kits are identical except for the damper clamp. The gold line damper is a fully adjustable damper but is less expensive (mainly due to not having the big name and not it's function) I have used one and it passed my test with flying colors. The gold line damper is also available in differant colored bodies as well. The mounting kits are the same price $159 but the gold line damper is $180 where the ohlins is $260 so you can do the Harris gold line kits for $339 to your door for forum members...The Harris/ohlins combos are $419 with free shipping for forum members....Check out the pictures on our site...

buy Ohlins with graves mount

Ohlins W mount. BD

Ohlins/ Ohlins mount

:iamwithst :yesnod

of corse we have the ohlins with ohlins mounts as well as scotts

Is the Ohlins as adjustable as the Scotts? How hard is it to set the ohlins? ~Trond

SCOTTS!!! Excellent performance and crash-damage resistant.

yes the ohlins is adjustable...Scotts is made by ohlins..Ohlins makes that for MX applications and scotts adapted it to road bikes....1 thing to ask yourself, how many race teams use the scotts? i can't think of any, they all use ohlins liner dampers...Just a thought i go by...Scotts is still a good product and a lot of riders like them...

I've had both Scotts and Ohlins and I prefer Ohlins (with Ohlins mount). I can't say one does a better job than the other. They both do a great job so you don't have to worry about buying a bad damper between these two. The Scotts allows for a higher degree of adjustment if that is important, but for most part, you'll be happy with the default settings. One thing I don't like about the Scotts is that it requires additional maintenance (i.e., oil changes and bleeding).

What is the difference between Ohlins with Ohlins bracket and Ohlins with Harris bracket?

Matris Steering Damper - Yamaha R1 (2002-03), M3-Pro Edition (Black)

Ohlins is the best, every1 knows it... :)

Originally posted by lsvtec What is the difference between Ohlins with Ohlins bracket and Ohlins with Harris bracket? The actual mount itself is diff but the damper is exactly the same, however the damper is mounted flat with the Ohlins mount and the Harris mount is rotated more upright. (if that makes sense) BD

I love my Scott's.

Go with Ohlins or a Sprint. Progressive dampers suck. :p

Originally posted by Tron buy Ohlins with graves mount What he said:yesnod

Originally posted by Big Daddy The actual mount itself is diff but the damper is exactly the same, however the damper is mounted flat with the Ohlins mount and the Harris mount is rotated more upright. (if that makes sense) BD Yo BD, Would you be able to post any pics of Ohlins damper with Ohlins bracket on a '03 R1?

Originally posted by lsvtec Yo BD, Would you be able to post any pics of Ohlins damper with Ohlins bracket on a '03 R1? Jersey shore!! Was born there(Pt Pleasant) but been on the west coast many years now. Sorry I don't have any detailed pics of my 02 with the Ohlins damper which would be the same as an 03. BD

I just installed my Scotts, 15 min. The bike handles like its on a rail! No "funny shakes" when powering out of turns now.

Racers do not need a Scotts, I doubt anyone would be playing with the adjustments between the corners. For the street you can't beat Scotts; Rebuildable, much less likely to be damaged in a crash, adjustable on the fly for changing road conditions or speeds, easy install (no drilling) allows for ease of maintanence (if you need to get under the tank). If nothing else... YAMAHA owns Ohlins... Ohlins builds Scotts.

Originally posted by R1STYLE okay, so Ohlins is the popular one right? I was thinking about getting the Ohlins witha Harris mount kit. HWta do you guys think? What's good? I almost bough a Hyperpro...good thing I read the other post, i hear it sucks. But it's pretty cool that you can leave the steering loose and it will still tighten the steering more and more as the tank slapping get worse. anyway, so what do yo guys say? Ohlins it is? :confused: FastBlueR1 and myself both have had Hyperpro dampers for over 5 months and it is working great! no leaks or anything!

I use a Matis M3-Pro :thumbup

I like Scotts , haven't ridden an ohlins but with my scotts, no shake at all and easy to adjust, 10 min install.

I push my bike and my Hyperpro has performed when the going got rough

ive got ohlins on my mille and scotts on my r1 and r6 , the differance not much , just the scotts is easy to swao between the r1 and r6 , great if you have multiple bikes . Stay away from hyperblow , i havnt seen one last over 6 months

Originally posted by terrasmak ive got ohlins on my mille and scotts on my r1 and r6 , the differance not much , just the scotts is easy to swao between the r1 and r6 , great if you have multiple bikes . Stay away from hyperblow , i havnt seen one last over 6 months i will be your first case study where as my hyperpro has lasted about 8 months now without ANY problems

Don't speak too soon :2bitchsla :lol

Scott's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! absolutely awesome. Adjustable in seconds, installed in about 5 minutes. Looks cool. :)

Got my Ohlins the other day and have just finished installing it. Very nice and clean looking with the Ohlins bracket. It has a slight tiny play back and fourth but I guess that is just how it is. I will post some pic tomorrow..

What do you guys think?

Very nice, I have the Same one. I like it, maybe not as much as the Matris M3 Pro-Edition. I think the M3 is alittle bit smoother. Thanks, Ray

Nice looking. Im ordering that same one soon. U pay about 419 ish?

Originally posted by Tron buy Ohlins with graves mount Ohlins with the Graves mount is a great set up...too bad Graves has been slacking on getting mounts out there to the public...too HPE like a month to get my mount...luckily he is a great guy and I wasnt in a rush...so things worked out...he was on the phone with them every two days or so to see where my mount was....

Harris $419...........Graved $500+.........nah

hmmmm check around a little more on that price....

Well toss some out there. I cant find any set up except the Harris for less than like 490.00. I pref the graves but so far havent found a compeditive price to the Harris. Any ides?

HPE is selling the Ohlins with Graves mount for around $420...the only problem right now is Graves doesnt want to ship any mounts...everyone is having problems with getting them...

Yup. I talked to Greg there and he has none. He is calling Graves today to see if he can get a hold of about 30 of them. Thanks for the tip.

No prob glad I could help!!

Originally posted by BlueDevil Nice looking. Im ordering that same one soon. U pay about 419 ish? I paid $400 shipped with Harris brackets since I bought 2 of them. But I didn't like how the Harris mounts the damper (vertical instead of horizontal), so I sent them back for an exchange of Ohlins brackets with an additional $60 each + shipping. So figure I paid about $460 each + shipping.

Hey just an FYI and free bump...but the Grave mount took less then 5 minutes to install and set up... I looked at the Ohlins mount and a few others...this was seriously simple....

Here is what Ohlins with Harris bracket will look like.

Originally posted by orgnoi1 Hey just an FYI and free bump...but the Grave mount took less then 5 minutes to install and set up... I know it has to have some kind of play but does the Graves mount move around a lot?

Can anyone tell me if the M. Toby damper is easy to install? I understand they make two styles of damper for my bike (2003 R1) and I'm interested in the one that mounts just in front of the gas tank. Does it require any drilling? Or, does it just mount on the gas tank bolts and middle bolt of the triple tree? Thanks...