Steering Damper Survey?

I have an '03 R1 and currently in the market for a steering damper. However, I'm tossed up about which damper would be the ideal for my type of riding. I do a some twisty mountain riding here and there; but, mainly street and freeway riding. Does anyone have some feedback between Hyperpro, Ohlins and Scotts Dampers?:dunno

I have a Scott's and love it. I like being able to adjust it while riding made it super nice to find the setting I liked which ended up being alot firmer than I thought it would be~!

I just got my R1. It had a damper already installed. Not sure of brand. I took it off temporarily because its mounting brackets were in a position where the clutch lever had to be rotated up in the air where your hand had to grab the clutch at an odd angle. I just needed the clutch to be at a more natural angle instead of reaching up as if to wave hello to someone. If I adjusted the clutch lever down, when the bars were turned to the right the lever would hit the damper. I need to find one with adequate clearance. Any ideas.

I have two r1's, on one I have a scotts damper and the other I have an ohlin w/harris mount. NOTE: everyone like something different, they are all great quality, and very expensive. The ohlin works better but the scotts is easier to remove for tech work!

i have a 01 R1 w/ a scotts dampner. i like it cuz you can transfer to other bikes by just buying a different mount. if you crash, the pin where it mounts to the frame is designed to brake off so you won't damage the dampner. plus there's endless amount of adjusments: the primary knob, a secondary knob to even tighten up the primary knob and the independent sweep angles for each side (lft/right). once set to your liking, you never need to touch it again. cuz it reacts to high frequency hits. and you can fine tune that too. had mine for 2 years w/o any problems. other alternative is ohlins since that's all they do is dampening equipments.

Havent tried the scotts but love my ohlins w/ graves mount:rock Both seem to be top o da line:D

I have the Scott's and I'm VERY satisfied but in hindsight I might have elected to get something a little cheaper since so far I haven't needed to make any adjustments (still at recommended initial middle-of-the-road setting). Not worth the money if you don't need to make the on the fly adjustments like the weekend warrior I'm becoming.

Originally posted by justinryanr1 I have a Scott's and love it. I like being able to adjust it while riding made it super nice to find the setting I liked which ended up being alot firmer than I thought it would be~! I second that!:hellobye

A local racer (#1 plate champion actually) recommended the GPR stabilizer http://www.gpr-products.com/bike_kits.htm does anyone have any input on it, and how it would compare to the Ohlins or Scotts? Mario

I have an Ohlins and it's great but Scotts is just as good, kinda down to looks and the Scotts is easier to remove.

I bought a GPR Dampener at the AMA's this past weekend but have yet to install it. I'll be sure to do a full write-up on it very soon!!! Brooke

After installing the GPR Dampner I feel the mounts are alot better than the Scotts and Ohlins for starters. Even thouh the GPR doesn't have a Low Speed and High Speed Setting I was not bothered. Who needs a Low Speed Damper anyway? DUH!! For $300 I feel this product is a well put together piece of work plus it has a Life-time Warranty and has less Internal Parts than the others... As far as the looks go I think it looks fine. Granted the Scotts and Ohlins is more Eye-Candy but so far it seems to do a Great job.. So far I have set mine on Setting 3 for my riding style... Also keep in mind GPR only makes Dampers...:0 Brooke:rock

Thanks brooke, I might have to give it a try :) Mario

Here is a pic I snapped this morning of my set-up!!! Brooke

I like my Scotts damper.. adjustable on the fly (I know that's been said already).. and it works awesome! Plus another side benefit is that it isn't as crash-susceptible as some of the others because of its smaller size and shape that keeps it out of harms way.. :rock

Ohlins Baby!!

I have the TOBY top mount. It works very well, and I paid a fraction of what you guys did.

they easy to fit?

The GPR looks like it came with the bike. Very clean. Either way I guess there is absolutely no doubt that I will need one on the 04 :yesnod

Dude, I thought that the Scotts is kinda a pain in the ass, with those 8 tinny Allens that are a pain to loosen. What makes the Ohlins harder to remove?

Removing the GPR is just 2 Allen Screws on top. What a deal for $300 and a Lifetime Warranty!!!!!!!!! Brooke

Ohlins/Graves

:iamwithst :yesnod :yesnod

:finger :finger :finger

hyper pro

I have the gpr stabilizer and bought mines at the AMA races for 300 installed and love it. at 170 mph it was like I was doing 90. Slow speed isn't bad either. You can change settings on the fly also with one hand. I usually use setting 2.5 around town and 3.5 on the interstate.

I have an 03 R1 and bought an Ohlins. I was simple to install and works great. I haven't used anything other than Ohlins so I can't comment on the others but I'm sure they work very well also. You probably won't be disappointed with whatever you buy. Just get whichever one you think looks the best and how much you want to spend. Don't worry what anyone else says. Remember, most people think they know more than they do so be cautious who you take advise from!

Well I'll say from experience that Anything is better than nothing so get what you like, but get something! I got the scotts used and its fantastic! I to, have just set it at the factory settings and it seems just right :)

I like my Matris Pro M-3. It's sweet! http://www.r1-forum.com/gallery/data/500/2719DSC00766-med.JPG

I bought an ohlins damper with a harris fitting kit for my 2000r1 today .Can anyone help with the fitting instructions? :thumbup

scotts all the way

Keep-up: I'm running my Scotts 14 clicks out. Stock setting is 7-8 clicks out and after running 400 miles on the stock setting, and then the next day doing the same route back home it makes a very big difference at high speeds over less than perfect road surfaces. BTW, Brooke, "low speed" is referring to frequency/movement due to hits, not mph. I have both Ohlins and Scotts and love both...

Scotts on my bikes ^_^

ohlins/harris:rock

hyperpro and it works and look just fine

scotts.. simply.. because i'll never have to buy another damper again for my bikes.. why? cause each bike i buy.. i pay 100 bucks for a mount.. and 2 allen bolts and the scotts mounts up :yesnod ohlins is also an awsome damper hands down

Go for a matris damper, it will only takes you half a hour to mount it, they are not expensive, and they works fine. The lookes are good too.

Originally posted by Charger67 Go for a matris damper, it will only takes you half a hour to mount it, they are not expensive, and they works fine. The lookes are good too. yah.