Question Steering damper ( stabilizer ) for nc700s ?

[Yazeed]

Hello every body

i was searching the web for steering damper and i could not find a good one , Can any one recommend a good quality steering damper For nc700s 2012 ?

 

[670cc]

I can’t recall in 8 years of being on the forum, that anyone has ever installed a steering damper. Here is an older thread with a similar question. It was never answered. https://www.nc700-forum.com/threads/steering-head-damper.14947/

 

[DirtFlier]

Yazeed - why do you think you need one? Do you experience "headshake" in some bumpy corners?

 

[TigerDude]

I wouldn't think the 700's geometry wouldn't be severe enough to need one unless you have head bearing issues.

 

[Janus]

I've gotten speed wobbles on my C50 but never my NC. The rear end is the unsettled bit in hot corners for me. Wallowing is probably a symptom of the rear suspension being... price oriented.

I haven't seen any of the guys who do track days rock a damper either

 

[Deleted member 5383]

I might want a damper for an off-road-oriented bike so the bars don't get jerked out of my hands. But on a primarily-roads bike, something else needs to be dealt with if there's some problem.

 

[davidc83]

I've gotten speed wobbles on my C50 but never my NC. The rear end is the unsettled bit in hot corners for me. Wallowing is probably a symptom of the rear suspension being... price oriented.

I haven't seen any of the guys who do track days rock a damper either

Sweet, another Nc700 rider with a C50... (my 2007 C50 now has 100,000 miles on it, bought it new with 1 mile). To the OP, I have never seen a steering damper for sale for the Nc700.. Numerous riders modify their suspension but not by adding a steering damper... (rebuild forks and a different shock).

 

[yticolev]

My 1977 BMW R100RS (touring bike) came with a stock steering damper. I had the idea at the time it was for high speeds. The bike was rock solid at 95 (where I spent much of my riding time). Don't know if the damper helped, but I never experienced any wobble at any speed. It did limit my u-turn radius in one direction so I found it annoying.