Steering damper?

[sabestian]

Crap, I can't make it!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAh!

[danowat]

Actually, scrap that, the one I am doing in March is with Focused events, who don't have 100% with them, No Limits are the ones that have the suspension guy.

http://www.nolimitstrackdays.com/100%25suspension.htm

List of No limits dates

http://www.nolimitstrackdays.com/UKdates.htm

[sabestian]

Cheers danowat, I will choose something for my birthday present

BTW how much is 102dB? BlueFlames with baffles by any chance?

[danowat]

* Near total silence - 0 dB
* A whisper - 15 dB
* Normal conversation - 60 dB
* A lawnmower - 90 dB
* A car horn - 110 dB
* A rock concert or a jet engine - 120 dB
* A gunshot or firecracker - 140 dB

LOL

I would say my FUEL's without baffles are at least 120dB, but I would imagine baffles in they would pass the 102dB limit

[HowardQ]

Think it was MCN recently tested things like standard Fireblades and R1s etc. at trackdays, and some of these were failing the noise test, although one of their points was about the tests not being done correctly. Even so I can't imagine a Falco on race cans gettin past the latest levels easily, hope I'm wrong.
My Beowulf cans are road legal with baffles and when my mate is anywhere behind me on his CBR6 on a Scopion race can (illegal), he is always pissed off because he can't hear his bike at all, and I'm not talking about him being right behind either. All he can hear is the "Thunder", sad innit.

[sabestian]

* Near total silence - 0 dB
* A whisper - 15 dB
* Normal conversation - 60 dB
* A lawnmower - 90 dB
* A car horn - 110 dB
* A rock concert or a jet engine - 120 dB
* A gunshot or firecracker - 140 dB
* A hungry nine-month old - 160 dB
* A Falco with BlueFlames - gauge broke

[Thumper]

The first two or three weeks I had my new falco the front end was alive it wouldn't steer either and ran wide coming out of bends and I noticed the front rubber was curling up on the side of the tyre, a sign of poor damping.
I subsequently found it had been set with far to much hydraulic braking and the preload was way off.
I also found a significant difference in oil level between the left and right fork.
I disregarded the fork oil level specified and set my fork oil level at 6mm lower also supplementing the standard auto transmission oil for a good quality synthetic fork oil, the result was a transformation feeling well planted and supple.
The rear sag was way to much also but since addressing these issues I've never had more than a small waggle from my falco front however hard I try.

[sabestian]

I wouldn't mind fitting a steering damper, I was doing some "press-on" riding down a local B road, its almost like a mini IOM TT course, and I wasn't happy with the way my Falco "shaked it's head" when powering over some of the bumps and yumps.

Just managed to take my baby for a spin, radiator fixed, PCIII fitted, and: steering damper (standard Mille one). I promised some impressions on the damper, so there they are:

- weird when going slow, v right parking turning etc., needs getting used to;
- reassuring 20-50 mph, v nice feeling, bike feels more stable;
- disappearing over 50, which is a good thing.

Overall: well worth the money.