Milie steering damper dimensions?

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Yellowperil · #1 Post by **Yellowperil** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:10 pm

I've had a universal steering damper lying round the garage for a while but when I tried to line it up on the falco it seems to be to long.
I can get round the hardware issues as I can just make the bits but I need to know how long the steering dampers are that folks are fitting to falcos?

I'm assuming that is I'm trying to fit it in the right place?
There's a lug on the right side lower triple tree and one under the clock bracket, is that correct?

fatboy · #2 Post by **fatboy** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 7:45 pm

You are right on the mounting points, I also have a univesral damper waiting to fit.
It is 258mm total length,or 10 & 3/8 inches.
Yes it does fit a Falc ! I will need to get some pillar type bolts made to suit, the damper rose joints are 8mm, the mountings are M6.
I will be sorting this when it stops raining, will be happy to let you know what needs making ect
Edit
If my memory serves ect...you dont have much more room than 275mm or 10 & 3/4 inches but please verify fer yerself

Irishness · #3 Post by **Irishness** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 3:36 am

If you look here I took some pic of fitting my one. Would you like me to take the tape to it and see how long it is?

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.ph ... c&start=15

wayno · #4 Post by **wayno** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:07 am

I assume by pillar type bolts you mean shoulder bolts? I bet they will be a standard size (cheaper for manufacture)

Check out this data sheet and see if it's on there, you can buy them from all over the place

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... GQ&cad=rja

fatboy · #5 Post by **fatboy** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 8:17 pm

Yep, the shoulder is 8mm, the thread is 6mm, need to take nose fairing off to determine exact lengths of shoulder/thread ect

wayno · #6 Post by **wayno** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 8:46 pm

Do a search for iso 7379 shoulder bolt, hopefully you'll find somewhere to get them

Yellowperil · #7 Post by **Yellowperil** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:32 pm

Ok my steering damper is 320mm in length so unless I can fit it in another location then I guess it's of no use, not to worry because I'll just fit it to the VFR :)
The falco will get a luxury model at some point instead!

Cheers for your help guys

#8 Post by **mangocrazy** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:31 pm

Yellowperil wrote:not to worry because I'll just fit it to the VFR :)

What model of VFR do you have? My 'other' bike is a VFR - an old 1988 FJ model (pre single-sided swingarm).

fatboy · #9 Post by **fatboy** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 7:55 pm

wayno wrote:Do a search for iso 7379 shoulder bolt, hopefully you'll find somewhere to get them

Cheers for that mate !

Yellowperil · #10 Post by **Yellowperil** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 12:30 am

The VFR400 is a 1986 NC21 with ducati bodywork

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Still very much a work in progress but getting there!

wayno · #11 Post by **wayno** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:59 am

Very tasty

#12 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 12:06 pm

I like that, Yellowperil. I llike that very, very ,very much. My first response was 'WTF is that?' - rather like quite a few other people, I suspect.

fatboy · #13 Post by **fatboy** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 6:57 pm

That is nice, grows on you in a big way !
Bet more than a few look and go 'huh ???'

Yellowperil · #14 Post by **Yellowperil** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:38 pm

Thanks it was a fair amount of work and a lot of gambling, I knew the rough size of a 916 ducati but wasn't sure how well the fairings would fit the frame of the VFR, there's still a lot of bits that I want to change but the majority of the conversion worked quite well but little things like the side panels need to be redesigned!
All in all it's been a great project, underneath the bike is great it's had lots of work done in the cycle parts division including full brake rebuilds front and back with brand new pistons etc!
The headlights are rediculasely bright and even on low beam are probaly too much but I've installed LED running lights that Light up the V section!

#15 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 12:57 pm

Top work. I do like it when a plan like that comes together. And those V4 400s are an absolute jewel of an engine, and sound fantastic with the right zorst...