Which damper u use and why? Some people say Scotts, some say Rod-type. Personally I got a scotts and I would never spend that kind of money on one again, to me its like a Cadalic......OVERPRICED, when there is stuff out there just as good for half the price.. Lets hear some input...........

 

Yeah, and what's a good one for a gixxer to go in the stock location?

 

i dont run a damper on my freestyle bike, but i run a scotts on my racebike and LOVE it....so many adjustments and options-waaaay more options than any other damper out there...the top mount is great as well-i've never seen a damaged scotts from a crash either...

although, thew and others rolling distance tell me there is some slop in the center which is not condusive to long endoes...

i know chauncey rolls 5 beans plus, no damper, i'm around 4 beans at max with no damper....

my three cents

Teach

 

i just put an ohlins on the gixxer. mounts in stock location and im happy with it, havent done a lot of testing with it though

 

the ohlins is the **** in corners. cant endo far so i dont know about stuntin. i know it has 19 settings though & i think the scotts has 16 but dont quote me.

 

ohlins for a stock replacement on a gixxer

 

the difference between the scotts and ohlins (i'm partial bc i've never had anything but a sootts) adjustments is that the scotts has both high and low speed adjustments, also while on the fly...it also has a sweep adjustment: ie, picture a clock and you can adjust how far the damping works, say from 10 to 2 or 9 to 3, etc.

the high vs low speed adjustment is my favorite bc i hate having stiff steering when i am going slow (or riding the track with turn after turn), but i want the damping if i go into a slapper and the scotts is great for this...

3 more of my pennies,

chris

 

xtreme tech from 1888 fastlap.com only has 7 settings but thats what i run, and a rotary dampner also

 

so it only works during certain speeds if you want? can you make it work from like 40-60 & **** like that?

 

i also run a scotts and like it alot. ive crashed pretty bad a couple times and its doesnt have a scratch, also i love the dial i just loosen it for slow stuff and tighten it for the street. however i notice its not as tight as it used to be, kind of like my girls ***, but still good. seen hyperpros get bent bad in crashes and click when changing direction after a season of riding.

 

no, the speeds have to do with how fast the bars are turning...a low speed setting (when you turn the bars naturally, etc) and a high speed setting (as in tank slaper, flopping from side to side on the track, etc)....

the speed of the bike has nothing to do with it....

 

I had problems getting my Scotts to work right, but now that I got the adjustments working where I need them, Scotts is definately my fav. Thanks to Machines of Mayhem for helping me out with the tweaking.

Thew

 

ok that makes way more sense now.

 

I've posted this on a simalar thread....but I will do it again.

I had an ohlins damper first. The damper itself worked great, but I broke about 3 sets of top mount brackets, then I bent the rod....and that was the end of my damper.


Then I started to learn stoppies. got nervous cuz of some stories, so I purchased a Scotts. Ounce you learn how to dial it in....there is nothing better. No cheezy brackets to bend or break....and it is very compact. I don't think I would ever run anything else. joe

 

i have a storz and it works great none of that progressive crap. the minus is you have to drill your frame but it works fine. Also Scotts doesn't make a stabilizer for a 93-94 900rr because of the single bolt front tank mount.

 

I have a Martris on the 954. I love it. Especially on the 54 which is prone for tank slaps.

 

I run a WP suspension in the gixxer stock location, recommended.

Didn't have to worry about stoppie wobble at all with it on, but i flipped it anyway.

 

i have a scotts now, but there is still a little play in it, even when tightened down almost all the way. ive been hearing a lot that the rod type is the way to go, and most of the gusy going the distance you the rod type, some even use both.

and ive heard a lot of good things about the toby dampers, so i think my next purcahse is going to be one of those.

 

I had a toby on my RR, it worked pretty well until I crashed and bent it to ****. Thats my only complaint about the rod style, gotta be careful about where they mount.
Scotts are less prone to break in a crash and you can switch them from almost any street, dirtbike, or quad with another mounting bracket($80 or so).
any damper is better than none, if you got the ching.

 

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