Matt E Mulsion wrote:
> What do you folks reckon to fitting an Ohlins steering damper to a
> 2003 R6? I have been advised by a couple of people to have one but
> just wondered if they were worth the cost Ł250 - Ł300? Are Ohlins the
> best on the market or are there better alternatives. I dont really
> plan to use my bike for track days or anything like that - just riding
> on the roads, but the people who have advised me reason that because
> the R6 is very twitchy it is a worthwhile investment. So what do you
> think about it?
My only observation about the Ohlins is thats its still essentially a
linear damper. I think Matris do a non linear by which I mean it doesnt
intrude much at normal steering input speeds and stiffens considerably at
tank slapping velocity. Then again it could be Hyperpro (or both)
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