RE: Steering dampers ?? which is best ?
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RE: Steering dampers ?? which is best ? - 3/21/2007 8:07:15 PM
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lapster78
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The damper i was talking about for 450 $ was a hyperpro .. i'm in canada therefore ordering anything from the states would make things a little pricy .. with the currency exchange plus customs .. i got lots of stuff off Ebay but for something pricy like that it's better if i do it locally
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RE: Steering dampers ?? which is best ? - 3/21/2007 8:11:39 PM
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bobjoezx
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GPR only has 6 settings.. scotts has ALOT more adjustabilty.. and 400 new
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RE: Steering dampers ?? which is best ? - 3/26/2007 3:07:09 PM
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lapster78
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Thanks for the help guys .. i finnaly closed the deal on the hyperpro rcs .. got it for 375 (cdn) which is good. thanks again ..
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RE: Steering dampers ?? which is best ? - 3/27/2007 6:11:43 PM
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1badfish
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Check out Extreme Tech Dampers at 1888fastlap.com
These are piston type but come highly recommended by the racer boys at Marietta Motor Sports, my local racer shop. I have no personal experience with these but my experience with the shop is that they only sell the best. They also sell Scotts. At the very least, check out the prices.
P.S. Best tire prices i've found, near me anyway.
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RE: Steering dampers ?? which is best ? - 9/2/2007 11:00:21 PM
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doogstar
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Ok, just answer me honestly. I dont care what yo uhave on your bike. GPR, or Scotts? Which is better? Im going to buy really soon. I like quality, price doesnt matter.
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RE: Steering dampers ?? which is best ? - 9/3/2007 5:25:15 AM
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Geezr
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Scotts is the better product for street/track riding. The Scotts has a constant high speed damping that is always working for you. What this means is if you hit some crap in the road ( pot hole, retread off a truck, wood etc ) your bike will not get to out of shape for you to hopefully save. In addition to that the damper is fully adjustable through a whole different set of valving. Take some time and check out the Scotts site, if you don't quite understand what it's all about you should give them a call I really don't know about their other products at all but the dampers I do. 
< Message edited by Geezr -- 9/3/2007 5:29:57 AM >
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RE: Steering dampers ?? which is best ? - 9/3/2007 6:47:25 AM
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Supraholic
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Scotts is mainly a dirtbike brand...goggles and etc.
I've rode w/ a scotts rotary on the dirt...it was GREAT! Some do say, though, that the rotarys are for dirt and they'll overheat and seize...taking your steering w/ it. Look it up, I've NEVER heard of that happening on the street, or at all first hand. And I have used rotarys on the streets...
I can't remember which brand it is that sells the ohlins rotary damper under a diff. name, B/C Ohlins won't sell them on the street for that exact reason.
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RE: Steering dampers ?? which is best ? - 9/3/2007 7:03:46 AM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: doogstar
Ok, just answer me honestly. I dont care what yo uhave on your bike. GPR, or Scotts? Which is better? Im going to buy really soon. I like quality, price doesnt matter.
imho,both units are great-but think ahead-if it wears out,breaks,etc.,which one is the easiest to maintain,take apart,and rebuild!! just my $.02
also-if money is not a issue-i would take a real good look at a ohlin's unit
once more my $.02
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RE: Steering dampers ?? which is best ? - 9/3/2007 7:36:42 AM
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TheX
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quote:
ORIGINAL: Geezr
Scotts is the better product for street/track riding. The Scotts has a constant high speed damping that is always working for you. What this means is if you hit some crap in the road ( pot hole, retread off a truck, wood etc ) your bike will not get to out of shape for you to hopefully save.
The GPR has the same protection, it just has one less adjustment. The GPR will work just as well.
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RE: Steering dampers ?? which is best ? - 9/3/2007 8:42:10 AM
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TK954RR
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quote:
ORIGINAL: doogstar
Ok, just answer me honestly. I dont care what yo uhave on your bike. GPR, or Scotts? Which is better? Im going to buy really soon. I like quality, price doesnt matter.
I have had both of those brands on previous bikes, and of the 2 i did like the scotts better "honestly". I dont like the scotts as much as my current one, but since you don't want to know, i won't tell you what it is 
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RE: Steering dampers ?? which is best ? - 9/3/2007 10:01:54 AM
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Icefox
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I got my Scotts from a guy on eBay for around 300 shipped. I love it and it has saved my ass a couple times, so it was well worth it for me. It is also very easy to adjust on the fly. I haven't ever had any other kind of dampner, so I can't make any comparisons, but I would suggest a Scotts dampner to any of my friends.
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RE: Steering dampers ?? which is best ? - 9/5/2007 6:39:19 PM
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doogstar
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I went with the Scotts. Ordered it from Ebay for 417 shipped. Thanks for the input fellas.
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