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sidecar paul

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Most outfits need some sort of steering damper to counter the low speed handlebar shakes.
One problem with our faired bikes is that there aren't any convenient fixing points for a hydraulic damper, so when I built my outfit I came up with this idea for a friction damper. Simply it's an O ring under the knurled bearing adjuster ring which bears on the steering column. From memory, it was about 4mm section and I used a cut down early Gold Wing oil filter O ring.

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To set it up, firstly set the correct adjustment for the head bearings without the O ring in place. Then mark the position of the knurled adjustment ring with respect to the steering column (I use a wax crayon). Now fit the O ring and tighten the knurled ring to where the marks line up. This ensures that the head bearings are correctly set.
How long does the O ring last, you may ask? Well I still have the original ring in place, so perhaps I should leave it another year before giving a prediction?......That would be a nice round quarter of a century. cheers
Paul.

    

ReneZ

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Paul, appreciate your post, but wasn't the K1 equiped with a steering damper? Seeing as your fix has lasted quite some time maybe not needed for yourself, but there are K's with dampers.


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Inge K.

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ReneZ wrote:but wasn't the K1 equiped with a steering damper?
The K1 did also have a Marzocchi fork and other fork bridges, similar bits was
also used on the 16V.

Inge K.

    

sidecar paul

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Hi Rene,
The K1 wasn't around in '88 and looking at pictures of the K damper (on this forum) I think fitting one to an earlier K might not be easy or economical.....has anybody done it?
Cheers,
Paul.


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Waz

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Thank you Paul
I test rode again yesterday and the low speed handle bar head shaking has gone, the cheap o-ring done the trick.


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sidecar paul

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Cheers, Waz, the best things in life are free (well at least very cheap). Steering damper for sidecar outfits 112350

Paul.


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'84 K100RS (0014643) (owned since '85), 86 K100RS (0018891) with Martello sidecar (built as an outfit in '88),
'51 Vincent (since '67),'72 Montesa Cota (from new), '87 Honda RS125R NF4 (bought 2015) 
....No CARS never ever!
    

charlie99

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great suggestion paul ....yet again

onya waz


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