Another newbie!!

[Neka79]

hahaha i can bag cbr's, i own one..thats the rule...lol..as i said, the 10 felt awesome, i was so scared, and intimidated by the hype b4 i got on it..yet after 5 min i was cracking it open & loving the feeling as she pulled hard (and so did i i tell ya!!)......damn i want one...

[Jonno]

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Mick - my mates 10R came with a damper straight from CMCC, I think the bike absolutely deserves one - but I'm spewin' - there is no-where on the 12 for a head-stem mounted damper, like the versions on the 10. Not Happy Jan Have already had 1 slapper, out on the Uriarra Crossing road, heading uphill Lhander, there are some evil roadzits there, and bugger me, it did the big slap !!! will need a damper sometime (soon).
cheers
DamperlessDave

Maybe a Scotts rotary damper could be the go? (no I do not own the company sadly)
Just a suggestion, however I know most other dampers use the "ashtray" or fuse cover on the tank as a mounting point but the Scotts one looks like it mounts differently...

HTH

[MickLC]

I didn't think they were that tricky around the headstem that you couldn't mount one, what a bummer. Maybe the Scotts is the go, as Scotty37 who isn't really a Scotty suggested.

[Gosling1]

I will have a look at the scotts damper, I have a feeling that they are more suited to dirt bikes - they require a welded-on piece to the headstem, which fits into the actual damper unit, and provides the connection between moving top clamp and a fixed point of reference on the bike - no harm in checking them out. I will suss out the US site and see what- if anything- they do over there.....

[quickchick]

I don't really understand all about dampers, but do I need one on my baby?

[Neka79]

I don't really understand all about dampers, but do I need one on my baby?

ummm if u dont kno if u need one or not...then u dont need one...lol...

if u had of posted saying "the bloody thing keeps tank slapping & i dunno wot to do"...then we woulda told u to put one on....mind u a lot of zx6r's are having them put on..waste of $800 or so i reckon..just wrestle the farka!!
the zx10r i took out didnt have one...i dont think it was as bnad as ppl make out..

[Gosling1]

quickchick - neka is on the money, if you aren't regularly getting tank-slappers or having those 'moments' on bumpy roads at high speeds, then a damper is not really needed on your 636. The ZX10R I had a test-fang on really needed it, but more because of the road conditions around here, and especially if you ride at +200 on a regular basis. They are basically a mandatory piece of equipment at these speeds and on crap roads.

cheers
MTobyDave