Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Steering Dampers on DD bike.?

[the old man]

Have a damper on mine but don't think it's needed - especially while we run road tyres.

[NBs996]

Originally posted by Shazaam!

Headshake is basically a dynamic instability. Once it gets going it’s hard to stop, so a velocity-dependent damper can be used to progressively decrease its severity. If you’re not familiar with it here’s an example.

http://www.randtclub.com/Video/cedwa...pper_tt99.mpeg

Lovely. Bike no. 34 too... oh dear!

[domski]

I tried to find out who it was, but failed

It looks like a '98 Fartblade, running white plate, so must be F1 or Senior (as Proddy is Red) but it wasn't during the race I don't think coz the only blades to DNF were factory bikes

Must have been in practice.

Scary scary

[butch890]

We fitted one after hearing the scaremongering about the bumps at CC,but its been wound off at all the races since its been fitted.
Butch

[Andy#99]

Got one on mine...got Ohlins sticker on the side...looks lovelly....TOTALLY superfluous

Andy #99

[domski]

Originally posted by Andy#99
TOTALLY superfluous

Andy #99

Yeah, and unnecessary

[aka.eric]

Cant remember the blokes name, but talking to him a couple of years ago at the TT he was very ****-d off,Andy Ibbott had written a piece in MCN about tank slappers,saying that closing the throttle makes them worse,more throttle can cure them,included a photo of this bloke as an indication of how not to do it.
The guy points out that when your flat out at the bottom of Bray Hill,there is no throttle left!.