Hyperpro Steering Damper
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👍👍 Curious to see how you like those.... Ive been looking into new wheels for my Streetglide and Dyna LRS. I know standard knowledge is lighter wheels = less unsprung weight and better handling on MCs and have run em on my crotchrockets..... Curious as I know Kevin from BBC has said the lightweight carbon wheels on Dynas and Baggers has been the cause of weird handling stuff when he has had guys come in and want him to chase what they thought were suspension issues. He would throw the standard mags back on the bikes and the weirdness went away. I know he has a YT video on one of the Dynas where goes a little into it.
Do you have a link? The thing is I love speed and doing 120 + really is exhilarating....
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👍👍 Curious to see how you like those.... Ive been looking into new wheels for my Streetglide and Dyna LRS. I know standard knowledge is lighter wheels = less unsprung weight and better handling on MCs and have run em on my crotchrockets..... Curious as I know Kevin from BBC has said the lightweight carbon wheels on Dynas and Baggers has been the cause of weird handling stuff when he has had guys come in and want him to chase what they thought were suspension issues. He would throw the standard mags back on the bikes and the weirdness went away. I know he has a YT video on one of the Dynas where goes a little into it.
So no lie that the BSTs turn in super easy, bike is agile as a cat, stops better, quicker from a standstill and the suspension has to do less work. However you cannot have one without the other, super light turn in= super easily affected by wind, buffeting, road surface,etc. And on a bike without good engine mount stabilizers and good drivetrain alignment or marginal suspension, well Holy **** Batman, I can only imagine.
So yeah the steering damper is a big help on my bike running the Carbon Fiber Wheels. Would I do it again? Hmmm, debatable, ask me in 5k miles. But to a lesser degree, any really light wheel is going to have the same inherent issues, these suckers are just the lightest ( most expensive) out there.
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I have to agree.. If You want better handling make sure your chassis is set up correctly and make sure the trail for your speed is where it needs to be...
I just reduced my trail from 6.1" to 4.8".. We'll see how it affects stability at speed... But I'll have to wait for better weather and my shoulder to heal....
I just reduced my trail from 6.1" to 4.8".. We'll see how it affects stability at speed... But I'll have to wait for better weather and my shoulder to heal....
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Damn good thing I installed the Damper, no doubt helped save my *** in what was the biggest tank slapper I've ever dealt with :
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/prima...way-tight.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/prima...way-tight.html
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