Report this message as spam or having improper contents
Thank you for reporting improper contents. Reported messages will normally be checked manually within 24 hours. To avoid misuse of this forum by programmed robots, we have to ask for the characters in the picture below.
Steering stabilizer
Howiroll said 2008-08-04 05:34
I just got my 2001 R1.... I love this bike but if I let go of the bars over 35 for even a second the front end starts to shake. Will a steering dampener straighten this out? Is this normal for this bike? I know that it was picked on in revues and they said it needed a steering dampener but was it because of head shake at speed or is there something wrong with my front end? I have tried changing suspension settings and it did not help. I may try a new front tire (10,000 miles on this one) to see if it straightens this out. Steering dampeners are expensive and I do not want to invest in one if it is not going to solve this issue. I would love to hear from anyone that had this issue and solved it.