Stock Busa Steering Damper....Opinions?

[aussiekeeper]

It is very easy. Remove, unscrew plug, pump old oil out, put damper in vice and use a syringe to refill. Keep pumping slowly until no more air bubbles appear. The action will be smooth when it is bled out. Replace plug and re-install.

 

[outlawbusa]

do you have to remove the stock damper when installing an after market top mount?? what if you dont??

Yes, you do need to remove the stock damper...

Why~?~ I had that same question but sure if I ever got a best answer...but I believe there is some thought that they can interfere with each other.

 

[Tufbusa]

The damper on my 08 was, at best, okay with the stock BT-015's. I'm running PP2CT's now, and it just can't keep up. I'm in the process of ordering a solution...

So you have to buy yourself an aftermarket steering damper in order to control your new PP2ct's?

Appears you downgraded to the PP's?

 

[tdrcomm]

You will have to remove it from your butt first.

 

[tommybusa]

no probs with stock so far

 

[Big Red]

80w90 gear oil in the stock damper works for me. I had a really bad tankslapper with original oil in - on the track, after the front got light for a moment going about 110 over a bump in the wet while leaned some - it wasn't pretty.

We did this a few years ago on a bunch of Gen1 bikes; it is much cheaper than buying a racing unit---unless you want the bling!