Quote Originally Posted by Simmo View Post
Came up a treat Marshy.

Any tips on fitting similar steering damper to a 2010 R6?
In other words..."What sort of trouble can I get myself into as a novice tinkerer trying to do it myself?"
Good question! You'll be fine; it's not all that difficult, but it requires a bit of attention to detail. There are a couple of things to take into account:

1. You'll need a 36mm socket, for the headstem nut.
2. The main bracket (between the front of the tank, the underside of the damper, and the headstem) needs to be the right way up. Depending on brand of damper, they can be either the same either way up, or they can be different lengths for 'up' and 'down' , so check the instructions.
3. Check, check and check again the alignment of the new headstem nut/bracket. The bracket mounts on the headstem shaft, and you will most likely need washers under the bracket where the tank bolt goes through to get the height right on the bracket, so that the new headstem nut/bracket is 100% parallel with the top triple. It sounds complicated, but it's actually pretty obvious when you fit it all up. When you do up the tank bolt, it can pull down on the bracket between the tank and the headstem, and the bracket then rubs on the top triple, and can even bind up completely when you turn the bars. This is bad, m'kay?

I've just found a similar pic and added some scribbled notes.

In short, go for it, but check carefully for binding.

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