Scotts Damper for Vintage / Great Company

[suprize]

that's what they are for. an 82 husky should ride the desert without the need to hang onto the bars

 

[2premo]

i agree with a bunch of posts above cool toy but not needed withe frame and steering geometry of the Swedes

 

[2premo]

I fitted one of these to the 82 250 XC that You see in the picture. I convinced myself that I needed it for the Desert 100 a Desert Race we have in Eastern Washington State the 1st weekend in April. I found myself turning the dampening all the way down and wish I could turn it down further. I read in one of the Magazines that Steering Dampeners are considered one of the top 10 best things to be used on Dirt Bikes in the last 25 years. But when You think of it, were invented just after the transition from out door MX to Supercross. Bikes weren't built for high speeds they were made for cornering. Bikes that corner well work well in the woods so they had most of the sales covered. I ended up removing the Dampener and installing it on my 01 KTM 380 now that's a bike that can be scary at speed.

yes my 01 380 KTM was spooky at speed too
had my 87 430 at 105 MPH and was rock steady in the SoCal desert

 

[Paul P]

I can't see the advantage of the damper on a bike like the Husqvarna. Or, even my 490 Maico. They feel like they have a damper on it after riding one of the newer big 4 450's I have tried out. Most of the Euro bikes we ride were set up for Euro GP tracks, which back then were real motocross, not supercross. Stable handling was a must on the GP circuit.
Now it's just racing from one jump to the next. And, trying to knock down the rider in front of you is the new passing technique. I found that out the hard way at Unadilla in June after a long layoff from racing.

Actually, supercross tracks have gotten super fast since the 4 stroke boom. Mainly because they don't turn/handle well on slower going. Someone has definitely designed the new tracks to favor the valve train heavy bikes. I can't imagine the new bikes on the old type tracks. The riders would all probably go back to 2 strokes.

 

[rwgregory]

The cool thing about the Scotts dampener is that you can adjust it on the fly. Turn the big black knob on top to the right to dial in more dampening or turn it to the left to reduce it all the way to nothing and let it "freewheel" if you wish. In my opinion the need for a dampener depends on what type of riding you do. I don't think one is needed if you ride MX/SX but when the speeds increase you will want one. They not only reduce headshake but if you are flying down a fire road and nail a half buried rock it will help prevent you from having the bars ripped out of your hands.

 

[2premo]

the only advantage to running a steering dampener on a Swedish Husky is the rock issue yo just stated

 

[84scrambler]

The only thing worse you could do now is "powder coat it black" O then be prepaird to be heckled... lol
I love Paul P's explanation of the new bike passing technique (sad but true)

 

[motojason]

Nice mounting job, that was a good idea for mounting the post. But as stated in the thread already, no need for a damper on that bike. MY 83 CR certainly doesn't need one. I have to lift weights just to be able to turn it. Now my Husaberg FE570, that one needs a steering damper!