GTR / GTO STEERING DAMPER

[rocketman]

 How effective do you find your 350's steering damper to be. Where do you find it works best for your style of riding, looser or tighter?  Thanks, Mark.

[Bridgestone Man]

Mark

I have found that when you ride at  a higher speed, its best to have the damper turned to a bit harder

Sam Keys

[reed]

Mark
I never use a steering damper they don't work for me, i have one on my Bridgestone GTR just for looks.
Thanks.
Steve.

[Toystoretom]

If I leave my steering damper loose on the GTR it makes a knocking noise and when I tighten it up the noise goes away, but I don't like the feel. So I leave it loose and just turn the radio up....

[Dave K]

Radio? I have never been comfortable with a snug damper. I would get pulled over and asked to blow in this machine the Highway patrol would hold me, because I weave pretty good with much damper at all!

[BS Mechanic]

I always thought the damper on the 350 was put on by the marketing people, not the engineers.  The bike handles just fine without it, unless there is some other problem.