ne14surf wrote:I was thinking of picking one up too because my friend said it would increase stability on the highway. Is that the only thing it does? Can you feel a difference on the street? Why do most people have it?

I didn't have one on. Not on an ns250 though. But anyway, I just hit a small bump on the hi-way and it just "tank slapped". A "tank slapper" or "Head shake" is when the steering just violently shakes from left to right, Usually caused by the miss-landing of the rear wheel or the front. there are certain ways to correct it. A steering damper is a definite vote in my account

nsrmonkey, rc46 is right, the damper gets in the way. It takes more than a 2 lane street to make a U-turn. But it feels great to have one on.
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