fitting Ohlins steering damper

**Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:54 pm » Post: #1 » Download Post**

I have the chance to pick up a 120mm universal-mount Ohlins steering damper for a good price. Has anyone fit this or other Ohlins damper to the NSR? My concern is that the "double-cylinder" nature of the damper, when mounted at the frame, will extend down too far and foul access to the choke lever. (I'm assuming it mounts hanging down rather than straight out from the frame?....) If anyone has a picture of one mounted that would be great, but even just hearing that there is no problem with clearances would help. I just don't want to buy it only to find out I have to relocate the choke, etc. Most of my projects seem to follow a less than straight path. Wink

Thanks for any help.
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-Jim
'93 MC21

**Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:59 pm » Post: #2 » Download Post**

You can flip the Ohlins the other way so the damper rod faces forward (this stops it hitting your knee). Seen one fitted that way without trouble though I thought it was a 150mm stroke one.
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**Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:20 pm » Post: #3 » Download Post**

Thanks, Stephen, for the tips!
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**Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:55 pm » Post: #4 » Download Post**

Just took the HRC damper back off mine; it feels weird with a damper, and it was only really fitted for the Poser Points anyway! I just love those HRC "Not for highway use" stickers! Very Happy

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**Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:05 am » Post: #5 » Download Post**

Andy, did you have the damper mounted with the rs250 forks or the NSR forks? I had one damper (NHK) that felt weird on the NSR forks so I took it off. Then I later ran a Honda rs250 damper when I put the rs250 forks on the NSR. Although not quite the ideal length, it felt dead neutral and worked really well (until it started leaking and I found out it is not rebuildable). So that's led me to the Ohlins possibility, which no doubt is mostly about getting some desperately needed poser points. Smile

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**Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:21 am » Post: #6 » Download Post**

HRC damper was fitted to the USD front-end.

I've been twiddling with the forks for a couple of days now and actually making it better! Shocked

Backed the preload off a lot, and backed the compression off a lot more than I expected (I thought the forks would be very soft for an NSR with a lump like me on, but they aren't), and I think it could still be softer yet!

The steering is extremely positive compared to the RWU forks... it feels like it wants to tip in very quickly, but not in the same way the RWU forks did. Not easy to describe though.
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**Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:10 pm » Post: #7 » Download Post**

yes, I think the USD fork setup has less trail than the stock NSR setup so it steers even quicker - amazingly.
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