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westfieldandy



Joined: 04 May 2010
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Location: SOUTH COAST

PostPosted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 10:05 am    Post subject: steering damper kb1 Reply with quote

Been running My KB1 race bike a bit this year, and beginning to get into the dynamics of the machine now, I have changed the set up a fair bit now, and the bike now feels lighter more nimble and really flies,

One area that is more of a worry is that the bike now develops steering shake as you switch on the power coming out of corners,

I have seen that the bike has connection points for a steering damper running across frame to centere of steering head to fork leg, I would like to source a damper and wondered if any track inspired kb1 riders have anything to say/help regarding this.
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BosseDorotea



Joined: 12 Nov 2021
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You must be enjoying pal.
For how long have you done this?
When did you start?
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John KB1



Joined: 14 Oct 2017
Posts: 19
Location: France

PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 8:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Andy,

I' ve never seen any connection points for a steering damper on my frame...

Do you have a photo?

John
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2bims



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any short bodied Ohlins or similar dampers should do the trick.....theres plenty of options online on ebay for clamp sections of many diameters to fit your fork leg....either one piece ones or half piece ones that are easier to fit...no dropping of the forks needed....I'm not sure of the set up either on a KB1....you need to measure lock to lock the max and min dimensions of the fixing points...and thats the length of travel you need from your damper...one minus the other....
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