I just purchased a 2006 636 can anyone tell me if I need a steering damper on this bike?

Sherri

 

Welcome to the forums, I say a steering damper is needed for hard ridding but it can also help you out if say you were to ride over something in the road like a 2x4. I would put it on your list of wanted mods for sure, but for just normal around town ridding you can get by with out.

 

Right!! Thanks for the info. I actually do alot of twisty ridin' and as you can image we aren't exactly that slow. I don't gunrun on the highways as much as I am in the country ridin' the curves. So I guess I will be saving my pennies for one.

 

It helps alot on hard excelleration when the front has little traction and is prone to head shake.
Have fun.

 

I put one on mine and cant imagine riding without one now

 

after setting up my suspension, the bike did alot better then it did at its factory settings. then i got suckered into a group buy on the hyper pro dampers. after a smooth and really easy install () i put it through a street/canyon hell test and it really did help out in every aspect of riding.

 

With the 636's, it's highly recommended because of the effortless wheelies during acceleration. I hit tankslappers during acceleration when the front wheel came back down a couple of times and I wasn't even trying. That was with a stock map with my FMF S/O. I got a Hyperpro on there asap with another MAP also that doesn't lift the front as easily that is about to go BYE BYE (the MAP). IMO, GET ONE ASAP. I know at least one person who crashed his new 636 due to a tankslapper.

 

It was the first thing I put on mine! I would highly recommend it to everyone that has a sportbike.

 

Smooth and easy this one is just to easy! F%ck, sh%t, Mother F%cker, God D%mit, SOB, were just some of the words I remember. lol

 

but everytime i see that wedge sitting on the work bench i laugh, then a little piece of my heart dies.