Steering Stabilizer for my 2004 FE650E

The local dealer tells you you need to buy a stabilizer? Does he happen to just have one in stock? (would not be surprising)

You are the one to decide what you NEED to buy. What do we really NEED to buy for our Bergs? In reality, nothing, but it's fun to add parts, some of them more useful than others.

Why don't you ride it as is for a while and see what you really need eventually? Maybe an autoclutch will prove more useful? Or a full dual sport kit? Or a suspension job?

What battery charger do you use, by the way? I hope it's at least a battery tender or anything designed specifically for motorcycle. We recommend the Optimate III. No car battery charger.

Have fun and good luck tabarnak

While some may say you dont NEED a dampner I will say that if you race or ride fast in the desert you will be faster safer and less tired with one. I dissagree with the GPR being the better. I think th Scotts is better lmainly because it only damps AWAY from center and the GPR damps both ways. The real big positive I have found is in high speed areas with some rocks that can cause the front to deflect. even with your suspension set up right a rock to the side of the front wheel will cause the front to turn away with the dampner set on high the wheel doesnt want to deflect as easy . You will find you can hold the bars mush softer and that may also help with the numb hands you describe.
I have used them for over 12 years and while some say it is a crutch that covers poor suspension , and I would have to agree that it will cover some problems, I wont ride without one. You can also turn it "off" when in the real tight stuff and then back on again when it opens up.
Opinions are like A**holes : everybodys got one and this is mine :twisted:

Not that I am on the market for one, but again, what would fit a 2001?

LeFrog said:

Not that I am on the market for one, but again, what would fit a 2001?

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Here you are!

http://www.scottsperformance.com/stabil ... 7e488349e9

Joe

i installed a scotts damper and love it. My bike will start headshake at about 55 mph on up to 100+ mph and the damper really smoothed it out and made the bike easyer to ride 8)

If you ride fast, if you ride in rocks, and if you get arm pump, you need a Scott's Damper. Here is what one looks like on a 04 550. It's been on there for two years and it's not in the way at all. I was looking at the GPR also to save some $$ but it's not that great of a savings. My 550 would do these wicked head-shakes when accelerating over small chop at about 50+. Not any more.
http://www.husaberg.org/index.php?s...=DSC01308&name=gallery&include=view_photo.php

BTW- I run mine about 8 clicks out from full clockwise.
John

I also like the Scotts over the GPR due to the fact it only dampens away from center. Almost all of my riding is in tight woods and it is a life saver over rooty sections, especially if your tired. After first buying it, I thought I had wasted my money, but after getting used to it, (and getting it dialed in) it's hard to ride without it.

So go ride it hard and you'll know if you need one!

Now the suspension set up that you have, is it for supermoto or enduro?

Get the Scotts. I had a GPR a few years ago and it leaked more often than it didnt. I have had the same Scotts on another bike for 5 yrs and it was flawless.

I will be putting a Scotts on my 07.

The CDN Distributor for GPR is out of whack on pricing as well.

Anyone tried a WER damper on a Berg?