Snowman said:
Why did you guys go with that brand instead of Scotts? just wondering:confused
Here are some of my thoughts:
I’ve had 3 Scotts dampers, mounted to an R6, R1, and F4 trackbike, plus one was on the SV650 that I used to race. They work great, are highly adjustable, easy to adjust on the fly (low speed damping only), and in a crash resistant location. OTOH, the pin is highly susceptible to rust, which looks like crap IMO. After crashing my F4 @ TWS following a high speed offtrack excursion, I became a bit more leery of their mounting system. I got such a vicious tankslapper that the damper loosened the head nut, and the set screws ate it up a bit. Would it have prevented my crash had this not happened? Prob. not, but perhaps I could have ridden it out to a lower speed to lessen the severity.
W/ my RC’s first trackday coming up and all my newfound power, I decided a damper wouldn’t be a bad idea. I considered the Scotts, but was less enthusiastic about it than I’ve been previously. After doing some research, I bought the Ohlins w/ a Harris mounting kit. Only $430 from EMA USA, and that includes a new fairing stay bracket. I only installed it last night, so w/o a mild night ride I can only say that it looks bitchin’, works smoothly, is easy to adjust on the fly, mounting is more solid than Scotts, and workmanship (both the damper and mounting kit) is top notch. Def. worth the small premium over Scotts to me!