K75 steering dumper

[Pikejaw]

Hi, Has anyone assembled steering dumper to K75 or K100. If yee, I would be it rested in to hear comments.

[Chaos]

K75's have a steering dampener built into the steering head, the infamous "fluid bloc"  The only ones I've seen on k100s were when they were  used as sidecar tugs.

[Inge K.]

K1 and K100RS16V also have a steering damper as standard, but also got a Marzocchi fork and other triple trees.

[Motorhobo]

K75's have a steering dampener built into the steering head, the infamous "fluid bloc"  The only ones I've seen on k100s were when they were  used as sidecar tugs.

Interesting -- I've considered getting a k100 to pull a sidecar instead of a K75 thinking the extra power would be a plus, all other things being more or less equal. But you're saying the 2v K100 has no stock steering damper while the k75 does? That's pretty huge -- I think I'd rather have the steering damper than the extra cylinder for my hack.

[Chaos]

My understanding was the K100 didn't need the dampener, but when they chopped a cylinder off to make the k75 the lighter weight on the front necessitated one.  The K75 dampener is non adjustable, basically a fixed rubber sleeve around the steering stem with a very thick silicon grease providing the friction dampening.  The K100 would make a better tug though you may have to add an external dampener.