Triumphrat

Berkgeorge · 09-16-2006, 12:48 PM

Hey dose anyone use a steering damper on there T 100? I was thinking it would give me more comfort on the interstates with groves in the road. Also I was thinking about the single seat from Norman Hyde. One week left of summer everyone get out there!

Thanks

George :hammer:

raproe · 09-18-2006, 01:43 PM

I don't have a steering damper, the bike is extremely stable. I don't think a damper would help on grooved pavement since the tires still try to follow the grooves with or without a damper.

If you want a single seat, IMO the Norman Hyde is not the way to go. It was the only thing I ever got from NewBonneville that I sent back. It was poorly made and didn't fit my '05 T100. It didn't fasten down and moved around on the frame. I then got the Triumph single seat and have used it for almost 10000 miles. It looks good, is well made, and feels good even after 300 mile days.

Geoff · 09-18-2006, 01:56 PM

I agree on the seat. does not fit right, and slips from side to side. I guess I bite the bullet for a triumph seat too, after my wallet cools down
G.

Berkgeorge · 09-19-2006, 10:57 PM

Thanks for the input. I guess I'm going to loook at the Corbin "Gun slinger"

Geoff · 09-20-2006, 06:03 AM

NOOOOO!
Look at the triumph single seat instead.
too many horror stories on corbin, and they have not made the effort to get a triumph and fit it correctly, so they dont fit rite, and cost big
G

tcb · 09-20-2006, 12:10 PM

I run a steering damper on my Thruxton race bike, but find it completely unnecessary for anything but huge errors at maximum lean. They also make the bike feel like it has tight steering head bearings at low speed, even when set at the lowest damping level. Save your money. Also, if you get the LSL, know that the stock headlite mounts interfere with mounting- I had to put on aftermarket mounts to make it work.

Bhakti-rider · 09-20-2006, 04:49 PM

I have a steering damper on my SV650, and it's a great help. But I haven't felt any need for one on my T100.

I'll put in a word for the NH single seat, though. If it doesn't fit properly, check the brackets; mine fits. And it's mucho comfortable compared to the stock seat. I haven't seen the Triumph one, so I can't comment on that.

Geoff · 09-20-2006, 06:27 PM

Not a matter of checking brackets , I do not care for the fit
G

raproe · 09-21-2006, 04:30 PM

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On 2006-09-20 14:49, Bhakti-rider wrote:
.. If it doesn't fit properly, check the brackets; mine fits.

I checked the brackets when I had the seat. They just plain didn't fit. The tang in the front was too small and short to lock the front of the seat. Without support in the front, the thin, felt covered, screwed on, sheet metal brackets in the back were nowhere near rigid enough to keep the front of the seat from moving up, down, and from side to side. It was d**n scary to ride and I only rode it once.

The Triumph seat fits perfectly and looks 100% better. The NH seat was kind of fat and didn't follow the line of the tank and fender at all. As you can see from the picture, the Triumph seat matches the tank and fender to form a nice curve over the tank, across the seat and into the fender.

I love my Norman Hyde Togas, but I sure didn't love that NH seat.

Thunder_Forever · 09-21-2006, 05:04 PM

I don't see how your would need one unless your want a super high speed race bike. I recently rode back from San Francisco to Denver with a friend (he has a bonnie too) and on the open road we we're comfortable doing 85-90 mph average. After three days and 1300 miles, the bikes get an A+++. They are very stable at the speeds they were designed to go.

If you plan on boring the engine out, getting high performance carb, and making a pseudo racer out of it, then yes, get the dampers.