Scotts steering damper installation on a BMW F800GS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2024
- When it comes to steering dampers, Scotts steering damper is nothing but top of the line, they make handlebars stabilizers for most if not all the motorcycles on the market, obviously that includes the BMW F800GS.
Scotts product is a compact, fully adjustable hydraulic shock absorbing damper that mounts right under the F8ooGS handlebars and it helps control the unwanted wobble (tank slap) of the front wheel.
The advantages of a stable front wheel are, a more precise steering, less fatigue due to arm-pump and an easier to control bike on rough terrain or sand. While the bike’s own suspensions take care of the vertical movements the Scotts steering stabilizer helps control the unwanted lateral movement. This is not just for off-roading, the benefit of having a stabilizer while riding on the asphalt include, a more stable bike under hard breaking and the reduce chance to incur into the infamous “tank slap” at high speed.
The design of this damper makes it a breeze to transfer between bikes, equip all your bikes with the proper bracket and you can move the damper itself around with minimal effort eliminating the need to own multiple dampers for multiple bikes.
I hope you guys enjoy and thanks for watching.
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Thank you very much! A very necessary thing👍 You tell everything very well👍
I want to buy myself an F800GS and as razvashi videos will be very useful🤟
Great video!
The most common reason for the head shake on this bike are bad Head bearings, I just replaced them on my bike and the head shake is gone for good! All balls racing makes the kit for the bike. Of the three 800s I have had two needed new head bearings!
+Christopher Dempsey in my case I believe the wobble comes from the air flowing over the hand guards, cause if I have a 25 mph headwind when I'm doing 65 the handlebars wobble, or 20 mph wind and I'm doing 70, so it seems related to the air speed more than the ground speed . Also I removed the plastic cover from the hand guards and the wobble was gone, I guess I should have started with that , haha
@@AlbesADV I think you are right about this. I have the touratech hand guards. After having my head bearings replaced it still had a slight wobble. I removed the hand guards and the wobble was gone! How is this possible? Is it just a bad design? I really liked the look of the touratech hand guards. Not sure what to do right now.
A little push at the end of the handlebars has a huge effect, probably the only solution is to get a steering damper or get smaller handguards
Great efforts on your videos, nice commentary & video work...... all the best from Nova Scotia !
Thank you and stay warm up there.
Thanks for your excellent videos Albe !! Keep going. Best regards from Brazil !
Thanks Adriano
I have the exact same kit on my 2016 F800 GSA and recommend it for anybody going off road. It also took out about 90% of the steering wobble on the pavement.
The Scotts is not cheap, but the fit and finish is first class and it simply works.
Thanks for another cool vid...
I completely agree, and the finished installation look super clean.
You use Off road stabilizers ?
Yes this unit has been valued for off-road
Hi. What is your settings,?
I adjust the steering damper as I go, stiffer on soft terrain and softer on hard terrain but usually start in the middle
For a f800gs you'll NEED IT!
why?
@@lagg2380 notorious for tank slapping
@@dallen8997 is it THAT unstable? I'd like to know, as i will probably buy f800gs next season.
Yeah just have a good steering dampener and your fine
@@dallen8997 thanks for tye information!
Congrats on the 300 Albe! Also, a steering dampener is high on my "to-buy" list
worth every penny, or in your case Euro.
And speaking of which, how much?
Pierre ADV , around $550 for the f800gs complete kit.
Albe's Adv sticazzi! A little pricey, but seems well made
tip top construction and finish.
well done made great video kind regards Phil
Thanks for the video Albe!
Good Work Albe!
Thanks.
Nice video & congratulations on reaching 300. I have a stearing damper on my list of 'wanted' accessories but never get tick off the 'needed' ones, the latest being new chain & sprockets, leaking front fork, the list goes on. I'm interested on the effectiveness of your little screen deflector, does it make a difference? What make is it?
The deflector does make a difference, it's not like a big windscreen but it helps more than I thought it would. I made a video about it, if you get a chance go check it out. th-cam.com/video/yMnCZhknBP8/w-d-xo.html
Hi Albe.I have bought a used Steering damper kit for my F800GS. Do you know what the default settings are? And what are you settings? Keep up the good work and keep posting new videos. Greetings from Sweden.
Hi there, I keep the knob right in the middle, and I adjust it on the fly depending on terrain. Low speed town ride, I keep it very soft, freeway ride I crank it up a bit, sandy trails I keep it on the hard side. On my last video in the desert you can see me adjusting it on the go.
Albe's Adv Hi Albe! can you add the link of the video when adjusting the Steering damper? Please
Noticed you did not re use the upper flat washer that sits between the rubber bushing and the stock lower bar mounts. But you did use the metal sleeve that fits inside the rubber bushings. Scotts instructions says to "discard all the hardware except for the lower cupped washer that fits over the rubber bushing", they go on to say "(no cupped washer on top)". I am guessing they are using instructions from a slightly different model or year as there is not a cupped top washer. The stock lower bar mounts have a recess identical to that of the scotts SUB mount metal bushing. This is confusing as all logic says to reuse the top flat washer and metal sleeve as everything is the same dimensions. Thoughts?
You need the cylindrical metal tube over the bolt to make everything fit snugly and prevent the rubber bushings from being overtighten, the reason to remove the top washer is because the receiving end of the damper bracket is shaped to accommodate the rubber bushing, also if you put the metal washer against the aluminum bracket, over time the aluminum will wear out because of the vibrations and the fact that the washer is a stronger metal than the bracket. I hope this help, it's difficult to explain without showing.
With tires to off road from 120km/h start doing as it does in the video in the 13.36 minute, solve this problem?
The steering stabilizer helps a lot, I just crank it up when I ride on the freeway.
Hello friend, is it the on road or the off road version?
Mine is the off-road version, if you do road and off-road, I would recommend the off-road version, it will work well on the road as well
@@AlbesADV Thanks a lot for the advise!!!
You are welcome 😀👍
Hey Albe,
Do you have to remove the handlebars to swap the dampener between bikes?
Thanks in advance
Hi Ernie, yes you do, even if you have 2 brackets, the screws to remove the dampener are right under the handlebars and you can’t fit an Allen key in between
Albe's Adv Thanks! I’ve duplicated a lot of your ideas.
Just bought a KTM 350 exc-f too. Already doing some of your mods. 😀
I have so many more mods I need to do to my KTM, I just need time lol
Albe's Adv Thanks!
does the 619 dollar kit already include the handlebar shown in this video (the grey one), or do you have to select one for extra money on the website?
Hi, the handlebars are the OEM, if you are referring to the bracket between the handlebars and triple clamp, it came with the steering damper kit 👍
@@AlbesADV thank you
@@AlbesADV would u recommend the road version for 80% road, 20 % off road? Or will the offroad version be good on road to?
I would go for the off-road version, the off-road version does good on the street but Excel off-road when it really matters
Hey Albe! I'm looking to buy a Scott's damper, I can find one here in Canada but I don't know if it's the right one... Are all of the dampers just the same w/ different mounts?
+outty77 just about, unless they are specifically valved for off road, and even then you can have them re-valved for what ever use you have in mind.
Hello friend, the explanation in your video is very good. I'm looking for that stabilizer but I could not find it for my motorcycle. If you can help me, I would appreciate it.
I have a bmw f800gs 2017 and I want to buy the stabilizer so that they send it to chile.
thank you. Greetings.
Unfortunately I'm not sure who can send the stabilizer to Chile, I would send an email to solomotoparts.com and see what they say. Good luck
@@AlbesADV
thanks, I'll see if I can get it with them. Greetings.
would this fit F800GS (not GSA) 2016 ?
It should, but you are better off asking Scotts directly