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Title: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: Ontario_Monster on April 08, 2009, 08:50:08 AM Just wondering what everyone is using, I've been trying to locate a Matris M3 but I'm having no luck at all.
Cheers and here is hoping the weather changes soon so that the rest of us in North America can get riding. [drink] Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: Greg on April 08, 2009, 08:54:55 AM Just wondering what everyone is using, I've been trying to locate a Matris M3 but I'm having no luck at all. [drink] I'm using an Arrow Titanium unit. When you say you are having no luck at all, what exactly do you mean by that. What are you expecting it to do for you? Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: DucHead on April 08, 2009, 09:03:52 AM [laugh] A search of "steering damper" turned up about 12 threads, at least 3 of which were this topic!
Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: redial on April 08, 2009, 09:23:07 AM [laugh] A search of "steering damper" turned up about 12 threads, at least 3 of which were this topic! he is not having any luck finding the product he wants to buy. i use a fork mounted steering dampener. feels good but ive never ridden a duc without it, so no comparison to speak of Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: DLSGAP on April 08, 2009, 09:33:22 AM ooops.. i wasn't paying attention as usual... i voted, but I don't have a true top mount...
although it doesn't connect to the fork tube to maybe it counts (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b393/damien311/zx10r/DSC00002.jpg) Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: hypurone on April 08, 2009, 12:01:19 PM Yeah, a Matris unit is gonna be hard to find as there is no "real" US importer the last time I checked for someone else. I did get an email response from them (in Italy) as to whom to contact but never got a response from the person/business that is supposedly stateside. They are beautiful pieces and work very well but if there is a problem the warranty or service aspect of it is gonna be a pregnant dog. Which would lead me to either a Bitubo or an Arrows unit. Last I checked Ohlins wasn't making a whole lot of top mount versions....
Here is my M4 on my RS: (http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff38/hypurone/Monster%20S4RS/P1010047.jpg) Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: sbrguy on April 08, 2009, 12:25:46 PM that is the problem with matris, no warranty work anymore in the US.
i have one that may or may not be starting to go and its only 1 year old, and nobody can fix it or even check it. the only good thing about matris is that the mounting hardware, ie the top mount hardware give you the mounting points so that you can use any top mounted damper if the matris one goes, it looks like you can attach an ohlns or an arrow damper to the matris mountinb points which in and of itself for some models is worht the money. Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: fastwin on April 08, 2009, 01:11:52 PM Not a lot of help here but I have a top mount Matris M4 on my RC51 and it is really nice! The last post is correct in that are hard to find these days. I got mine through OnCycle.com They are closing them out and I'm pretty sure they don't have many (or any) for Ducatis. They also had some killer deals on Alth full floating wave and non wave rotors... also on clearance, but they don't have many left. Sorry, mini threadjack there!
Have a side mount Ohlins on the Monster but if you do find a Matris for you Duc I give them a big thumbs up. Great quality for the $$$. [thumbsup] http://www.oncycles.com/index.asp (http://www.oncycles.com/index.asp) Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: ROBsS4R on April 08, 2009, 01:29:30 PM Bitubo [thumbsup] (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2903664316_82243d8e21_o.jpg) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2902821169_64cbf9e033_o.jpg) Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: Perilo on April 08, 2009, 03:40:00 PM DP.......
(http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p446/Perilo_2008/PC280003.jpg) Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: JoDuc on April 08, 2009, 06:35:50 PM I spent a few hours last night researching this exact thing. The Matris has zero factory support and is tough to find. I ended up purchasing the Bitubo from Desmoworks. I gave them a call today to check on the order. They have a bunch coming in Monday and they know their stuff over there.
http://www.desmoworks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_354&products_id=65 (http://www.desmoworks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_354&products_id=65) Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: darkduke on April 08, 2009, 08:26:26 PM I run an Arrow titanium as well, and i love it.
Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: ROBsS4R on April 09, 2009, 06:38:47 PM I spent a few hours last night researching this exact thing. The Matris has zero factory support and is tough to find. I ended up purchasing the Bitubo from Desmoworks. I gave them a call today to check on the order. They have a bunch coming in Monday and they know their stuff over there. http://www.desmoworks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_354&products_id=65 (http://www.desmoworks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_354&products_id=65) You should be really happy with that one.... I am with mine [thumbsup] Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: Uncle Mofo on April 09, 2009, 06:43:21 PM I got my Matris from the www.departmentofsuspension.com (http://)
Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: Bill in OKC on April 09, 2009, 07:27:20 PM (http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc190/stankbone/Dec202007226.jpg)
Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: hypurone on April 13, 2009, 05:56:20 AM I got my Matris from the www.departmentofsuspension.com (http://) (http://) (http://) Me too but Jason is no longer dealing with them and is no longer an importer..... Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: atomic410 on April 13, 2009, 06:45:32 AM I have the damper, ohlins, where can I get a mounting kit? Motowheels only has the under the triple ones and I would like a top mount. Thanks for the help [bacon]
Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: hypurone on April 13, 2009, 08:27:34 AM I have the damper, ohlins, where can I get a mounting kit? Motowheels only has the under the triple ones and I would like a top mount. Thanks for the help [bacon] IIRC, I read on here somewhere that someone used an Arrows mounting kit to mount their Ohlins unit.... Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: Fresh Pants on April 13, 2009, 08:45:50 AM Scotts damper. Good for '01 and prior non-immobiliser bikes.
Although, they do make a kit for the Hyper. (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1060/1380690907_97ce8c28cb.jpg?v=0) (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1273/1381592538_99425363ac.jpg?v=0) Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: atomic410 on April 13, 2009, 03:47:30 PM IIRC, I read on here somewhere that someone used an Arrows mounting kit to mount their Ohlins unit.... what is IIRC? Title: Re: What top mounted steering damper are you using? Post by: Fresh Pants on April 13, 2009, 04:21:31 PM |