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« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2008, 03:52:21 PM » |
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the M4 is pretty badass... not sure if its really worth the extra $$$ but sure looks tite
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Ducnial
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« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2008, 06:34:15 PM » |
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Its a steering damper not a piece of jewlery and to be honest your the only one thats really going to notice.  if your riding style is less agressive and you dont plan on taking it to the track you'll probably never need or miss one. All are pretty good and I'd challenge most to tell the difference between any when properly adjusted. I bought an Arrow Ti Comp top mount $365 and have been very happy, mounted in 20 mins. Does a good job of calming things down, especially on the track comming out of turns hard on gas, no more shivering. On the road it takes away any rear end squiggle that sometime happens with poor steering inputs  because it forces more counter steering over head-tube steering and thats a good thing.  Personally I'd recomend a top mount. Not enough room under the triple for undermount and the side moults just look fragile and finincky. If you do go with a top mount expect to disconnect it whenever you want to lift the tank. I'm not sure about the others but the top mount Arrow, Ohlins and probably the Matris wont clear the gas tank, not sure about the DP or Bitubo? Get a good one and you cant go wrong. |
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« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2008, 08:12:19 PM » |
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I had a DP damper.....It failed in under a year, every seal failed. BUT with that being said if you have a dealer install it you get a 2 year warranty.
It was a great part till it failed, so I can't complain as far as that goes.
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CairnsDuc
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« Reply #18 on: August 25, 2008, 08:29:27 PM » |
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The top mounts look good, but how does it go if you have risers fitted for your handle bars?
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Ducnial
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« Reply #19 on: August 26, 2008, 06:14:51 PM » |
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The top mounts look good, but how does it go if you have risers fitted for your handle bars?
You'd need to raise the height of the bracket that mounts to the key/emobilizer. The Arrow came with spacers and longer bolts. Making new spacers would be easy. The question would be if the longer bolts are available. |
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c_rex
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« Reply #20 on: August 26, 2008, 07:12:04 PM » |
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Speedymoto bolts run an extra 20mm to accomodate their own risers. You can always get longer bolts and cut them down too. Places like Tacoma Screw should be able to help you with the approximate length as long as you have the proper thread and pitch.
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« Reply #21 on: August 26, 2008, 09:42:28 PM » |
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where did you get that top mount from? |
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hypurone
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« Reply #22 on: August 27, 2008, 06:25:51 AM » |
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where did you get that top mount from?
Dept of Suspension. but I hear that Jason stopped being the US importer. It seems Matris was becoming something of a PITA to him and he really didn't have the time to deal with their ever increasing demands. At this point I'm not sure of who a US importer is.  You may be able to go direct? I called Jason and confirmed that he is no longer dealing with them. But he said there is another company handling the dampers. He said to email Matris at info@matrisdampers.com. I am gonna send something to that email and see what response I get. |
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« Reply #23 on: August 28, 2008, 09:16:33 AM » |
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Because the Arrow bottom mounting bracket have a perfect fit with the Ohlins Damper. I'll post up part numbers tonight.
Please do not forget to post the part numbers Thanks!!!!!!!! |
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« Reply #24 on: August 28, 2008, 10:14:09 AM » |
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Please do not forget to post the part numbers
Thanks!!!!!!!!
I posted them on the "Review" thread...but here they are: Arrow Part #: 11052DA Ohlins: SD 163 Damper I'll need to post individual part numbers for the Ohlins kit as an SD 163 search just returns the entire kit (which you don't need). |
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« Reply #25 on: August 30, 2008, 10:52:13 PM » |
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Dept of Suspension. but I hear that Jason stopped being the US importer. It seems Matris was becoming something of a PITA to him and he really didn't have the time to deal with their ever increasing demands. At this point I'm not sure of who a US importer is. You may be able to go direct? I called Jason and confirmed that he is no longer dealing with them. But he said there is another company handling the dampers. He said to email Matris at info@matrisdampers.com. I am gonna send something to that email and see what response I get. man, i was hoping you orderd it from someone else. Ive tried contacting matris before and they never responded... |
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hypurone
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« Reply #26 on: September 02, 2008, 05:17:00 AM » |
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man, i was hoping you orderd it from someone else. Ive tried contacting matris before and they never responded...
Yup. so far, no response to my email.  |
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« Reply #28 on: September 05, 2008, 05:22:12 AM » |
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ok, got a response... 758 for the m4 with the top mount brackets!!  Check out the other thread I started in A&M. There is some new contact info there and a rumor that PJ's Parts is picking up Matris. http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=10657.0 |
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« Reply #29 on: September 05, 2008, 08:10:04 AM » |
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It is a M3, Matris Damper I took off my 620. I drilled some holes on the stock bracket and mounted it right into it. It sit's lower than other dampers and clears the tank. I have it set to #8. I think if your Suspension is setup correct you don't need to go super hard with your Damper. I bought it directly from Matris. So far this Damper rocks!  |
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