so can you put a steering damper on the gs500f.
has any one ever done it.

I've seen a custom job, but nothing made specifically for the GS

yeah i've been wonderin tha same thing --someone outta make em

What would be the point? Exactly what are they for? 

To counteract this:

http://www.reverserotatingrotors.com/media/wheelwobble_0004.wmv

yep you can, i have one still to fit but have a look at this post
http://www.gs500e.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=106&highlight=damper

What are you guys doing to cause the GS500 to get headshake???  My bike has always been uber stable even at speed in the twisties.

-Turd.

some times at high speeds it tends to wobble from time to time . i know what they mean . when your hiting 110+and its kinda of windy the head seems to start to shake . you kind of have to get a good grip and try to counter act it .

i do a ride near me with shap drop offs and blind summits, quite often the front comes off the ground and when it touches down again i get serious wobbles
scares the ba jesus out of me

Gs 500 stearing damper--close legs squeeze tank. 

yeah right o,  you havnt had a big wobble then have you.

I honestly have to believe that there is something wrong with your GS if it is getting head shake regularly.  First...check tire pressure.  If you aren't gripping the tank with your knees and you are keeping your arms stiff as hell...I guess that could possibly cause it.  I just don't see how a GS500 could get bad head shake.  I am totaly unable to upset my GS500 at any high speed, even in a corner.

Anyone else?

-Turd.

I've tried countless times to try to induce headshake.... the bike will correct itself nearly EVERY time.


There is almost no point to spending the 500 on it.

Quote from: Turd Ferguson on September 04, 2006, 06:36:27 PM
I honestly have to believe that there is something wrong with your GS if it is getting head shake regularly.  First...check tire pressure.  If you aren't gripping the tank with your knees and you are keeping your arms stiff as hell...I guess that could possibly cause it.  I just don't see how a GS500 could get bad head shake.  I am totaly unable to upset my GS500 at any high speed, even in a corner.

Anyone else?

-Turd.

Word.

The only time my bike got repeated headshake was when I had a worn Sport Demon on the front wheel. Sometimes when a tire is worn a certain way when you take your hands off the bars the front will start to shake. However, if your hands are on the bars (not even rigid or close to, but rather normal pressure) the bike is stable.

I think it was Pablo who said that most headshake is rider error. My error was taking my hands off the freakin' bars.

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on September 04, 2006, 08:16:47 PM
I think it was Pablo who said that most headshake is rider error. My error was taking my hands off the freakin' bars.

+1

I used to get them all the time, but I've noticed that when I went really fast, I would have the Vulcan Death Grip on the bars.

Just lighten the grip

Putting a steering damper on a GS500?  Lol, and then what next?  Spools for the swingarm?  (To the newbs: spools enable the use of a rear-stand with a motorcycle)

If you are getting serious headshake (only the '89's can tank-slap to my knowledge) then you shook inspect your front wheel/forks/tire/etc or stop riding your motorcycle on cobblstone roads all the time 

Quote from: TarzanBoy on September 04, 2006, 09:24:09 PM
Lol, and then what next?  Spools for the swingarm? 

There are a few people who have taken off the center stand, or race their GS.  Not too extremely uncommon.

-Turd.

Such as my GS.  The PO took them off

Quote from: TarzanBoy on September 04, 2006, 09:24:09 PM
If you are getting serious headshake (only the '89's can tank-slap to my knowledge) then you shook inspect your front wheel/forks/tire/etc or stop riding your motorcycle on cobblstone roads all the time 

Why would only the '89's get headshake? You think it is because of the clip-ons? The bikes are pretty much exactly the same from 1989 through 2006. If the '89 was getting headshake they'd all be getting headshake.

I was thinking the same thing.  There's no way only one year would be getting this effect