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DRAGIN TAIL
08-25-2008, 10:37 PM
Has anyone mounted a steering damper to their 1st Generation Venture? If you have, could you post a photo or email me one. I'm getting a pretty good wobble and all the experts recommend a damper to correct this problem when a sidecar is mounted. I have a damper that I bought on Ebay but am looking for ideas on where to attach it to the front end of the bike. Any help would be appreciated.
Carbon_One
08-25-2008, 11:25 PM
Hi Ron.
Check with Steve Wagner as he has a damper on his side car rig. Not sure how he mounted it but he'll give a heads up I'm sure. I saw a trike with a steering damper on it that I'm assiming was put there because the owner didn't rake the forks. I'll attach a pic here. Maybe it'll help you some. I realize his bike and the attached phots are 2nd gen bikes but I'm sure you can apply the same ideas to your bike.
Larry
SteveW
08-26-2008, 05:59 AM
Hi Ron
Well I had to make my own bracket and there isn't much room to work. Mine is a second gen. so I'm not real sure if how I did mine will work on a first Gen.

If you don't rake the frontend then you will get some wobble from 25 to 35 mph. Just keep 2 hands on the bars at that speed and you should be fine.

Have fun with the hack !!!!
1rooster
08-27-2008, 10:00 PM
Has anyone mounted a steering dampener to their 1st Generation Venture? If you have, could you post a photo or email me one. I'm getting a pretty good wobble and all the experts recommend a dampener to correct this problem when a sidecar is mounted. I have a dampener that I bought on Ebay but am looking for ideas on where to attach it to the front end of the bike. Any help would be appreciated.



http://www.sidestrider.com/steering.htm (http://www.sidestrider.com/steering.htm)
Check this out..
DRAGIN TAIL
08-27-2008, 10:08 PM
http://www.sidestrider.com/steering.htm (http://www.sidestrider.com/steering.htm)
Check this out..

I found this website yesterday and am going to use the VW Beetle Steering Damper. Thanks to all for the help. Ronnie
DRAGIN TAIL
09-06-2008, 06:00 PM
http://www.sidestrider.com/steering.htm (http://www.sidestrider.com/steering.htm)
Check this out..

I want to thank you for pointing out this webside. I puchased a steering damper that fits VW Beetles and it cured all my problems. I used a U-Bolt and attached in below the caliper and attached the other end to the sidecar bracket. Worked Great!