2007-03-11 04:19:54 · 3 answers · asked by Primetime 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ GMC
The steering damper resists the tendency for the steering head to "wobble" left and right. in the extreme to become a "tank-slapper" which is the steering going from lock to lock - this is usually terminal. this can happen particularly in sport bikes because the steering is set up to be very quick to turn in. It has a steeper angle of rake (steering axis to ground) and less trail (the tire patch trailing behind the point where the steering axis hits the ground).
a good thing to remember is if a bike you are riding starts to weave or "shake its head" plant your knees into the tank and pull back with BOTH hands. you then become a damper. some wobbles and "tank slappers" are rider induced when the rider thinks he is steering out of the wobble - he is actually making it worse becase he is a cycle behind.
2007-03-11 04:41:36 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas E 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steering radius sucks and when you turn a corner by pushing down on the opposite handle bar the cintrifical force and the steering damper work togeather......
2007-03-11 04:26:28 · answer #2 · answered by freedismemberment 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
IT'S LIKE A MINI SHOCK ABSORBER. HELPS WITH STEERING STABILITY. ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, LIKE PEOPLE MOST TEND TO RIDE THESE KIND OF BIKES AT THOSE SPEEDS OR TRY....LOL
THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE BUILT FOR!!!!
2007-03-11 14:38:59 · answer #3 · answered by thingsthatmakeyougohummmm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋