1199 ?

The steering damper does not cause the slappers, the way you are riding / set - up is.

 

the zx one is not a real pukka ohlins, they need revalving and damping to make em half decent.

 

9 st 190 bhp wicked power to weight , I'd put up with a few tank slaps for that .

 

Why not get an race spec ohlins, most probably cheaper than a ducati supplied ohlins too Ohlins Steering Damper Kits Complete with Dampers

 

perhaps a quick conversation via telephone would suffice in gaining the required information?

 

Should be adjustable unless it's different between versions? Ohlins adjustable on my Tricolore

 

Though most of this was in code I'm pleased that we got the right outcome for the OP (I think).

 

1098/1198 ohlins unit will fit with a new flat mounting bracket
5-8mm less stroke but no major issues.

 

Are experiencing tank slappers on the roads? NW200 or TT for you....

 

I haven't felt the need for a damper on a bike since my old back in the day R1 - maybe I am riding too slow....

 

Maybe you just know how to ride and set up a bike

 

Seems about the cheapest,
DUCATI 1199 PANIGALE 2012 > LINEAR OHLINS STEERING DAMPER - Steering dampers - ÖHLINS - Online Shop - Genialmotor

 

You must be riding so hard on the road to get tank slappers every time you go out. I can't understand, unless your suspension is set incorrectly or you are riding the worse roads in uk, I can't believe you are getting tank slappers every time you are riding. Maybe your mick Doohan? No, he wouldn't get tank slappers every time he rode his bike on the road. Mad post..

 

If its the base model they are non adjustable , if you have to crank your damper up to stop slappers its usually to cover the real fault which is suspension set up ,is the back sitting down to much on acceleration ? causing the front to rise hense the slappers ,uk roads are shit so I can understand getting the odd head shake ,but not all the time roll on more smoothly ,after all smooth is fast ,

 

It sounds like a good suspension set up would help, something to stiffen up the rear and stop it unloading the front on the power. I didn't have a problem with the steering damper in particular. I found the bike generally happy to send the front wheel skywards a fair bit if I was aggressive (which I quickly learnt to avoid).

 

I'd say thinking a steering damper is there to correct a regular problem is thinking the wrong way. The steering damper in my world is there to assist and in the event of a big tank slapper, hopefully prevent a major off. The underlying issue of tank slappers occurring frequently is a setup issue that you need to address.

I would suggest a proper suspension setup as an obvious first option as already suggested. After that, you should be in the position where things are different and then look at adjustable dampers if that really is needed. For road riding, any basic damper is probably sufficient really so you're thinking along the wrong lines imho.

Being a git as well, can we use more full stops and punctuation.

 

Sorry, but someone has to say this: you've had the same problem with two R6s, a FireBlade and now a Pani.... and you're blaming the steering damper? It's not the steering damper.... it's you: either by the way you're riding or the way you're setting your bikes up... but it's you.

Fix the source of the problem, don't mask it.

Ian