Still waiting for the forks to be done seems to be taking ages , steering damper and samcos ordered though.
Sat here thinking I need to build the spare 996 into a track bike and sell the 748/853 bits to pay for it
Arguably because the Öhlins is adjustable and perceived as a better product, when the situation arises that the steering damper is needed, yes. In practical terms, for the majority of riders who don’t put themselves at the performance level where a steering damper is essential, probably not. It’s the same with a slipper clutch, not every rider is going to put themselves in the situation where the rear wheel is going to lock up on down shifting. Horses for courses Andy
Adjustable damper is really quite useful. Especially if you ride shitty uk roads then take on a smooth EU road or track
