Steering dampers

[motoboy66]

Hey guys, I need a damper, and was wanting some input on it. I'm looking at under $200 and not a PEP since my buddy has one, and we always buy different things to try them out. Does anyone have a Graydon?

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

The graydon, denton, muscle are all the same dampner just different names. They do help overstock but after the last race I am thinking about the GPR dampner now.

[seatec]

GPR and wer's are nice but also mucho Dineros and definately more than $200.

Originally posted by Silverfox@C&DRacing
The graydon, denton, muscle are all the same dampner just different names.

They work great and are worth the money. I'd like to go with silverfox and get a GPR but holy hell are they costly...:eek2: :eek2:

[ralph2]

do they all mount the same way?? because i noticed most of them mount up where i have my rezzies and im just wondering if there are some that mount somewhere else so that i would have to move mine:rolleyes:

[Tommy 17]

ralph get a pep... its mounts to the motor mounts...

Originally posted by Tommy 17
ralph get a pep... its mounts to the motor mounts...


yeah and its' a POS that has to be removed to adjust..:blah:

[ralph2]

any others that mount liek the pep, because im yet to hear 1 good thing about it

[motoboy66]

Silverfox,

i didn't think it was that bad, no damper. I just thought it might help out. Are you going to come to the next MO race? If not you should at least make the Racers for Research race. It helps a good cause, and we get on the local tv news. Anyways, being as I have no damper which do you all sugest? Silverfox could you pm me with prices of those that you can get?

Thanks

Todd

[QuadJunkies]

I jsut got my Denton in the mail today!!:D I have never rode with a Dampner before :huh

[seatec]

Trust me, you wil like it. Sometimes they are a pain in the behind to mount because you gotta get it just right so it dont bind up on ya. YOu'll see what i mean.

[Quadzilla]

Originally posted by Rico
yeah and its' a POS that has to be removed to adjust..:blah:

Agreed. I have the PEP (yes the latest generation, not the old one) and it is a POS! I have it on the highest setting and it's still not enough dampening. Spend your money elsewhere...

[Quadzilla]

And if you ever want to get an oversized oil tank, forget it w the PEP. It practically touches the stocker the way it mounts. I can't imagine getting anything bigger in there....

[rs169300]

spend the extra money and do it right the first time and get a GPR

[beak7707]

Does anybody know where I can get a Denton stabilizer? C&D said it will be a month before they can get them. Anybody know a company that has any in stock? I'm looking for the rebuilable one also.

[seatec]

try the quadshop. they might have one for ya

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by seatec
try the quadshop. they might have one for ya they are on backoreder......but I found one for Denton,they got them in last week, not sure if they still have some .I would call ASAP cdause EVERYONE is on backorder is seems!!:eek2:

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by seatec
Trust me, you wil like it. Sometimes they are a pain in the behind to mount because you gotta get it just right so it dont bind up on ya. YOu'll see what i mean. tRight now, Troy isnt sureif he likes his or not.... he could tell the difference but it was WAY too stiff a setting I guess(all the way I think:o ) and it tired him out in his race his hands were killin him:( So he is going to just play with settings ans see what feels best for him...

[QuadJunkies]

How can some riders use 2-3 of them at once:eek: :confused: ???? Doesnt one do the job good enough??

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

I will have 4 of the 400ex rebuildable ones in stock on Friday or Monday.

[seatec]

beats the heck out of me! do they use 3 and then set them to the lightest settig and then when the steering gets jarred they kick in in unison. Just speculating here.
The GPR are better in that respect. they are lighter to turn when not being jarred but kick in faster when jarred. its all in the valving i guess like stock shocks oppose to Elka's.

[northeast400]

I have a PEP and think it works great. I also like that it is tucked out of the way. first time you hit the frontend with a Denton you will need to replace it. just my .02 cents

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by seatec
beats the heck out of me! do they use 3 and then set them to the lightest settig and then when the steering gets jarred they kick in in unison. Just speculating here.
The GPR are better in that respect. they are lighter to turn when not being jarred but kick in faster when jarred. its all in the valving i guess like stock shocks oppose to Elka's. they are nice,but arent the GPR like 600.00-650.00??!!:eek: I think I can learn to lime my Denton.....:D

[seatec]

im with you QJ. that is a little rich for my blood as well. The Denton is fine for me and beats no damper at all. got mine for $120 (rebuildable one) so that was pretty good.

how do you know if its rebuildable or not? i bought mine for like 435 shipped or close to that & the kid said it was non rebuildable but it has a silver body...I have heard these are the rebuildable ones though

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by Jumbo747
how do you know if its rebuildable or not? i bought mine for like 435 shipped or close to that & the kid said it was non rebuildable but it has a silver body...I have heard these are the rebuildable ones though you pd 435.00 for a Denton???:eek: :huh I hope that was a type O

[seatec]

or Yen.!!! Yes, the silver ones are the rebuildable ones.

[QuadJunkies]

heres a pic of my Denton Rebuildable......

[seatec]

QJ how did you grease those little zerks?

[Ralph]

so all of you have said that pep dampeners are junk but for any other type of dampener i woulld need to relocate my rezzies , wich would normally be no big deal but i have no where else to put mine b/c i have the short regular works lines, and tinner airscoops, so where i have them now is the only place i can put em,,,, here is a pic maybe someone can direct me;)

[beak7707]

hey silverfox will the ones for a 400ex your getting in fit a 250R or 300ex. I need one for both so if it fits either of them I'll take one when you get it in.

[redrunner]

Originally posted by beak7707
hey silverfox will the ones for a 400ex your getting in fit a 250R or 300ex. I need one for both so if it fits either of them I'll take one when you get it in.

Yeah, I talked to you this morning, if they will fit a 300 let me know. I want one bad.

[James Parent]

im not gonna really ask what a dampner is i kinda know.. but whats the point? really help?

[Tommy 17]

its almost like a shock on the handle bars... it slows down the speed and puts resistance when u turn the handle bars from side to side... it stops the bars from gettin ripped out of ur hands... or goin into a head shake when u get into the ruff stuff... its also won't jar the bars outta ur hand if u hit a root, stump, etc...


i'll be buyin one soon as i sell my bow:devil:

[James Parent]

whats rebuildable mean?

[batgeek]

you can open it up and replace the seals and oil, guts stuff y'know :D

[jja125]

i was lucky enough to find a used gpr and i think it works pretty good , but i was running without a dampner before that so i don't really have anything to compare it to, but if i had to use a denton or something i'd have the same problem with the rezzies and scoops and everything in the way.

[QuadJunkies]

I havent even attached mine yet. I have Works shocks and Tinner scoops,(havnet put them on yet either...) so Im going to have problems finding a place to put my Stabilizer on??????:huh :confused:

[JOEX]

Originally posted by Ralph
so all of you have said that pep dampeners are junk but for any other type of dampener i woulld need to relocate my rezzies , wich would normally be no big deal but i have no where else to put mine b/c i have the short regular works lines, and tinner airscoops, so where i have them now is the only place i can put em,,,, here is a pic maybe someone can direct me;)
Can you mount the rezzies on the frame tubes that go down near the oil tank?

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

Originally posted by beak7707
hey silverfox will the ones for a 400ex your getting in fit a 250R or 300ex. I need one for both so if it fits either of them I'll take one when you get it in.

The 400ex and 250r are the same dampner
The 300ex I am told takes different brackets

I am still waiting on the ones from Denton I might have those towards the end of april. The ones that I have comming now are speedline (muscle) dampner they will be $145 and the Denton ones are $150 and yes they are the same thing just a different name.

Originally posted by QuadJunkies
I havent even attached mine yet. I have Works shocks and Tinner scoops,(havnet put them on yet either...) so Im going to have problems finding a place to put my Stabilizer on??????:huh :confused:

Mount the rezzies were the green bar is..:cool:

It'll all fit up there but your runnin outa room lady.. I actually took my tinner scoops off yesterday. I don't think they are doing as good of job on cooling the motor with the piggyback elkas in the way..

Doh... forgot the pic...:o

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by Rico
Mount the rezzies were the green bar is..:cool:

It'll all fit up there but your runnin outa room lady.. I actually took my tinner scoops off yesterday. I don't think they are doing as good of job on cooling the motor with the piggyback elkas in the way.. I was wondering where my the Rezzies would have to move too:p ......Thanks:)

[ralph2]

yeah thanks alot, i still dont knwo if my lines are goign to be able to reach there but ill try