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Originally Posted by nickjpass
yet again chris being an @$$...
Go research, and you'll see that 250's and Harley's do in fact crash from tank slappers...
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Go ride them. You'll see just how on frequently that happens. Cost vs need. Some bikes it's a priority. Some bikes it's just a safety net. They're not uber necessary on those bikes.
The buell (Harley, sort of) and Harley I've ridden had no headshake tendencies to the point I would consider a damper a necessity. Sure it's probably a good thing to have. But not super important in my mind.
And the ninjette. Meh. Mine gets a little squirrly under track braking. Never given me shake on the street I didn't induce through my riding. Even then, it stabilized immediately. Not worth a damper in my eyes.
Call my response being an ass if you will. Whatever. I call it calculated risk and balancing risk vs reward. Dampers are expensive. Dangerous headshake on these bikes, in my experience, is not a likely event. Next thing you'll tell me is that I should drop a few Benjamin's on dampers for my bicycles
