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    The xb felt a little twitchy riding it yesterday, I know it's probably the steering stem bearings on their way out but I went ahead and got one of these on order today. My 1190 feels soooo much more stable at any speed, it came with a damper stock. It's not an adjustable one, but still, it makes a world of difference. Anyway, figured it couldn't hurt much installing one. This one below is adjustable and rebuildable, I believe they stated it's a Shindy (japanese) made unit.

    Finding one of the LSL dampers was a pita and they were a bit higher in price.


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    I would have gone with a Storz damper, but I have a wideband O2 sensor kinda in the way.

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    How much $

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    My 1190 feels soooo much more stable at any speed, it came with a damper stock. It's not an adjustable one, but still, it makes a world of difference.
    The 1190 has ~1.5 degrees more rake than the XB which doesn't hurt stability either . :D

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    Umm, $340 shipped.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/281372661142...S:1123&vxp=mtr

    They have these and tube frame dampers, based out of Minnesota.

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    Thanks

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    Yep, well worth the money. 2 mile test ride, feels like a completely different bike. Much smoother and stable, although there's a lot of other things I still need to do to it.




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    Kind of curious, any reason you chose this dampner over a GPR unit? I've considered a dampner but has kinda settled on the idea of the GPR based on member's feedback here.

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    I am wondering as well?
    Would this work on any buell? 2009xb12ss

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    I guess the main reason is I have no room up top to put the GPR unit on. I have a set of different risers and dirt bike bars (Carmichael bend Pro-Taper) along with my wideband displays. It just simply wouldn't work for me. This one came with the new bolt for the isolator, along with everything else needed.

    You can see the cluster of crap going on with mine here.




    These should work with any year xb, just make sure to specify the fork tube diameter. Later model ones are larger.



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