Scotts damper Mounting Question

this won't help but i have a scotts damper on my kdx scotts upper clamp with the weld on post,the weld on post is the way to go dude.i have pt bars too .on the other hand i have a wer on my klx it's the same unit for a kdx.it's a great piece have u considered the wer?cost less install is a snap works great?

the no damping returning to center action seems like it could produce some good ghostrides

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Seems you're singling out one or the other damper with this comment, but I'm not sure which one...and I don't know if you mean it to be bad or good, either!!!

...in either case...neither unit (WER or Scotts) damps on return to center. Imagine riding a bike that DID damp return to center!! That would be a homicide waiting to happen. Wait...what am I saying...that's the basic defiinition of a dirtbike ANYWAY!! ;)

Something else to keep in mind. Scott's takes particular issue with bikes that have isolated (bushed) bars. Those bushings can give a damper problems (ie: the bushings tweak, the post becomes unaligned, non-concentric forces damage the damper). Scott's makes a high durometer bushing replacement, but I don't know to what extent THAT would effect bar vibration.

Isn't WER similar to scott's in that they both make pretty much ONE damper with mounting applications to suit? In which case the WER may well be useable on the honda?

An additional + to the WER...it mounts lower on the forks. That means MORE deflection force will be absorbed by the damper, LESS will be absorbed by lower fork tubes, upper fork tubes, handlebar mounts etc. The more 'stuff' between the point of force exertion and the damping, the more that 'stuff' gets tweaked in the process.

Yeah...the scott's is 'more adjustable'. Not only can you easily reach it while riding (the amount of damping), you can also adjust the damping arc (a screw adjustment..NOT done while riding).

Still, there's a good argument to be made for the 'on-the-fly' adjustment part being largely 'fiddle factor'. Meaning it's cool, it's hi-tech...but you can do without it. I've read input from WER users that say they 'set it and forget it'. I'm sure there is something to be said for the idea that if it CAN be fiddled with, some will consider that fiddling a NECESSARY virtue...while, if that adjustment was gone, it wouldn't be missed.

Besides, on the WER, it's NOT gone...you just have to reach over your bars to make the adjustment. Actually, I've wondererd about the modification it would take to route some sort of mechanical 'extension' to the WER so you COULD adjust it on the fly.

OK...word's out...I'm a fiddler!!;) Isn't THAT a surprise!!!

Don't know the extent of 'shift' you're referring to, but scott's definitely says that such a shift may damage their damper!! I red it maseff las time i putt a scotts on a kayteemm!!

General opinion of a damper is, once you ride with one, you'll never ride without one. I've heard that over and over and.....well, over. I have a WER on my own gift-to-me list. Haven't treated myself yet.

who tries to fiddle with the damper on the fly anyway !!!!!!!!!! my kdx came to me with the scotts,i bought the wer after running a scotts for my klx.cc i set it and forgot it,yes a damper is a beauty thing if u have the means get one..i have 309.00 + tax in the wer ,it's fab see what u get for that much from scotts.btw i feel some res on return with the scotts none with the wer?

I like your guys points and i to am looking into getting one of these items,, but here is something to think about,,,,, The Wer mounts lower on the forks, where the Scotts mounts up where you hang on to the bars. My Q is, wouldnt the Scotts feel better to the hands being that it is closer and takes away shock at the top, Forks are gonna flex, i think they have to dont they? But it seems like, its closer to the hands and would work better. Im sure both work great and i wish i had either!!! And i do like the on the fly adj that Scotts has but it wouldnt bother me if it didnt . I have no idea what im sayin,,,, I was hopeing you guys could help me out. hehe

im looking for a damper and the gpr sems like the best canadate. the only thing is the return to center damping. will this be bad? like if i have it set hard and i turn im going to be forcing it back to center? ive read that many eople rode the gpr and scotts back to back and couldnt tell the difference. where can i get a deal on the scotts, gpr or wer?

From the standpoint of having installed a scott's, I don't think ANYthing could be easier to take off! It would take a couple of minutes, and you'd be done. Well..as long as you didn't mess with the anchor that is.

This 'no damp return to center' thing kinda gets me. Doesn't scott's claim they are the only one to do that? Seems that is so. Also seems WER says the same thing. I've never looked into a gpr.

I'm having no luck right now finding any definitive statement on the web concerning wer/scotts and their relative damping actions.

Why would you want any damping TO center? I can't imagine why you would. Maybe with the bars @ lock steering around a corner at 50mph? Oh yeah...I do that all the time...???

Does gpr say they DO damp to center??

greenbean sorry i'm keepin the scotts.it's great all i'm sayin is the wer works just as well for a lot less money.wer says no return res not sure scott's pos on that.i feel res on return w the scotts where i don't on the wer.the wer comes with all the hardware ,mounting,anchor the whole deal for the price i mentioned.easy install too no special tools needed .you can get a weld on or u shaped bolt on bracket.part number the same for kdx,klx damper .either is great ,money well spent which ever one u choose :)

yep they say it dampens to center.