scotts damper for my steamer

[ned37]

i had a set of brackets for a scotts steering damper from a dr650 suzuki that i sold a while back.  held them up to the bar clamps on the steamer and they looked like a match except they were for fat bars.  well, it turns out my son had an extra set of renthal fat bars (in red  ).  only problem to work around was the frame post.  took off the tank, and tapped out the front tank bolt hole to 8mm, cut the head off an 8mm bolt and slipped it up into a scotts post, adjusted it for height and tack welded it.  used 2 nuts: one to secure the post to the frame, and one to push a washer down onto the tank.  the washer needed slotting to put it on.
took it for a ride today on some dirt roads with some rocks... very stable, front end no longer feels "loose".  wind was gusting to 50mph on the asphalt on the way home, rode behind some trucks at 80mph.  i could have taken my hands off the bars.  very happy with it.

[Sin_Tiger]

Very tidy job Sir  and interesting results, I tend to overgrip the bars myself and have considered doing something similar because I just can't seem to train myself out of a bad habit.

The only comment I would make is the colour clash with the blue 

[ned37]

colour clash with the blue

its ok, i ride with a white helmet and shirt