I installed a Scotts steering damper on my '08 SD today. Because I have the KTM bar risers installed, I had to ask Scotts to send my a longer tower pin. They were awesome, getting it to me for no additional charge in 3 days. The installation is straightforward, with the only tricky part being the need to use a dab of grease to hold the support bushing to the frame while installing a Nylok nut below the frame tubes. I lost one Nylok nut along the way.

I set the low speed damping to 8 clicks back from full hard, as recommended as a first setting, and left the high speed damping and damping sweep unchanged for now. The effect of the damper is profound. It dramatically improves the sense of stability and confidence on the SD, especially on a bumpy road at speeds over 80 MPH. I was able to blast down some of my usual roads much faster with greater confidence because of the quiet steering produced by the damper. I am very impressed with the quality of the Scotts hardware, and with the effectiveness of the engineering. Highly recommended!

do you get the top bar mount with the steering dampner

+1 for any damper!
It helped me tons on the 20 miles of sandy dirt road I had to ride monday.

I have the WP one on mine. I noticed it doesn't have as much damping as my Scots on my other bikes. The factory setting seems way too conservative. Mine is set st 4-5 clicks out.

KTM says its to stabilize the front end when lofting the front wheel (wheelies), actually landing them.

How about you guys, what setting do you have yours set at?



Damn, I hate clicking picture links.. Here you go..






Nice bike M8.

Thanks for that. I somehow could not figure out how to embed the photos directly.