![]() ![]() Just a month ago a guy got seriously injured on a track day here, swapped tire brands and the new front was slightly shortre, enough to send him into a concrete barrier after a nasty tank slapper. Start screwing around with suspension geometry, and I'd say get a damper for the street too. Those front forks were not built for offroad terrain and they feel like they don’t work at all sometimes. The DRZ 400 SM also sucks at handling bumps. ![]() For street use on stock suspension setup, no problem. The DRZ 400 SM doesn’t feel like it wants to be manoeuvred, but it does go where you want it to with a bit of strength and alot of emphasis on correct body positioning. ![]() ![]() It's just not worth it to risk equipment and limb for a few more bucks. I for one would not go out on a track on any bike without a damper, and I consider it a safety device. Simply put, in "normal" conditions yes even fast turning bike will be ok, but land the front a bit crooked off a wheelie or hit a bump on WOT and that's where even a well tuned bike can go into a tank slapper without a damper. I did get fairly scary feeling jerks on my gix with 100% stock suspension on the track, and those bikes have way too little rear height for the track. Click to expand.Well that's where the damper comes in doesn't it? The stability line can be pushed a bit further because where no-damper bike would go into a real tank slapper, the one with damper will just jerk the bars once. ![]()
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