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Stabilizer

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BDI:
It sucks because the bolt on mounts do flex and I have seen lots of bikes with the weld on mount crack around the mount. I wish the manufacturers would make the frames with a threded bung you could screw a post in to. the aluminum frames could have it cast right in. The posts could be machined from solid stainless they would look sweet and be super rigid. I know why they don't do it but I think there are enough rotory dampers on the market now to make doing it worth while. I even considered drilling and threading a hole in my crf but I'm chicken to do it. I would like to cut a frame apart to see how thick the cast bulk head is.

Platypus:
I took my WR to a muffler shop and the guy did a great job.  Get yourself some PJ1 paint to paint it if you do end up going with the weld on.  Looks nice and don't have to worry about rust.

mdw471:
Here is another option...

http://www.werproducts.net/or.php

not sure if welding is required?

I have seen a lot of the Scott brand, but anybody use one of these?

Mark

Polar-Bus:

--- Quote from: BDI on February 01, 2008, 04:10:39 PM ---It sucks because the bolt on mounts do flex and I have seen lots of bikes with the weld on mount crack around the mount. I wish the manufacturers would make the frames with a threded bung you could screw a post in to. the aluminum frames could have it cast right in. The posts could be machined from solid stainless they would look sweet and be super rigid. I know why they don't do it but I think there are enough rotory dampers on the market now to make doing it worth while. I even considered drilling and threading a hole in my crf but I'm chicken to do it. I would like to cut a frame apart to see how thick the cast bulk head is.

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I talked with Scotts tech dept. and they advised me to purchase the weld on unit.  Scotts commented that the neck clamp on the bolt on unit tends to move around a bit. Again, I can't tell you how much I LOVE this accessorie!! Especially out on the ice doing 90 mph !!! I have always been so skeptical of all the "moto-bling" accesories in the market today until the Scotts stabilizer!  Heres a pic of mine:

The Flyin Hawaiian:
Ive been using the WER dampener since 94 or so. Ive had no problems with them. I would just switch them from bike to bike as I got a new one. They have 2 options, rivet mount bracket or weld on. I just picked up a weld on frame bracket and mount kit from them last monday for my DRZ.

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