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FourFour:
Hello all,
My steering stop lug was replaced by my paint guy before he sprayed my frame but it has subsequently been knocked off again.
He has done such a fantastic job of all the paintwork that welding another one on would be messy and destroy the paintwork around the headstock.
Obviously, I don't want to be without a steering stop of any kind as my beautiful new tank will get damaged.

Any ideas?
I have heard that fitting a steering damper could solve the problem as it can be set with limited travel i.e. stops. and give the added benefit of improved steering ......though I will not be getting my kneedown on the this bike. From what I remember the exhaust and pegs ground out way before my short knees reach the floor!!

Has anyone fitted a steering damper to a sohc and can recommend one for me.

Cheers
Ian

hairygit:
I can't swear to it, Bryan J will know for certain, but I seem to recall a missing lock stop is an M.O.T. failiure, not sure if a steering damper will satisfy them.

Clem2112:
I broke a lug off my 400 after a meeting with a Ford Fiesta many years ago.

I was an apprentice doing workshop training at the time .....made one from mild steel bar,  turned a post, filed it to the right shape and driled a locating hole in the yoke. Dab of superglue to secure it and black paint ..... It never came adrift !

Never needed a damper... But I remember that the footpeg came up with little lean.

Bryanj:
Yup, no lock stop is a fail, also one bent enough for bars to touch tank

Trigger:
I would wield it back up. You can protect the paint on the lower yoke with putty as you wield. The custom boys when doing a slab yoke drill a hole, tap a thread and but a allen bolt in to use as a stop.

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