I could not find a steering damper kit for my SV so I made one. # More Old School

While I was busy earning another $500 from Suzuki on my SV650 this weekend @ Buttonwillow with WERA, I picked up my 2019 Championship Plaque earned with my 1988 CBR600F1 that has already been sold to Kent. Yet more proof that he got a good bike.

On the right is the base with rebound adjuster knob. The shaft is on the top. Notice the hole just bellow the shoulder. Inside the shaft is a rod to move the needle, the rebound needle and the check valve. Oil passes the needle by flowing into the shaft through the hole below the shoulder, past the needle and out the check valve. The piston with compression and rebound stacks rest on the shoulder.

He last raced seven years ago. He hired me to Crew Chief his first track day on this new bike. The day went well and the bike is here for suspension improvements but it has to be clean to get in the door.

Suzuki pays $500 to win Lightweight Twins SS. When I learned this I canceled my plans to build a Naked Superbike and went with a Naked SS bike. This is how bikes looked when I started racing, I grew up riding steel framed bikes with Superbike Bars so I feel good on this, the 81st different motorcycle I’ve raced.

This weekend I determined that the lack of body work streamlining is hurting me more than the lack of power in Lightweight Superbike and F-2. So the next step is to read the rules to see if I can add a GPz550 style fork mounted headlight cover/windscreen.

So far I’ve earned $2,250 from Suzuki. The $250 is from a second place finish when I learned that 5 days of racing was 1/2 day too many for the rear tire.

This weekend at Willow with WERA will be the first time I’ve run a bike with Superbike Bars since some time in the Eighties. That’s 1980’s to you, Kid.

Chain must be gold.

I tried two different styles of Drag Bars on my SV 650 but they don’t feel right. Time for Superbike Bars. I’ve also spaced the tank up to let more cool air to the air box and added a Chin Pad to the top of the tank.