T500 steering damper on a GT500 front DIY

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kall399
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T500 steering damper on a GT500 front DIY

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I have a T500 with a GT front end on it and I wanted the steering damper so I made it fit
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I machines a new parts to fit the GT triple tree
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The top most friction plate is keyed to the center part the knob threads into.
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The metal plates are made from stainless washers
The the stud holding the metal plates is a spacer on a M6 bolt as the triple tree has threads ready made.
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The machined steel parts are home brew nickel plated to stop rust.
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Here is some drawings to take inspiration from.
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Re: T500 steering damper on a GT500 front

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Looks good.

I thought about doing something like that. But the original T500 damper lock bolt has M8 threads, and I had no idea if the smaller M6 screw would be strong enough.
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kall399
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Suzuki 2-Strokes: 1973 T500

Re: T500 steering damper on a GT500 front

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Thanks!

I think it's plenty strong since there is very little torque on it, we aren't trying to hold a brake plate after all :lol:
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