That's just some random guy in a forum post. Everywhere (including all the dictionaries) refer to it as a damper.
I struggled to spell it correctly for a while too.
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That's just some random guy in a forum post. Everywhere (including all the dictionaries) refer to it as a damper.
I struggled to spell it correctly for a while too.
You found another individual on the internet who mispelled the word.
wilsonzx7r
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I got them on easily with compressed air but I had to cut holes on the end of the grips. Also the grips were too long, so it was rubbing against my bar ends. I had to add 4 washers to push my bar ends further. Maybe I bought the wrong ones?
Pirelli [h=1]DIABLO ROSSO CORSA front and back.[/h]
This is my 2nd set this year...love this tire.
It's a 2 Compound tire in the rear
1/3 soft 1/3 med 1/3 soft
Just scrubbed them in ummm all the way over....:headbang: ( I like left hand corners )
This is my 2nd set this year...love this tire.
It's a 2 Compound tire in the rear
1/3 soft 1/3 med 1/3 soft
Just scrubbed them in ummm all the way over....:headbang: ( I like left hand corners )
The uses of damper or dampener are both valid, and which you use depends upon where you're from.
A dampner is a piece of hydraulic equipment. Actual word or not, you'll find a lot of hydraulic suppliers selling "pulsation dampners."
pricedo
Well-known member
Ah huh, finally someone who understands that a steering dampner uses hydraulics to function....
Hence, the spelling and terminology are correct.
Another search shows nothing but pulsation dampEners
Damper is the commonly used term (at least for north Americans talking about motorcycles)
Dampener, is less common but seems technically correct
Dampner is not a word
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I stand corrected. Strange that it doesn't appear in of the commonly used dictionaries.
I'm still holding on to the argument that when talking about motorcycles, it's a damper. That seems to be what Ohlins, GPR, and Scotts sell.
http://www.scottsonline.com/scotts.php
There seems to be some ambiguity about how to pronounce the word "Damper". We see it mis-spelled as "Dampener" and or "Dampner" a lot. It's actually spelled and pronounced Damper, there is no "N" in the word. Hydraulic fluid passing between controlled chambers "dampens" the forces being exerted, hence the word "Damper" is used to describe a device which dampens or slows down unwanted oscillations or movements. The word Stabilizer is synonymous with the word damper in this case, so it's appropriate to say "steering damper" or "steering stabilizer", as both functions are accomplished when you install one on your bike. We'll still know what you mean if you say or spell it either way, we just thought it would be nice to clear the air.
I'm still holding on to the argument that when talking about motorcycles, it's a damper. That seems to be what Ohlins, GPR, and Scotts sell.
http://www.scottsonline.com/scotts.php
There seems to be some ambiguity about how to pronounce the word "Damper". We see it mis-spelled as "Dampener" and or "Dampner" a lot. It's actually spelled and pronounced Damper, there is no "N" in the word. Hydraulic fluid passing between controlled chambers "dampens" the forces being exerted, hence the word "Damper" is used to describe a device which dampens or slows down unwanted oscillations or movements. The word Stabilizer is synonymous with the word damper in this case, so it's appropriate to say "steering damper" or "steering stabilizer", as both functions are accomplished when you install one on your bike. We'll still know what you mean if you say or spell it either way, we just thought it would be nice to clear the air.
Those people at Scott's Dampers must not know what they ate talking about
SweetOnion
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Are the people who invented the English language the original poster and subject creator of that thread??? Because he is from SOUTH CAROLINA, Y'ALL!!!!!
Edit - Damn, it was Southern California... brahh?
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