My steering has been a bit out of whack the last few months. I finally took time to pull the front end completely apart and inspect it. My steering stem has a slight bend to it and by pitman arm is bent at about a 20 degree angle. That explains it!

I need a new steering stem, pitman arm and while I'm at it I'll upgrade to some pro-tapper bars.

I figure I should replace the steering stem and I'm thinking a few extra bucks will get me and anti-vib stem. But which one?

Anybody have any experience/recommendations for a anti-vib steering stem?

I ran across this one that seems like a pretty good deal.
http://www.z400central.com/burgard/RAPTOR.html

 

burgards are cheap. i have a lonestar and its great. check out ebay, there are several deals once in a while

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: velocyraptor
burgards are cheap. i have a lonestar and its great. check out ebay, there are several deals once in a while</end quote></div>
Is that Cheap as in inexpensive (which they are)?
Or is that Cheap as in poor quality?

The thing about the lonestars, is that they are 50% more money. Are they really worth it?

 

i havent used them but they look good. if youre not gonna do racing or crashing, the burgard stem is the one you need, you dont need the best.

 

Hmm... Something to think about. I do right hard and ride fast. Crash is my middle name. But it's not like I'm doing tabletops and doubles....

Sometimes I do a quick stop...
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all antivibes stems are made of chromoly. try out burgards and see how they work. what helmet cam are you using?

 

I've been playing with this one for about a year. Works OK.
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Love my LSR's!!!!! (lonestar). 1st one came with quad. Second one, I camped on eBay for a month or so and got it for $125 with the clamp. Perfect shape. Can't beat that, easily.

 

i got mine for $75 with clamp[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] brand new

 

I bow to your bargaining skills.