If you own an MV Brutale and want a more solid, more secure front end feel, you'll want the Scotts Performance MV Brutale Rotary Steering Damper Kit. This kit comes as a complete boxed package, ready to install with instructions and torque values. The Scotts Brutale damper kit is literally plug-n-play. No drilling required plus no damage or marks to the bike if wish to remove it. Fits all model year Brutale including the 910 and 750..

* Single large diameter bearing instead of 2 or more smaller diameter rod ends.
* Less bearing wear and lowest hysteresis.
* High and low speed dampening adjustment.
* 5-minute installation.
* Aerospace quality materials and coatings used exclusively.

Note: We do not keep these in stock. Instead, we have our orders drop-shipped directly from the manufacturer. Be prepared for a 2 week wait. Remember our price includes shipping to anywhere in the US. E-mail us for pricing for foreign orders before ordering.

This unit is the only one that locates the damper properly. The damper is centered between the tank and the handle bar area, other units would have to move the instrument cluster to position properly.

The Scotts damper has advantages over the piston type. Piston dampers have to convert the tripple clamp arc into a linear motion by fixing one end or the tube body with a bearing, the piston plunger must also have a bearing. Some installations add a rod and bellcrank to get the position correct. All these bearings add play or backlash to the system. The entire purpose of a steering dampener is to get rid of head shake and micro impacts that your arm must soak up unconsciously. The more backlash or play the system has, the less effective the damper is at removing pulses.

The Scott rotary style dampener has no external bearing to build up cumulative play or backlash. The rotor arm is pinned to the frame, the housing is bolted to the tripple clamp. With my installation the pin is almost a press fit into the pin bracket. There is no perceptible play. The slot to pin interface has the smallest amount of play as designed by Scotts to allow for frame flex and fork bending in extreme conditions. The pin must be free in the arm so not to load the damper bearing vertically. The is accomplished by allowing the pin to rotate in the bracket. In reality the pin never moves more than a fraction of a degree. As you move the bars lock to lock there is no perceptible movement of the pin and arm slot because the center line of the dampener is over the center line of the steering axis. No wear will occur at the pin and crank arm interface.

The Scotts type dampener has a high and low speed dampening adjustment and a dampening arc adjustment. In dirt bikes this adjustment is handy but for street and track use the dampening range should be set for full arc, or lock to lock swing of your handle bars.
The biggest thing you will notice when you ride with this dampener is the lack of fatigue in your arms and how much better you feel after you ride hard through a set of canyons or track day. Most all of the micro pulses you never consciously pay attention to are dampened out. You will also sense a degree of precision; the bike feels so stable it acts like its on rails. Lastly the low fuel head shake the occurs under hard excels over bad asphalt is completely gone as expected.