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The R1100R comes with a steering damper. Mine didn't have it fitted when I bought it and although I sourced one off Ebay I never fitted it because I found the bike to handle very well without. The only other difference with mine was that it had spoked wheels which were slightly bigger than the alloys (I think). Does your bike have a damper and if so is it in good condition? Good luck. Malcolm
That's right Malcolm, a few 1100R owners got to about 18K and the damper was either leaking or seized up altogether. Advice coming in from UK owners was to take it off and bin it. Unless you're mad or out racing the thing (or both) you probably wouldn't need it anyway. I don't think that the type or size of the wheels would make a huge difference in the handling that Jim describes if tyres, damper and suspension were all okay.CheersGarry