Steering damper removal / light

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graeme4130

Discussion Starter · Aug 9, 2016

Hi All
I've just got a 2014 ZX10R track bike, and I'm trying to identify the warning lights
Can anyone tell me which warning light is triggered by the removal of the electronic steering damper, and if there's a way to turn it off ?
Cheers
Graeme

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SkyDork

· #2 · Aug 9, 2016

Welcome. Nice bike!

Lots of threads on the ESD topic if you search. Can't just remove it and no way to get rid of the ESD warning light unless you retain the damper motor.

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dricked

· #3 · Aug 9, 2016

SkyDork said:
Welcome. Nice bike!

Lots of threads on the ESD topic if you search. Can't just remove it and no way to get rid of the ESD warning light unless you retain the damper motor.

Or switch to the kit ecu and harness

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SkyDork

· #4 · Aug 9, 2016

dricked said:
Or switch to the kit ecu and harness

Yeah, that works as well.:ayyy:

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347 tony

· #5 · May 31, 2017

Curious? Any fix for this yet? Or just what's listed? Tks all

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347 tony

· #6 · May 31, 2017

Also, does It put the bike In limp mode Or anything? Tks

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skidooboy

· #7 · May 31, 2017 (Edited)

it just gives you a esd light, nothing more.

pull the motor out of the stock electronic damper (multiple threads on here about it, TDH actually has a video demonstrating how to remove the motor from the stock damper).

after removal of the motor, plug it back into the harness, and zip tie it out of the way. no more light, and you can install whatever damper you like. a/m full ohlins, updated oem ohlins (send to dan kyle racing for updated valving), or a rotary damper, like a gpr.

even with the code on, it doesn't affect the bike in anyway, other than the electronic damper does not work.

I have done 2 of the gen4's like this. I bought a damper from a non esd zx10r (pre 2013 zx10r, and some of the zx6r's are the same damper) from ebay for cheap, sent them to kyle raicing, and for like 85 bux, you get ohlins valving. Ski

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