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Title: fork braces Post by royblueboy on 08/05/11 at 11:39:47 I'm considering fork braces. I have not read in the forum the difference in the ride or handling. any info would be appreciated, also the best ones to use and where to buy them. thanks |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by EJID on 08/05/11 at 11:51:11 Only 2 makers as far as I know of, TKAT and Superbrace. TKAT is machined billet and very think/industrial looking, inexpensive. Superbrace is available through multiple retailers, either polished or chrome (not sure which), more expensive. I don't have one, but those who do swear by them to tighten up the front end and make it more sure-footed. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by arteacher on 08/05/11 at 15:07:59 I ponied up for the Superbrace, because it looks better. I was expecting some minor improvements in handling but I was pleasantly surprised. Road snakes and paving grooves are smoothed out to the point of hardly being felt anymore. No more "loose" feeling in corners. Tracks through rough patches better. And it seems to me, and I don't know why, that it is less sensitive to side winds. If I'd had known, I would have got one as soon as I bought the bike. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/05/11 at 15:09:21 If I was building a bobber or rattin it out, Id go with the Tkat, |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by prechermike on 08/05/11 at 16:53:18 I bought a Tkat, but agree with what Arteacher said. It does seem to steady the front end. I can't remember what it was like without the brace, but I do remember I don't want to go back. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by Starlifter on 08/05/11 at 19:40:49 Another benefit I have found is that the brace dampens the squirrelly feeling in handling at low speed..say riding through a park or a subdivision. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by mmosel on 08/05/11 at 19:59:53 242631373C3126393D3F31540 wrote:
Pics of it installed? How much is it? |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by prechermike on 08/06/11 at 07:24:23 2E2E2C30262F430 wrote:
Pics of it installed? How much is it?[/quote] I do not have pics of it installed, there may be some somewhere and I do not remeber the price. I hardly remember what I did yesterday. Here is a link to his page: http://www.tkat.com/forkbrace.html It says for yamaha, but he does make them for the savage. That is about as much help as I usually am. :-? |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by Gyrobob on 08/06/11 at 07:41:07 I like the look of the tkat because it looks more like a piece of machinery than something you would find on a high-bucks chopper. It seems to me (that means my opinion, eh?) that the "chunk-of-machinery" look of the tkat aesthetically is more in line with the functional look of a cafe racer. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by gerald.hughes on 08/06/11 at 08:07:48 http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp223/gerald_hughes/Frontbrace.jpg Here is the TKat that I have on my bike. I love it. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by bill67 on 08/06/11 at 08:31:18 I have had both braces the Super Brace cost more but it is also better. It is stronger by design. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by scubachef on 08/06/11 at 09:01:05 I just ordered the Tkat. 90.00 includes shipping to domestic locations and 10 or so more for canada and international. They don't take credit or paypal, I paid by personal check. They just asked me to specify s40 or ls650 in the order and that was it. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by ALfromN.H. on 08/06/11 at 11:05:24 7060766162606B6665030 wrote:
Worth every penny. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by Serowbot on 08/06/11 at 11:31:07 I'd like one,... but, too expensive!... I think I can make one... ...out of a pruner and a tupperware snack bowl... :-?... I'll post a "how to"... in the Tech section when I'm done... ;)... |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by arteacher on 08/06/11 at 11:54:49 Here is a pic of the Superbrace on mine. http://p1.bikepics.com/2011%5C06%5C12%5Cbikepics-2223500-800.jpg |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by prechermike on 08/06/11 at 13:39:33 545641525F571D5B46545B5640330 wrote:
mmosel, that's what mine looks like too! ;) |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by Gyrobob on 08/06/11 at 14:31:39 202235262B23692F32202F2234470 wrote:
I like the functionally clean appearance. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by mmosel on 08/06/11 at 16:11:41 90 bucks seems like a good deal actually, considering how much custom motorcycle parts are. I would def go with the Tkat if I get one. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by bill67 on 08/06/11 at 18:13:27 2D26262F232C2D3736420 wrote:
That looks like it belongs on their. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by Sunchasers on 08/06/11 at 22:48:37 Just curious.... what is the purpose of the "shields" on the Superbrace?? I don't have a fork brace (yet) but am strongly considering one. :) |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/07/11 at 00:54:32 The shiel;ds are meant to protect the fork tubes from sand & bug guts right where the fork seals sit./ |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by flyfisher on 08/08/11 at 09:01:48 How hard are they to install? Am reasonable with tools, but not a mechanic. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by verslagen1 on 08/08/11 at 15:23:34 From our infamous kimmy... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1294811496 |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by MikeRIC on 08/09/11 at 21:25:54 I bought TKAT's brace and I love it. I didn't really notice any bad handling when I first got the bike except at highway speed it seemed a little unstable. I read up on it and decided on TKAT's. It was shipped very fast and it is a great piece, very professional. The bike is solid on the highways and much more confident in the corners. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by Gyrobob on 08/10/11 at 05:12:00 103436380F141E5D0 wrote:
Please post a pic. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by ralfyguy on 08/10/11 at 10:44:17 I have been thinking about a fork brace since a while now, but I can't get friends with the thought to get rid of the bug deflectors. We got a lot of bugs around here and I don't want the fork seals to get tore up by that. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by ALfromN.H. on 08/10/11 at 11:10:48 7F6C616B746A78740D0 wrote:
If you clean your bike on a regular basis, then it won't be a problem. I've had my TKat for 4 years and I haven't had any problems (and I don't wash my bike very often). AL |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by bill67 on 08/10/11 at 13:53:11 You can get the defectors with the super brace,they do cost extra but I think worth it. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by arteacher on 08/10/11 at 14:01:16 You could probably drill and tap the Kat brace to accept the Superbrace fork protectors as well. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by mmosel on 08/10/11 at 15:30:35 I wonder if it's possible to keep the S40 fork protector with the Tkat. I also wonder if it's possible to install traditional fork protectors without removing the forks. I guess you could cut them and install them that way, but that's probably not the right way. |
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Title: Re: fork braces Post by ralfyguy on 08/10/11 at 15:55:45 3F323C3C685E0 wrote:
If you clean your bike on a regular basis, then it won't be a problem. I've had my TKat for 4 years and I haven't had any problems (and I don't wash my bike very often). AL[/quote] Especially on night runs, which do often in summer because of the ridiculous heat in OK, whenever I stop for a smoke or gas I clean the fork tubes and the headlights at least. In some areas around lakes especially, you're getting into what it feels like an machine gun assault. Millions of bugs hitting you and the bike without warning doing highway speeds. NICE ;D |
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