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Starlifter Serious Thumper Offline It only snows seven months of the year here. Posts: 3746 Eastern Michigan Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #45 - 02/10/09 at 09:06:51 How do you remove the plastic fork protectors?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Fork brace Reply #46 - 02/10/09 at 11:59:08 X-Acto knife will do it. The bigger one is easier to push on, or a utility knife, even a small wood chisel woud get it. Just have to cut the band that sits down in the groove.
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Re: Fork brace
Reply #47 - 02/10/09 at 13:26:11

Skid Mark wrote on 01/18/09 at 16:46:33:

Check out this site.
Tkat [tkat@tkat.com]

I don't have one yet, but from reccomendations they are good. Tkat quoted me $97 fob Calgary, which is a pretty darm good price.

I have just been in touch with Tkat and am forwarding this message, maybe it should be on Marketplace but here goes:
"The next batch is underway as we speak. They'll be ready to go next week. ATM the price is $92.)) USD to you Cannucks. That's delivered. Unfortunately, soon I've got to raise the prices all around.
Not quite sure to what yet, but aluminum has gone to well over $3.50 /lb, my rent's gone up , andpostage is now $11.00 to you guys in the north. Even the domestic rate has gone to $5.00. When I started doin' these for the XS riders, it was $3.50 domestic.
Ouch!!
I'll hold prices thru March orders but come April 1st, Wink

seems appropriate date, there will be a jump, sorry.
Would you please post this to yer list?"
Ciao Tkat."
Hope this is helpful.
DocNeedles

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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #48 - 02/10/09 at 19:56:53 Oops. I did put the wrong Cdn price down. Even at the higher price, its still a good deal. Looks like we drummed up some business for Tkat.
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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #49 - 02/10/09 at 20:03:03 I will be in for one maybe later this year. I'm glad someone is doing this!
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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #50 - 02/11/09 at 05:13:32 Thanks for the info. My check is going off as soon as the new batch is ready.
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #51 - 02/11/09 at 12:00:06 Christmas in February...... My Fork bracket arrived in the mail...... Plus it's 64 deg F and I'm telecommuting....WOW what a day.
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88pagan Full Member Offline God is just an imaginary friend for adults.. Posts: 237 Norco, California Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #52 - 02/11/09 at 14:16:08 Take notice, Tkat himself posted some info here for us in rubber side down.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Fork brace Reply #53 - 02/11/09 at 22:32:04 Plus it's 64 deg F and I'm telecommuting.... Isnt that what they did on Star Tek? Why you even NEED a bike if you can get around that easy?
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #54 - 02/12/09 at 04:36:10 Be sure your forks a parallel when you tighen the top bolts or you will be binding the forks.The top slides back and forth.
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Re: Fork brace
Reply #55 - 02/14/09 at 13:17:30

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 02/11/09 at 22:32:04:

Plus it's 64 deg F and I'm telecommuting....

Isnt that what they did on Star Tek? Why you even NEED a bike if you can get around that easy?

J-O-G,
That's teleporting. Telecommuting means you can hop on the bike and take a quick cruise to un-stress and no-one will know the wiser. If they ask where you were when they called, you just say "in the can".

It also means you can have whatever liquid refreshment you want.......

Back to the Topic......
I polished the fork brace....looks nice. Just have to figure out what I'm goig to do with my Bell front bag. Currently it's just under the headlight and the windsheild won't let me mount it above the headlight. Hmmmmm...... scratching head here....

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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #56 - 02/25/09 at 07:20:21 bill67 wrote on 02/12/09 at 04:36:10: Be sure your forks a parallel when you tighen the top bolts or you will be binding the forks.The top slides back and forth. Bill - Are you saying that the top, when all bolted together should slide from side to side when everything is said and done with?
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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #57 - 02/25/09 at 07:34:27 Simon Mine does not slide back and forth. I took that to mean make sure everything is straight before you tighten it up. I used a straight edge to make sure the brakets were both the same before I put the top piece on. The I tightened things up slowly and evenly, skipping from one bolt to the other, like the lugs on a car tire. Mike
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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #58 - 02/25/09 at 07:47:52 That was my thoughts too as well... The Superbrace design for the S40 is 2 pieces that open length wise... So, the front goes on and the back goes on and then clamps, vs. this design. I can't imagine that the brace would do very much if the top piece was able to move. :-P Thanks!
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Re: Fork brace
Reply #59 - 02/25/09 at 14:19:17

It all gets tightened down.

What Bill67 was refering to was.... There is play in the fork lower's and axle and .... and....etc etc. If the bike is on the sidestand and the wheel is in the standard turned direction that play may mean the wheel is slightly to one side. If you tighten down the brace that way, you lock in a slightly skewed/off-side alignment.

Probably best thing to do is get the bike level and the front end up in the air so the play is neutral or centered. Then tighten the brace.

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