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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: fork brace Reply #15 - 03/28/10 at 19:25:49 Dj12midnit wrote on 03/28/10 at 18:12:04: In real simple terms it helps prevent flex in the forks. In other words if I ride just a normal laid back crusing ride, not pushing it into the turn etc etc, I don't need one ??
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Re: fork brace
Reply #16 - 03/28/10 at 19:43:08

Routy wrote on 03/28/10 at 19:25:49:

Dj12midnit wrote on 03/28/10 at 18:12:04:

In real simple terms it helps prevent flex in the forks.

In other words if I ride just a normal laid back crusing ride, not pushing it into the turn etc etc, I don't need one ?? Shocked

Just crusing down the road little things can cause flex. Things like grooves, turtles (also know as idiot dots.) Here they do things like, recessing the turtles, rain grooves in the highway. The effects of these things can be reduced by adding a fork brace,

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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Re: fork brace Reply #17 - 03/29/10 at 03:23:28 DJ is right, I am a laid back rider as well. I can really tell a difference with mine than without. Anything that makes the road uneven feels better with the brace, it sort of cuts the wiggle out. Some can probably explain it much better and in more technical terms. But my seat of the pants experience is I like mine.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: fork brace Reply #18 - 03/29/10 at 05:10:50 They might even make more difference on older bike that has loosened up a little ,than a new bike that is still tight.
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: fork brace Reply #19 - 03/29/10 at 12:28:54 Can I make one ?
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: fork brace Reply #20 - 03/29/10 at 13:22:12 Routy wrote on 03/29/10 at 12:28:54: Can I make one ? I'd be willing to bet you can Routy... http://www.tkat.com/forkbrace.html
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Re: fork brace
Reply #21 - 03/29/10 at 18:47:25

babyhog wrote on 03/29/10 at 13:22:12:

Routy wrote on 03/29/10 at 12:28:54:

Can I make one ? Shocked

I'd be willing to bet you can Routy...

http://www.tkat.com/forkbrace.html
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Babyhog,...
Thanks for the blueprint, and a good one at that.

I hate to admitt it, but yep, I can make that. I wish I had a little milling machine, but I can make that on my lathe and a drill press. Trick to that is to cut the blocks in half, or use 2 seperate blocks to avoid the cutting then drill & tap and bolt them back together, then grab it in a 4 jaw and bore it to .003 under the fork dia. And its even 3pc adjustable so no center to center tollerance to hold. Pc a cake

Now, to find some aluminum material !

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: fork brace Reply #22 - 03/29/10 at 18:58:11 If you want to make a fork brace I think it would be a lot easier making one like a super brace. You could make it all in one piece and then cut in half.
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Re: fork brace
Reply #23 - 03/29/10 at 21:02:08

Right on, thats why a mill would be nice. I can only swing 4.5" over the bed, about 1/2 of what I'd need to do it in one pc. But there again, if done on a mill, you'd cut it, then bolt it together, then bore it .002-.003" undersize for a no gap press fit.

bill67 wrote on 03/29/10 at 18:58:11:

If you want to make a fork brace I think it would be a lot easier making one like a super brace. You could make it all in one piece and then cut in half.

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Re: fork brace
Reply #24 - 03/30/10 at 05:44:06

Routy wrote on 03/29/10 at 18:47:25:

babyhog wrote on 03/29/10 at 13:22:12:

Routy wrote on 03/29/10 at 12:28:54:

Can I make one ? Shocked

I'd be willing to bet you can Routy...

http://www.tkat.com/forkbrace.html
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Babyhog,...
Thanks for the blueprint, and a good one at that.

I hate to admitt it, but yep, I can make that. I wish I had a little milling machine, but I can make that on my lathe and a drill press. Trick to that is to cut the blocks in half, or use 2 seperate blocks to avoid the cutting then drill & tap and bolt them back together, then grab it in a 4 jaw and bore it to .003 under the fork dia. And its even 3pc adjustable so no center to center tollerance to hold. Pc a cake

Now, to find some aluminum material !

How thick is the aluminum? I have good access to steel/alum/etc., we actually have some 1/4" aluminum plate in stock, but its probably thicker than that, huh.

Ouch, the SuperBrace for our bike is $150+
I looked on ebay, and I'm not crazy about the design/look of any of them, really. I like the Tkat better than the SuperBrace... just for my taste. But I would like to try one!

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Re: fork brace
Reply #25 - 03/30/10 at 09:45:17

Routy wrote on 03/29/10 at 18:47:25:

babyhog wrote on 03/29/10 at 13:22:12:

Routy wrote on 03/29/10 at 12:28:54:

Can I make one ? Shocked

I'd be willing to bet you can Routy...

http://www.tkat.com/forkbrace.html
http://www.tkat.com/forkbrace/brace_pieces.JPG

Babyhog,...
Thanks for the blueprint, and a good one at that.

I hate to admitt it, but yep, I can make that. I wish I had a little milling machine, but I can make that on my lathe and a drill press. Trick to that is to cut the blocks in half, or use 2 seperate blocks to avoid the cutting then drill & tap and bolt them back together, then grab it in a 4 jaw and bore it to .003 under the fork dia. And its even 3pc adjustable so no center to center tollerance to hold. Pc a cake

Now, to find some aluminum material !

Routy, if you can make one, I bet you can make a nice piece of change if you sold them here like Ed L. does his Forward Controls. I personally do not need one because of my girder front end, but many folks here I bet would love to get one and not have to pay the high price.

I would try to make one myself but I do not have my original front end for test fitting.

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Re: fork brace
Reply #26 - 03/30/10 at 11:09:52

It looks like the Tkat listing is gone from the marketplace, and the website. I guess I'll go with the Superbrace. Someone said the fork protectors on the Superbrace do not line up properly and so are not effective and look odd.
Does anyone have the Superbrace fork protectors? What is your opinion of their looks and effectiveness?

In addition does anyone have the OEM windscreen? How does the OEM stack up against other windscreens on the market?

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Re: fork brace
Reply #27 - 03/30/10 at 11:34:26

Starlifter wrote on 03/30/10 at 11:09:52:

It looks like the Tkat listing is gone from the marketplace, and the website. I guess I'll go with the Superbrace. Someone said the fork protectors on the Superbrace do not line up properly and so are not effective and look odd.
Does anyone have the Superbrace fork protectors? What is your opinion of their looks and effectiveness?

In addition does anyone have the OEM windscreen? How does the OEM stack up against other windscreens on the market?

Looks like TKat is still around :
http://www.tkat.com/forkbrace.html

email address is on that page too.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: fork brace Reply #28 - 03/30/10 at 11:43:30 I have the super brace with fork protectors they do protect the fork.When you look at the bike straight from the front it looks like they could of been a little more to the center,Really doesn't look bad,And once there on you really never look at them,at least I don't.
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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 #29 - 03/30/10 at 11:43:58 Ah-so, thanks....but but now they are saying that the Superbrace works better....
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