OK here goes the true about fork braces,About 35 year I put a tkat brace on different name then but the same thing,I noticed it being more stable,but if you live in the north were it freezes in the winter the roads are rough it will help but if the roads are smooth you aren't going to notice it very much.I had about 8 different bikes since the one I put the fork brace on and never even though about needing one.I found the site almost a year before I bought my S40 and people wee using them,Being this was a little bike I ordered one, got it 2 days after I bought my bike so hadn't ridden it much without out it.Where I live and on the S40 I thing it is good and worth the money,It really only works when the forks are moving so if you have smooth rodes you might not need one.I used to go across grated bridges and didn't like the feeling and would slow down a little,Read in a motorcycle magazine to go faster on the bridges I tried it and it works. My 3 cents.

Was I being synonymous? My bad. What I meant was the Superbrace was made for the Savage. Maybe they also make them for other bikes too? Not sure. But it was mentioned that the only TKat on his website was for a Yamaha. He can also make one for the Savage. So, maybe "reworked" would have been a better choice of wording it. I don't mean to nit pick, but some people seem to be nit pickers and I just wanted to clarify what I meant.
And yes, Bob, it is a matter of choice and opinion. Which is why I would choose the Superbrace. Less parts, less hassle and adjusting to install, less bolts, therefore, less chance of something coming loose, or being misaligned. I would spend the extra money for that security. And I still think it looks better.

Thanks arteacher for highlighting the improvements you got with the braces.  I avoid the rough spots on the road because my aging body can't take it anymore so I haven't detected too many shortcomings.  The bike is stronger than I am.

But I remember destroying the front end of an Italian bike in the sixties when I took off the front fender and moderately abused it.  In about two weeks the tubes were lose and sloppy.  Back then the Italian bikes were almost all lightly built economy models.

Well, not being alone now, maybe I dare my 2 cents,.....not that I didn't say it before,.................

I wouldn't give a nickle for anything that is supposed to make this bike more stable,......because I haven't found any place it needs it. I know the windy roads perdy good here now, so I lay it over more than I should at times, but never.....at anytime have I felt that the bike was not stable,.....or that handling could be improved on.

It may be like Bill says, you don't notice anything on good roads, and I will say,.....compared to Ca, Oregon's roads are superb,....all of them !

Bubba wrote on 10/03/11 at 06:33:28:


I have used fork braces on a few bikes.  Seldom did they make a huge difference.  In each case, though, the bike feels a little more planted.  The front end feels a little "rubbery" without one, so to speak.

I can see how dirt bikes would benefit, but on a RYCA bike, there should also be some benefit because the stock forks are for cruising, and the new function of the bike (at least for me) will involve a lot more leany-over type of riding in the twisties,... Dragon's tale, Barber, etc.

Could a hammer maybe save your life?

So you're saying that in Canada it is a must.