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beacon Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 56	Fork brace 04/05/12 at 05:28:20 Who makes a fork brace for the savage? Which one is best?
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #1 - 04/05/12 at 05:58:55 Super brace and Tcat ring a bell
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #2 - 04/05/12 at 06:13:25 Super Brace is best and cost more.I've had both.
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Reply #3 - 04/05/12 at 07:07:04

Best? Id say that depends on what you want,,AS long as the T-Kat unit is tight, Id say it otta work the same as the Superbrace, but, unlike Bill,, I have no experience with that one. If I was building up a bobber or a macho lookin ride, Id want the T-Kat for sure, It has a look I like,, for that kinda bike, but if I wanted a smooooth lookin ride, Id have to go with the S/brace..

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10667 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #4 - 04/05/12 at 08:45:56 Just talked with TKAT a few days ago and he has them in stock and ready to ship for $95 I believe...shipping included in the 48 US and a little more to Canada and elsewhere. He does ask if it's for a Savage or an S40 model so there must be some slight difference.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #5 - 04/05/12 at 09:00:10 The Super Brace is better by design,I does the job of stabilizing the front forks better.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Fork brace Reply #6 - 04/05/12 at 09:23:24 Are you saying there is movement between the blocks on the T-Kat? Flex in the bolts, maybe? Or that it simply doesnt clamp on the tubes well enough? Where is the design flaw, Bill? You mite be able to help Mr Kat,,
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28661 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #7 - 04/05/12 at 09:47:42 It's in the secret sauce that Superbrace uses in their aluminium pour... They infuse a few drops of Klotz into the molecular structure which causes the brace to resist inertial stresses without fatigue... That's why they cost so much more... Plus,... they're kinda' pretty... ...
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Re: Fork brace
Reply #8 - 04/05/12 at 09:57:46

Serowbot wrote on 04/05/12 at 09:47:42:

It's in the secret sauce that Superbrace uses in their aluminium pour... They infuse a few drops of Klotz into the molecular structure which causes the brace to resist inertial stresses without fatigue...
That's why they cost so much more...
Plus,... they're kinda' pretty... Huh

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they all look the same when the lights are out

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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #9 - 04/05/12 at 10:10:28 I use the Superbrace because I got it before I was aware of TKat's braces and didn't know I had a viable option at the time. I've heard a lot of good about the TKat brace. My guess is that it is functionally very similar to the Superbrace. The Superbrace is more expensive but, in my opinion, it looks better.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Fork brace Reply #10 - 04/05/12 at 10:27:07 Again, Id like to suggest that in some applications, the TKat would be aesthetic choice, I think it enhances the look of a bobber or a rat,
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Re: Fork brace
Reply #11 - 04/05/12 at 10:48:22

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/05/12 at 10:27:07:

Again, Id like to suggest that in some applications, the TKat would be aesthetic choice, I think it enhances the look of a bobber or a rat,

No argument there. The angular look is pure function and that aesthetic would fit perfectly on a lot of bikes. In fact, I would like the appearance of my Superbrace better if it were black anodized but I'll stick with it as it is.

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vineman Junior Member Offline Oh sweet Ruby how you tease! Posts: 53 Mid MO	Re: Fork brace Reply #12 - 04/07/12 at 13:45:16 I just got a Superbrace for a hundy on eBay not seconds ago! Sorry, last one.
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Re: Fork brace
Reply #13 - 04/07/12 at 14:07:25

LANCER wrote on 04/05/12 at 08:45:56:

Just talked with TKAT a few days ago and he has them in stock and ready to ship for $95 I believe...shipping included in the 48 US and a little more to Canada and elsewhere.
He does ask if it's for a Savage or an S40 model so there must be some slight difference.

Does T-Kat have a website, I'm very interested!

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Fork brace Reply #14 - 04/07/12 at 14:23:43 yeah, but it real hard to find... http://www.tkat.com/forkbrace.html
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