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Re: fork brace
Reply #15 - 08/06/12 at 13:23:08

Thers no way I would try building a brace when a proven one is available for so little $$$. The materials & time involved & the odds of makeshift equipment producing a good brace aree low. Id buy one, & Im a cheap sucker. I do everything I can do to save $$$. I build things, repair things & Ive learned thru the years there are things that just arent worth doing.

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braveteacher Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 154	Re: fork brace Reply #16 - 08/06/12 at 16:44:58 Just put the check in the mail for the TKAT...thanks everyone...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: fork brace Reply #17 - 08/06/12 at 22:01:34 Good, I think you made a wise call,.
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Reply #18 - 08/07/12 at 12:10:08

J C Stokes wrote on 08/06/12 at 02:08:18:

Do these braces actually help the handling much?

Based on my limited riding experience, I personally feel the front of the bike feels more stable/solid than it did prior to the installation of the TKAT fork brace. I suppose you could question whether this "improvement" is, in part, mental, due to the fact the fork brace is now on the bike. Based on riding the same stretch of crappy back road, I'm convinced the fork brace makes my S40 more stable. Your mileage may very.

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John in Kalifornia Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 127	Re: fork brace Reply #19 - 08/07/12 at 12:36:58 I agree that it would be best to buy the TKat brace. This is a precision part and needs fo fit correctly. Let us know how it works out. John in Kalifornia
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: fork brace Reply #20 - 08/07/12 at 14:08:30 J C Stokes wrote on 08/06/12 at 02:08:18: Do these braces actually help the handling much? Yes. They really make a noticeable difference.
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J C Stokes Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 159	Re: fork brace Reply #21 - 08/10/12 at 04:07:07 Can someone post a photo of TKAT installed on a Savage/S40?
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braveteacher Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 154	Re: fork brace Reply #22 - 08/10/12 at 05:02:41 It has not come in yet...but I will post install and everything when it does next week or so...TKat likes snale mail so I might take a couple of weeks.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: fork brace Reply #23 - 08/10/12 at 06:45:08 Yea? He E mailed me mine, I had it in a jiffy..
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Arizuno Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 227 Prescott, AZ Gender:	Re: fork brace Reply #24 - 08/10/12 at 10:43:47 J C Stokes wrote on 08/10/12 at 04:07:07: Can someone post a photo of TKAT installed on a Savage/S40? If you search TKat here you can find photos. It's a great brace, and I much like its precision-machined look. And, as others have noted, it works.
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CalisOsin Senior Member Offline Rather die, than live down on my knees. Posts: 297 Orange County, Ca Gender:	Re: fork brace Reply #25 - 08/10/12 at 11:29:37 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/10/12 at 06:45:08: Yea? He E mailed me mine, I had it in a jiffy.. Sweet! how long did it take you to print it?
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Re: fork brace
Reply #26 - 08/10/12 at 21:10:41

CalisOsin wrote on 08/10/12 at 11:29:37:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/10/12 at 06:45:08:

Yea? He E mailed me mine, I had it in a jiffy..

Sweet! how long did it take you to print it? Wink

Don't jest so easily; commercial 3D printers are becoming more commonplace and are surprisingly affordable to contract out now. They can even print a variety of metals. And the good news is complexity of the part doesn't even matter, as it is printed dot by dot.

http://www.shapeways.com/materials

crazy stuff when you think about it.

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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 #27 - 08/10/12 at 21:20:59 J C Stokes wrote on 08/10/12 at 04:07:07: Can someone post a photo of TKAT installed on a Savage/S40? it's in the tech section... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1294811496
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