SuzukiSavage.com - Forking around

Armen Serious Thumper Offline Half-Witted Wrench-Jockey from Jersey Posts: 1452	Forking around 06/13/16 at 19:09:16 Glad I read Gary from NJ article on forks. Chopped up a lower tree to make an upper, bought a set of preload adjustable fork caps on Ebay, and put it all together. Now the front end sits about 1/2" lower, and I don't have 2 gaping holes in the top tree. And I have pinch bolts on the top tree! Life is good. Thanks, Gary! -Armen
Back to top	In theory, theory and reality are the same. In reality, they aren't... IP Logged

Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5109 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Forking around Reply #1 - 06/13/16 at 20:01:23 Don't forget a fork brace , makes forks feel rock solid , improves handling !
Back to top	The Topic Terminator IP Logged

Armen Serious Thumper Offline Half-Witted Wrench-Jockey from Jersey Posts: 1452	Re: Forking around Reply #2 - 06/13/16 at 20:02:48 Yup. It's on the list. Gotta decide which one.
Back to top	In theory, theory and reality are the same. In reality, they aren't... IP Logged

Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2633 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Forking around Reply #3 - 06/14/16 at 05:26:57 You're welcome!
Back to top	A life-time student of motorcycling. LS650 Cafe, DRZ400SM, FZ6N, SV650S, CB900C, Ducati ST2, CB550F-SS My LS650=> http://suzukisavage.com/yabb2.2/Attachments/Left.JPG IP Logged

Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Forking around Reply #4 - 06/14/16 at 19:45:25 Ruttly wrote on 06/13/16 at 20:01:23: Don't forget a fork brace , makes forks feel rock solid , improves handling ! I've heard yes and no on that one. Anybody with a brace wanna chime in?
Back to top	There's no problem that a full tank of gas and a sunny day can't fix! 2008 S40, Rotella T 15W-40 w/ZDDP added, Dyna, 140/90-15, Battery Tender Jr., Seat lift, #52.5/150/3 washers, Raptor IP Logged

Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Forking around Reply #5 - 06/14/16 at 20:25:06 Kris, The fork brace works. In Texas we have trillions of cracks in the roads surface, running the same direction as the road. All motorcycles well tend to follow those cracks with the front wheel. With the T-Kat Brace you can without a doubt feel less 'wondering" with the front wheel. My 2 cents worth. Kenny G
Back to top	IP Logged

verslagen1

YaBB Moderator
ModSquad

Offline

Where there's a
will, I want to be
in it.

Posts: 28886
L.A. California
Gender: male

Re: Forking around
Reply #6 - 06/14/16 at 21:32:48

Kris01 wrote on 06/14/16 at 19:45:25:

Ruttly wrote on 06/13/16 at 20:01:23:

Don't forget a fork brace , makes forks feel rock solid , improves handling !

I've heard yes and no on that one. Anybody with a brace wanna chime in?

Well... it ain't magic. but you will notice an improvement.

we lane splitters can do a mean crack dance.

Back to top

Versey's Place
Tech Section Index

IP Logged

justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Forking around Reply #7 - 06/15/16 at 01:45:13 I noticed a real difference. I rode it hard, dragging pegs.
Back to top	The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.- Edmund Burke. IP Logged

Armen Serious Thumper Offline Half-Witted Wrench-Jockey from Jersey Posts: 1452	Re: Forking around Reply #8 - 06/15/16 at 03:54:49 Kris, I've installed lots of fork braces, and worked on lots of bikes that others have installed braces on. I think the real variable is how carefully the brace was installed. If the forks aren't lined up well, then the brace makes it worse. On the bikes where it is done well, there is always a positive change. -Armen
Back to top	In theory, theory and reality are the same. In reality, they aren't... IP Logged

Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Forking around Reply #9 - 06/15/16 at 09:06:56 Thanks! I'll add that one to my To-Do list!
Back to top	There's no problem that a full tank of gas and a sunny day can't fix! 2008 S40, Rotella T 15W-40 w/ZDDP added, Dyna, 140/90-15, Battery Tender Jr., Seat lift, #52.5/150/3 washers, Raptor IP Logged

justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Forking around Reply #10 - 06/15/16 at 10:24:27 On the 05 and newer ones they put a groove near the top of the fork leg and mounted the bug deflector. Getting the brace on and not touching the fender isn't any kind of easy. A piece of shoe box cardboard is pretty close..
Back to top	The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.- Edmund Burke. IP Logged

Armen

Serious Thumper

Offline

Half-Witted
Wrench-Jockey from
Jersey

Posts: 1452

Re: Forking around
Reply #11 - 06/15/16 at 18:51:33

Just poked around for the article I was thinking about. In fact in was Motorcyclist Mag from '85 that did the 'Deslopping the Sliders' article. I remember when it came out. Seems like only a year or two ago...
Anyhoo, still a valid article. I think I'll do the voodoo on my forks.
If I can find a spare set of fork legs for not a ton of $, I'll buy them and twiddle them.

Back to top

In theory, theory and reality are the same. In reality, they aren't...

IP Logged