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anyone have a fork brace on their wide glide? If so, at what speed if any does it show up as making a difference.
Does it make a difference under 50 mph?
At what speed? From the moment you put your boots on the footpegs, you'll notice the difference A slightly flexing front fork is an inherent part of the Wide Glide; with my tubes being +2" over Wide Glide, even more so.
That slight flexing gives the front a soft, forgiving feel; with a brace that forgiving, delayed feeling is gone. Input in to the bars is immediate, the brace is a definite handling improvement and there's a sense of very solid tracking in curves and over irregular road surfaces.
The brace is something of a double edged sword if you ride heavy on the bars; that added rider input transferring in to the bars will give the front an unsettled feeling. You'll also discover you need to retrain yourself with slow speed maneuvers and corner entry; that forgiveness and delayed response is gone and it takes a bit of time to retrain muscle memory to the increased sensitivity and immediate response of the front end.
Bottom line, I'll never remove that fork brace. This Wide Glide is on rails
Sorry to be a thread necromancer but it appears that HD doesn't make a fork brace for my '14 WG. Can anyone point me in the right direction of a part number?
I had one on my FXSTC for about 2 years. It made a slight diff in road cracks for me and in the twisties. Fast forward to my Wide Glide - without it - the bike felt naked. Now I have the "feel" for it with brace (essentially same front end). Put one on immediately. 2003. Later models have thinker tubes, I believe so may not be as critical. Bicycle thin tire and super wide/thin fork tubes = floppy. Your model may vary.
Thanks for your reply....what is the length of your forks? Are they stock lenghts?
My forks are now at a +3" over stock Wide Glide.
Originally Posted by Virginian
Sorry to be a thread necromancer but it appears that HD doesn't make a fork brace for my '14 WG. Can anyone point me in the right direction of a part number?
Thanks,
Eric
HD won't ever have anything you'll actually want I used the Custom Cycle Engineering TB-2649-1 WG. The fitment information will tell you it won't fit; it does; perfectly
HD won't ever have anything you'll actually want I used the Custom Cycle Engineering TB-2649-1 WG. The fitment information will tell you it won't fit; it does; perfectly
I'd avoid those multiple piece fork braces you'll see out there, like on eBay. Which ever brace you decide on, when you go to install it you'll want the weight off the front; I did mine while the bike was on the J&S lift. I don't feel you'll get as accurate a result with the bike on the ground leaning on the jiffy stand. You won't need to remove anything but you'll want your front axle and your fender mounting bolts loose; let the brace set your fork alignment. I'd also measure the fork tube protrusion at the top of the clamp before installing the brace, making certain each tube is the exact same protrusion.
Install the brace, measuring to be certain you've positioned it level on the sliders. Once the brace is torqued down you can re-torque the axle and the fender mounting bolts. Oh, FYI; those fender mounting bolts are NOT metric
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A slightly flexing front fork is an inherent part of the Wide Glide; with my tubes being +2" over Wide Glide, even more so.
