Fork Brace....???
Fork Brace....???
Ok, So I have an '07 Street Bob! I want a fork brace (49mm right?) Now does it really make a difference? I am putting cams and SERT on the bike and will be moving "quickly". Dont wanna waste money on a brace if it does improve the ride! Thanks in Advance for the replies!
Phil
Phil
Road Warrior
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From: Suffolk, England
I put one on my Fat Bob while trying to figure out what made the handling squirrely. Made little difference. The actual fix was a combination of getting rid of the Dunflops and fitting uprated fork springs/oil.
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Wichita Falls, Texas
SuperBrace
It made a huge difference for me. At speeds above 75 I felt the bike was a little unstable. Not much, just enough to want something a little firmer. Got the SuperBrace on the Dyna Group Buy and it made a whale of a difference. Others have reported little or no difference. Just like everything else results will vary with each rider and each bike.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: 3rd Rock
The big advantage in having a fork brace will show itself if you have a "highway strike". Pot-hole, object, small animal, ect. It will reduce, if not eliminate dynamic front end wobble. It does render a slight improved at higher speed, in that it makes the forks "work in concert".
IMHO....
Best wishes....Tim(HT)
IMHO....
Best wishes....Tim(HT)
Tourer
Joined: May 2012
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From: Bangor, Me
Just recently took mine off for a bit to see if it handled differently and noticed a bit of a decrease in handling, which could've been because I was thinking about it, but a HUGE difference in straight stops. Maybe it's the way I drive, but with the fork brace it stops dead straight. That's with 49mm forks. On a wide glide or smaller fork front end I'm told it's a much more significant difference.
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The big advantage in having a fork brace will show itself if you have a "highway strike". Pot-hole, object, small animal, ect. It will reduce, if not eliminate dynamic front end wobble. It does render a slight improved at higher speed, in that it makes the forks "work in concert".
IMHO....
Best wishes....Tim(HT)
IMHO....
Best wishes....Tim(HT)
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