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Old Dec 26, 2017 | 02:57 PM
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I'm riding a 2017 Street Bob and was wondering if a Fork Brace would be of any use to me, or just a waste of money. I've never experienced any wobble with the bike and I'm too old for wheelies gone bad. My riding style is mostly city/suburbs, with an occasional old man version of canyon shredding in the mountains of Idaho.

What's been your experience if you're running with a set?

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Old Dec 26, 2017 | 03:14 PM
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I wouldn't think so. The only time I have used a brace is on a 93 Soft Tail standard with a 21" skinny *** front wheel that tracked all over the road whenever I went over a bridge. The brace helped with the wobble, and it did look good, but when I went to the fatter tire Road king that problem went away. I wouldn't see a Bob having any such problem.
 
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