Fork brace
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From: Grottoes Va.
Fork brace
OK. I've searched till I'm tired of searching. I know it would mean loosing the "cans" on top and maybe adding some fork gators, but, does anyone make a fork brace for a Road King, or any bagger for that matter? This is more of a curiosity to me and somewhat of an idea.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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me thinks our big dumb fender adds rigidity to the front end- if you wanted stiffer add a plate to the underside of the fender maybe.
I know that a fork brace is great on the 39mm front end, but the narrow glide fenders tend to be light weight comparatively.
mike
I know that a fork brace is great on the 39mm front end, but the narrow glide fenders tend to be light weight comparatively.
mike
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There's nothing made specifically for the RK, but there are fork braces for 41mm forks.
Mean Street Performance is one.
http://www.meanstreetproducts.com/08/forkbrace.html
Mean Street Performance is one.
http://www.meanstreetproducts.com/08/forkbrace.html
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i run one on my 2004 road king custom. i dont know if you can see it real well, and i dont have a good pic of it. but you can see my cans are gone, and the chrome thing at the top of my sliders. locks the front end in real nice. this is my bar hopper. wheelies. and stupid stuff like skid stops and the like......
you cant run the cans with the one i got. but i put this on in 2006. maybe there are newer models that you can do something different. they made a drastic improvement in front end rigidity. but, until you lock in the rear end with urethane bushings, or some kind of true trac, or the new progressive swing arm brace, your handling woes are are not over.
also, they didnt make one specifically for the touring front end. so, i got one for a 41 mm dyna, and had to mill the inside of the brace until it fit on the top of the slider. they also make adjustable ones. kuyakin makes one, i think. and, i got some rubber dust caps off of a dyna as well. with no slider covers, you will get crap in there.
hope this helped,
corb
you cant run the cans with the one i got. but i put this on in 2006. maybe there are newer models that you can do something different. they made a drastic improvement in front end rigidity. but, until you lock in the rear end with urethane bushings, or some kind of true trac, or the new progressive swing arm brace, your handling woes are are not over.
also, they didnt make one specifically for the touring front end. so, i got one for a 41 mm dyna, and had to mill the inside of the brace until it fit on the top of the slider. they also make adjustable ones. kuyakin makes one, i think. and, i got some rubber dust caps off of a dyna as well. with no slider covers, you will get crap in there.
hope this helped,
corb
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i run one on my 2004 road king custom. i dont know if you can see it real well, and i dont have a good pic of it. but you can see my cans are gone, and the chrome thing at the top of my sliders. locks the front end in real nice. this is my bar hopper. wheelies. and stupid stuff like skid stops and the like......
you cant run the cans with the one i got. but i put this on in 2006. maybe there are newer models that you can do something different. they made a drastic improvement in front end rigidity. but, until you lock in the rear end with urethane bushings, or some kind of true trac, or the new progressive swing arm brace, your handling woes are are not over.
also, they didnt make one specifically for the touring front end. so, i got one for a 41 mm dyna, and had to mill the inside of the brace until it fit on the top of the slider. they also make adjustable ones. kuyakin makes one, i think. and, i got some rubber dust caps off of a dyna as well. with no slider covers, you will get crap in there.
hope this helped,
corb
you cant run the cans with the one i got. but i put this on in 2006. maybe there are newer models that you can do something different. they made a drastic improvement in front end rigidity. but, until you lock in the rear end with urethane bushings, or some kind of true trac, or the new progressive swing arm brace, your handling woes are are not over.
also, they didnt make one specifically for the touring front end. so, i got one for a 41 mm dyna, and had to mill the inside of the brace until it fit on the top of the slider. they also make adjustable ones. kuyakin makes one, i think. and, i got some rubber dust caps off of a dyna as well. with no slider covers, you will get crap in there.
hope this helped,
corb
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i have heard some of my buddies rave over the new progressive stabilizer. but i have yet to try it.
i also found a "pinch bolt" triple tree for touring bikes. made by custom cycle engineering. they run about 850 bucks. but, if you dont wanna run without your sliders, and/or wanna look like an unmodified front end, they say that they will do the trick. i ll be putting them on my 2000 road king when i get home from afghan land in march. i tried to keep this one clean, but, the front end doesnt handle like my old 2004 did with the fork brace. so i am gonna try it. i ll let you know how it works, if you are interested. but it will have to wait until first week or so of april.
corb
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i just found this, in a magazine. dont know if you have found anything yet, but thought it was note worthy.
go to drag specialties. do a search for TRACKER FORK BRACE. cant use it on our big bikes, but, it gave me some ideas. make something to follow the contours of the inside of the front fender........ keep the front end clean..... i ll give it a shot.
corb
go to drag specialties. do a search for TRACKER FORK BRACE. cant use it on our big bikes, but, it gave me some ideas. make something to follow the contours of the inside of the front fender........ keep the front end clean..... i ll give it a shot.
corb