Fork Brace: worth it?

My bike came with a still in package MCL fork brace -- I have not installed it yet, but it is on the to do list :)
 
SHOOTIST357 said:
My bike came with a still in package MCL fork brace -- I have not installed it yet, but it is on the to do list :)
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Retirement affords time to play as long as one's health cooperates. Woke this morning to discover my lower back went south of reality.

Gonna sleep on the Superbrace tonight....
crawl out to the garage tomorrow morning...
and ride that SuperBrace around the peninsula. Hopefully.

Proverbs 16:9.

STay tuned for road teST poST, and miracle back recovery.

 
SHOOTIST357 said:
My bike came with a still in package MCL fork brace -- I have not installed it yet, but it is on the to do list :)
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lomita said:
Gonna sleep on the Superbrace tonight....
crawl out to the garage tomorrow morning...
and ride that SuperBrace around the peninsula. Hopefully.
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Would each of you please post your observations afterward?
 
I would view this before you install your brace.
When this is done correctly, you'll find you may not need your brace, and in fact, the bike may be better off without it :rolleyes:
At one time, I had 3 or 4 of them on the shelf that folks asked me to remove.
 
BY GOD, the Superbrace install was successful; the teST ride OFS.20200214_165833.jpg20200214_165754.jpg
 
Now you wanna see how well you did?
Lift the front of the bike up and pull the tire off.
Now CLEAN the axle completely off (no grease)
Clean the inside of the fork lowers.
Now put a few drops of OIL on the axle and replace the axle by itself.
You should be able to take your thumb and index finger, and roll the axle back and forth FREELY without and binding.
You should also be able to slide the axle side to side, as if it were floating, again no binding.
If you can't do this simple test, your front end is not true.
:rolleyes:
 
It may take him a bit....since he'll probably find his axle binding due to the fitment of the brace :doh1:
 
Catmandu2 said:
But why was it OFS,,,, what tangible results were obtained ??
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Found this posted in another thread...

"Did third test ride today around Palos Verdes. 65F., early spring in SOCAL, blossoms now in the streets.
With the newly installed SuperBrace fork mount, could lean the bike thru some of the s turns, hands off. Very impressive bolt on mod. It's not rocket science, just fun."

Apparently installing a fork brace gives you courage and skill to take S turns using no hands. ;)
 
Found an alternative fork brace that the forum may find interesting. https://www.aliexpress.com/i/33048559374.html, or https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Front-F...i-GSF1200-Bandit-2001-2005-2002-/254207820880. Mine was described as "Front Fork Stabilizer Brace Silver Gold For Suzuki GSF1200 Bandit 2001-2005 for GSF1250 Bandit 2007-2010 Fork Brace". It is "SLIGHTLY" tight around the fork - I ground off about 1 mm from the ID of the clamp to fit the ST1300 fork. Also needed to shorten SLIGHTLY the span between the forks for my 1300 (about 1 mm) which is easily accommodated by separating the clamp and span parts, and slight grinding on the contact points between the clamp and spanner portions, on the spanner. I also went with slightly longer bolts for the split clamp connection. I believe these sell for around 32 - 40 dollars (delivered). I received mine within 2 weeks from China. - disclaimer - no affiliation with the vendors, nor do I warrent it will work on your bike, all have different tolerance.

Might be an alternative if you want to experiment with how the handling changes.
 
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