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Message started by easymoney on 10/17/24 at 06:36:07

Title: Thoughts on fork brace
Post by easymoney on 10/17/24 at 06:36:07

Do fork braces make a significant improvement for our bikes? I am concerned mostly about interstate highway stability.

Title: Re: Thoughts on fork brace
Post by Surviving Philly on 10/17/24 at 06:58:10

Assuming you have the front fender on, I think the fender is adequate to stabilize the forks. I've ran the superbrace and have noticed essentially Zero discernable difference, and actually ended up selling it. some people swear by them but personally I think the braces are snake oil.

Title: Re: Thoughts on fork brace
Post by ThumperPaul on 10/17/24 at 07:35:57

I had the TKAT on one bike and I have a SuperBrace on my current bike. I drank the snake oil. Whether it’s purely psychological or if it’s actually real, it seems to offer modest improvements. I notice it most when using the front brake on rougher roads. That said, I don’t think these bikes can really ride true above 65mph no matter what you do (the Cafe mod people will disagree with this comment, but they’ve put a lot of time and money into those mods for improvement). The bike likes to “float” with its stretched rake and light weight (chopper style).

Title: Re: Thoughts on fork brace
Post by JOG on 10/17/24 at 15:36:58

A new SuperBrace is, IIRC, around $180.00. Did I Believe the T-KAT made a noticeable difference? Yep. Others, some of whom have long histories of riding and pushing in twisties and say Mehhh,, notsomuch,, I wonder if their skills, being smooth, not inputting flex, is why they don't feel the need for a brace. I tend to play around as close to my Edge of the Envelope as I can. If you're going to push your limits, I'd say get one. If you're just going to gently roll through the turns,, then no.

The above entry is an opinion, not to be conflated with Truth,etched in stone.
It's truly a YMMV kinda thing.

Title: Re: Thoughts on fork brace
Post by Ruttly on 10/18/24 at 07:49:37

Simple fact , if you can’t notice the difference then you are not an aggressive rider. It is a performance part. While it may be somewhat subtle , to a rider that knows the difference it is a huge improvement ! 8-)

Title: Re: Thoughts on fork brace
Post by easymoney on 10/18/24 at 08:57:34

If I get aggressive on the street it is not due to intention! My performance envelope is small and I want to stay in the middle of it. If a brace will keep me there it would be worth the price.

Title: Re: Thoughts on fork brace
Post by Ruttly on 10/18/24 at 12:56:56

Its greatest benefit stability in turning/hard braking. With big brake kit it stops dead straight. Find some slow motion videos of what forks are doing you would be so surprised what goes on up front.

Title: Re: Thoughts on fork brace
Post by JOG on 10/19/24 at 21:00:32

Yep,, slow it down and the instability of the front end is Pretty obvious

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Title: Re: Thoughts on fork brace
Post by Surviving Philly on 10/21/24 at 08:26:39

It may be a performance part but it's not exactly a performance bike. I think the 180 is better spent elsewhere personally.

Title: Re: Thoughts on fork brace
Post by TheBabyDerp on 10/23/24 at 05:07:32

1F2E3A232120232E214F0 wrote:

It may be a performance part but it's not exactly a performance bike. I think the 180 is better spent elsewhere personally.

I think I am in agreement here. I would sooner spend the money on some upgraded fork springs before a fork brace. If I was really riding that aggressively, I would get a different bike. Something with inverted forks. Not saying these bikes aren't capable though.