Fork Brace

[SHREDDER]

Is a fork brace worth the hefty price?

[2005B12S]

Depends on how you ride.

If your bike is wearing aftermarket suspension / sport rubber and being pushed, then I would say yes.

If shes stock and wearing touring tires, then I would say no.

If you fall in the middle, all bets are off

[Red01]

What he said.    

[IcyChaos]

Depends on how you ride.

If your bike is wearing aftermarket suspension / sport rubber and being pushed, then I would say yes.

I fit in this category. Should I look into a fork brace?

I just didn't really know if it made any differnece above the stock fork brace that is on it. Does the stock one on the 1G flex a little when I push it hard into the corners where a better one would be unforgiving?

[2005B12S]

My 2G had no brace, so the aftermarket one was a logical choice.

Ride On, Ed.

[IcyChaos]

My 2G had no brace, so the aftermarket one was a logical choice.

Ride On, Ed.

Mines a 1G and has one. So does and aftermarket one do anything over the stock or is it for looks?

[SHREDDER]

When I took off my fork I noticed that the stock brace was very flexible.  I suppose the aftermarket brace is pretty solid so it would tighten up the suspension quite a bit.  

[2005B12S]

My 2G had no brace, so the aftermarket one was a logical choice.

Ride On, Ed.

Mines a 1G and has one. So does and aftermarket one do anything over the stock or is it for looks?

I don't see the stock brace doing much, sure its better than nothing, but so lightweight it cannot provide too much bracing.

I'll ask one simple question. What rubber are you running?

[scooter69]

Does anyone notice any difference while riding with a Brace on? Is it worth the money?

I usually cruise bewteen 90-120 MPH

[gearset01]

Hey scooter how is your front end in that range, I get a little front end wobble and gyration sort of a deal when I am excelerating in that range.
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[IcyChaos]

My 2G had no brace, so the aftermarket one was a logical choice.

Ride On, Ed.

Mines a 1G and has one. So does and aftermarket one do anything over the stock or is it for looks?

I don't see the stock brace doing much, sure its better than nothing, but so lightweight it cannot provide too much bracing.

I'll ask one simple question. What rubber are you running?

Im running the pirelli diablo strada's. I wanted a good sticky tire that can get some decent mileage and not have to worry about heat cycles.

I'll probably get a fork brace when I buy a pensky or WP rear shock.

[scooter69]

Hey scooter how is your front end in that range, I get a little front end wobble and gyration sort of a deal when I am excelerating in that range.
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I get a little wobble but not too bad. Since I added 35mm+ dogbones I get a lot more wind...a double bubble will solve that issue. But wobble...not too bad.

[Red01]

AFAIK, the 1G doesn't have a fork brace either... it has a fender bracket that looks like a fork brace, but doesn't act like one.  

[IcyChaos]

So im looking into fork braces.

I like the looks of this one
http://www.chmartin-engineering.co.uk/suzuki-bandit-1200-fork-brace-v2.htm
And its made from 6082 aluminum

But the other options Holeshot and Superbrace is made from 6061-T6 aircraft aluminum.

Is there a difference between these 2 types of aluminum when it comes to a fork brace?

Performance is #1 for me, I would like a nicer looking fork brace than holeshot/superbrace, but if its not as good then holeshot it'll be.

[Red01]

The 6082 doesn't mean anything without it's temper #... like the 6061T6 gives you. T6 is pretty damn hard stuff as aluminum goes (T0 is untempered)  and 6061T6 is commonly used in heavier duty aircraft structure. Generally if 6061T6 isn't strong enough, the next step slightly up is 7075T6, if it has to be stronger than that, it'll be steel or titanium. I'm not exactly sure of the properties of 6082, but you could look it up on the net. The different numbers stand for what other materials are alloyed with aluminum to make it stronger. Probably something that makes it easier to polish up nice, as 6061 is not one of the more lusterous alloys.