fork brace

[cl1ve2004]

couple of questions for you guys..

anyone got a fork brace on their thou ??
is it worthwhile putting one on??


Cheers
Clive

[Andy W]

No,
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Don't know!  :rolleyes


BUT if you get one, let us know how it is...I've been wanting to try one for ages but never see to have the spare £'s..! 
Logic surely dictates that they should help?!


The dealers claim this also fits our bikes:
http://www.maxmcdirect.com/proddetail.as...A035HS4101


& this one is specifically listed for them:
https://superbrace.com/collections/yamah...yamaha-fz1

[slappy]

I remember fitting one to my Yamaha RD250 many years ago, never noticed any difference with it fitted.

[fireblake]

I had a Micron fork brace fitted to my RD400E and it turned me into a riding God super hero. In my opinion anyway.


Mickey

[nick crisp]

Interesting question. It used to be quite common practice to fit them, back when forks were spindly affairs that 'walked' like someone with a dildo stuck up their arse. But then manufacturers started to make forks thicker, and to incorporate sturdier braces under the front mudguard, and they seem to have fallen out of popularity. USD forks killed them altogether I suppose.


As I mentioned elsewhere, fitting an R6 shock to mine, enabling me to push the bike harder, seemed to highlight some flex in the forks - often the case that if you improve one area on a bike, it'll show up the limitations of something else. In which case, a fork brace would once have been the logical choice for a next step.


Two kinds of fork braces (or used to be): The Micron/Telefix type that clamped around the lower fork. Some claimed that this could cause 'stiction' in the fork action, where the stanchion didn't slide smoothly in the fork lower, presumably because it distorted the lower fork in cross-section. Then there was the 'loop' type that bolted to the mudguard mounts and looped over the top of the mudguard - the preferable method for 'purists', avoiding the stiction problem.


These are just thoughts - I might conceivably be talking bollocks  :lol

[bludclot]

I have two CB400s, one with a fork brace and one without. I can't feel any difference in the front end of the two bikes. The one with the fork brace fitted is more awkward to clean and, I suppose, has a weight penalty.