Triumphrat

mondokat

I'm always interested in more stability, safety first you know. Anyway, I was looking at these for braces:

http://newbonneville.com/html/superb...ork_brace.html
http://www.british-customs.com/briti...ork-brace.html

Does the NB one split in the middle for easy installation too, or do you have to slide the forks through the holes one at a time?

Do these things really work?

Forchetto

There's also the Norman hyde brace at about $200+ p&p.

None of the three need the forks removing for fitting and none of them fit the 09 Mag wheel Bonnies or SE's.

Apart from looks I doubt you'll feel much difference, the bike already has a sort of brace which doubles up as the mudguard bracket.

chadwick

I just installed gaiters and was surprised how sturdy that bracket is! Maybe it does flex some going down the road, but it can't be much.

mondokat

The stock bracket is sturdy? I guess I figured it wasn't doing much more than holding the fender on... Interesting...

rodburner

It's 1/4" stamped steel. It's plenty strong...

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mondokat

Cool. I guess maybe I'll save my cash for something else then. Thanks, guys!

oldretrorider

If you haven't already done so, installing progressive springs in the front will provide a much more noticeable improvement than the fork brace. Plus it is half the price of the braces. You have to remove the forks to do it, but I found the job is not really that hard. The Haynes manual explains it very clearly.

mondokat

I am taking it into the dealer in a few weeks to get the fork oil changed (I would do it myself, but I'd have to go to the dealer to get rid of the old oil anyway). I figured i'd ask about them installing progressive springs for me at the same time.