Fork brace for Gen II

[sradek]

If yes, explain under what circumstances you a fork brace helped. On road grooves, transitions, cornering (twisties), reduced wobble, etc.

 

[Ignacio]

It makes the limits of adhesion more predictable...less waffly. And the improvement is going to be virtually identical on all years of FJR.

 

[jwilly]

Here's what I will tell you. I had a conversation with the guys at Traxxion Dynamics about putting a fork brace on my bike. They said it's a waist on an FJR because the design of the triple tree and the size of the forks/fork tubes. Not my opinion, this is from guys that only work on bike suspensions.

JW

 

[El Toro]

Here's what I will tell you. I had a conversation with the guys at Traxxion Dynamics about putting a fork brace on my bike. They said it's a waist on an FJR because the design of the triple tree and the size of the forks/fork tubes. Not my opinion, this is from guys that only work on bike suspensions.
JW

Makes me wonder if they've ever tried it. I don't think the FJR forks are all that stiff, and a proper brace would act like Iggy suggests.

 

[FastJoyRide]

If you run near GVWR (2-up, heavily loaded) you will notice massive improvement in spirited cornering on less than perfect road surfaces. Now maybe if I had spent $2K on Traxxion suspension upgrades instead of $150 on a SuperBrace I might not perceive the same improvement? Works for me! :lol:

 

[TriggerT]

I wouldn't have bothered, but I was able to pick one up, with the seal protecting tabs, for $100.00. At that price it was worth it to find out. I will be putting it on after I have the forks reworked this winter.

 

[OGRE]

As a heavier rider(265 now 320 when I first installed the brace), I can tell you it make a very noticable difference in the twisties.... I'm not sure if the effects would ba as noticable for a lighter rider.

 

[sradek]

Here's what I will tell you. I had a conversation with the guys at Traxxion Dynamics about putting a fork brace on my bike. They said it's a waist on an FJR because the design of the triple tree and the size of the forks/fork tubes. Not my opinion, this is from guys that only work on bike suspensions.
JW

Were the Traxxion guys suggesting only replacement rear suspension?

I too find the FJR's forks quite fat and stiff, but I wonder too if they actually tried variety of (vendor) braces and really found no difference?

hmmm. will wait for folks here who have tried it.