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fork braces
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2000 8:41 am
by R. Kaub
>> What did help, however, was the addition of the Happy Trails
fork brace. the Highway to Fred's shop was milled and grooved. Tim wanted
me to try his fork brace out, so I bolted one up at Fred's shop. Then I had
to hustle into town to run errands. Looked down at my speedo, 75mph and
the front end was about as calm as it has ever been. Too early to tell if
the fork brace may be the answer to running an aggressive knobbie in front
and not having to take out a life insurance policy when riding on pavement,
but it seems that way now.
>>>>>
>
>Gino:
>I've been kinda looking for any feedback/comments on Tim's fork brace.
>While I'd call myself one of the more sedate riders on the list, I'm for
any upgrades which make the bike less likely to spit me off.
>Riding in muddy ruts is about my most not fun way to get somewhere and I
was wondering if fork braces would do anything to stabilize the bike a bit
as the front tire bounces from side to side in the rut.
>I've learned to "get loose" and not overcontrol and to look way ahead and
not down but the pucker factor takes some of the fun out of it for me.
>Do you think fork braces would make any meaningful difference for me?
>Thanks.
>
Bob Kaub
fork braces
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2000 12:05 am
by KLR650@webtv.net
I saw Tim B. from Happy Tails at the FSSNOC rally in Jackson Ca. last
week. It was a good rally, 109 people showed up. Over 39 bikes were
represented, BSA's ,Triumphs, Vellocette,
Matchless, etc.
Yamaha SR500 was most popular ,F650 came in second, and the KLR was the
third most popular. I went over Ebbets pass On Hwy 4 while I was there
and "found" a great lake called Highlands lake, before Markleeville.
I bought two fork braces from Tim, one for each KLR. Today I rode from
Cambria to San Rafael Ca on Hwy 1 and highly recommend the happy trails
fork brace. The bike no longer gets squirrely in crosswinds or corners,
I like it.
Tommorrow I continue up Hwy 1 for awhile.
Sept 28 my KLR goes in to the dealer (Diablo Kawi/BMW) for all new
balancer parts. (old style).
Conall
A4 KLR650 Skyhawk
fork braces
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2001 1:01 am
by Ryan Newman
I haven't had my bike too long now, but I've had it on enough trails to
notice the front end "wash" that occurs in the dirt. I was riding down a
sandy wash portion of a trail and the front end was ALL over the place. I
almost thought I'd lose it. I used to have a R100GS-PD that ran MUCH better
on this sort of thing, also a much heavier bike, but it did have a cast fork
brace. I'm running on the stock tires on the KLR. I've heard that fork
braces help a lot with this sort of stuff. I also noticed that DualStar and
HappyTrails are pretty proud (read: expensive) of their fork braces. $200 is
a bit steep for me, and probably just about everyone else. Does anyone else
make a cheaper one? I don't need anything high-tech or fancy, just something
that does the job. Maybe a little closer to $50. Thanks.
Ryan
Phoenix
fork braces
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2001 8:23 am
by k650dsn@aol.com
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Ryan Newman" wrote:
I also noticed that
DualStar and
> HappyTrails are pretty proud (read: expensive) of their fork braces.
$200 is
> a bit steep for me, and probably just about everyone else. Does
anyone else
> make a cheaper one? I don't need anything high-tech or fancy, just
something
> that does the job. Maybe a little closer to $50. Thanks.
> Ryan
> Phoenix
With all due respect, I think you are dreamin' if you want a fork
brace for $50.00... unless you make your own. The reason the Happy
Trails is "proud" of their fork brace is because it works and they
took the effort to make one.
Gino
fork braces
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2001 10:58 am
by zootpatutie
Happy Trail's recent flyer included with the radiator guards I ordered show
a price reduction on the fork brace to $170.
Todd
A3
A9
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Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Fork Braces
> --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Ryan Newman" wrote:
> I also noticed that
> DualStar and
> > HappyTrails are pretty proud (read: expensive) of their fork braces.
> $200 is
> > a bit steep for me, and probably just about everyone else. Does
> anyone else
> > make a cheaper one? I don't need anything high-tech or fancy, just
> something
> > that does the job. Maybe a little closer to $50. Thanks.
> > Ryan
> > Phoenix
>
> With all due respect, I think you are dreamin' if you want a fork
> brace for $50.00... unless you make your own. The reason the Happy
> Trails is "proud" of their fork brace is because it works and they
> took the effort to make one.
>
> Gino
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2001 5:34 pm
by Conall O'Brien
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Ryan Newman" wrote:
> I haven't had my bike too long now, but I've had it on enough
trails to
> notice the front end "wash" that occurs in the dirt. I was riding
down a
> sandy wash portion of a trail and the front end was ALL over the
place. I
> almost thought I'd lose it. I used to have a R100GS-PD that ran
MUCH better
> on this sort of thing, also a much heavier bike, but it did have a
cast fork
> brace. I'm running on the stock tires on the KLR. I've heard that
fork
> braces help a lot with this sort of stuff. I also noticed that
DualStar and
> HappyTrails are pretty proud (read: expensive) of their fork
braces. $200 is
> a bit steep for me, and probably just about everyone else. Does
anyone else
> make a cheaper one? I don't need anything high-tech or fancy, just
something
> that does the job. Maybe a little closer to $50. Thanks.
> Ryan
> Phoenix
fork braces
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2002 3:33 am
by David Beyea
I have decided to get a fork brace but am having a
hard time choosing which one. So far the black brace
that Fred sells seems to be the best one, but was on
the Dual Star sight and the one they have looks cool
too. The image they have shown of the brace is on a
bike (not a klr, I e mailed them )that does not have
boots but instead has plastic guards to protect the
sliders.
How does the list feel about not using boot? I
think it looks cool, i.e. moto look, but would not do
if it leads to screwed up forks. Also does any one
believe that one brace is better than another. Dual
Star brace looks cool but also seems a little thin and
flexible.
David Beyea
A15
Santa Maria, Ca
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2002 10:17 pm
by John Lyon
David,
Not to make your selection more confusing, but have
you checked out the K-9 fork brace from happytrails ?
www.happy-trail.com
John
--- David Beyea wrote:
> I have decided to get a fork brace but am having a
> hard time choosing which one. So far the black
> brace
> that Fred sells seems to be the best one, but was on
> the Dual Star sight and the one they have looks cool
> too. The image they have shown of the brace is on a
> bike (not a klr, I e mailed them )that does not have
> boots but instead has plastic guards to protect the
> sliders.
> How does the list feel about not using boot? I
> think it looks cool, i.e. moto look, but would not
> do
> if it leads to screwed up forks. Also does any one
> believe that one brace is better than another. Dual
> Star brace looks cool but also seems a little thin
> and
> flexible.
>
> David Beyea
> A15
> Santa Maria, Ca
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2002 1:31 am
by Miata Myk
> Not to make your selection more confusing, but have
> you checked out the K-9 fork brace from happytrails ?
>
>
www.happy-trail.com
It says it has it on the applications page but I can't find it anywhere on
the site including pics or prices..?
fork braces
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2002 11:02 am
by John Lyon
Miata:
Tim may have forgotten to add the K-9 fork brace link
during his last web page update. The brace was $200
the last time I checked. For pictures check out:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_klr650/files/Suspension/%20ForkBrace.jpg
John
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