Tkat brace

[tiredoffixing]

Who sells the TKAT brace? How much are they and do they really work?. Thanks

[XSPastor]

Tkat fork brace

People in this group say they're the best.

[prometheus578]

http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...t&pagenumber=2

[tiredoffixing]

Thanks for all your help. Does this help corning?. Thanks again for all your help

[prometheus578]

Yes... stops the fork tubes from flexing/twisting. Makes things nice and solid.
Yeah, I have a set o' dem.

[motoman]

They are the one item that will make the bike handle totally different,,,,,,,,,,,very responsive, and eliminates the "wag" when being a little aggresive cornering.

[TADracer]

I will attest to their greatness. The Tkat brace will definately stiffen up your front end. It is a very well made piece and with a bit of sanding and then some polishing adds to the looks also. Make sure you tell him if you have a standard or special as the parts are slightly different to clear the special fender.

[Wayne]

+1

[dbeardslee]

Tired - I love my TKat. I'm also an advocate of raising the fork tubes about 15mm above the tripple tree. The front end on these things is pretty weak, and shortening the running end of the forks a little tends to stiffen it up a bit. Also, make sure you tighten the bolts in the proper sequence for proper alignment. Basically from the top down.

[tiredoffixing]

Thanks for your help. I think I will give it a try

[fredintoon]

"I'm also an advocate of raising the fork tubes about 15mm above the tripple tree."

Hi 'lee,
stiffening the fork legs ain't the only thing that moving the tubes up does. You are also reducing the front wheel trail which in turn will give you quicker steering. Which is fine if you actually want quicker steering. It's one of the little tricks, like swapping in Standard 'trees on a Special, that sidecar operators use to shorten up the trail without spending $800 on a Steerite conversion or $2,000+ on an aftermarket Leading Link fork.

[dbeardslee]

You are also reducing the front wheel trail which in turn will give you quicker steering.

Fred - You got that right, brother. I was really pleased with what it did for handling. It also lowers the bike slightly giving a little lower center of gravity - also good for handling. I think the next time I put rear shocks on it I'm going with 11.5" to bring the back end down a little. I ride with a friend a lot who has a yzf 600 - he's killin' me in the twisties

[fredintoon]

"I think the next time I put rear shocks on it I'm going with 11.5" to bring the back

Hi 'lee,
while lowering the front of the bike decreases the steering head's effective rake angle to reduce the front wheel trail and thus quicken the steering, dropping the rear end increases the rake angle and slows the steering down again so you are back where you started, except for being a little nearer to the ground.
Anything you change on a bike's suspension affects everything else.