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what is it and why?
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82 xj1100j
4-1 header
k&n air pods
accel coils
progressive rear shocks
dyno jet kit
79 xs1100es (love of my life) passed away
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fast is never fast enough -
Tkat is a member here, and he designed and makes a fork brace that is as good or better than any design out there. The front end on these bikes is a bit flimsy, and the only thing supporting the lower end of the forks is the fender. The extra brace helps with handling.1980 XS850SG - Sold
1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).
Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
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here's a link to the site, you can see the brace, and T-Kat's contact info if you want to order one. He's a great guy, he let me "try" one of his braces at the rally a couple weeks ago and you'll notice the difference, the bike is much more stable in corners, especially if you tend to ride corners at more then the posted speed limit
I've never ridden any "modern" bikes and didn't really notice how bad the XS was until I had the brace on it.
1979 xs1100 Special -
Stock air box/K&N Filter, MAC 4-2 exhaust, Bad-Boy Air horn, TC fuse box, Windshield, Soft bags, Vetter Fairing, Blinkers->Run/Turn/Brake Lights, Headlight Modulator, hard wire GPS power
Short Stack - 1981 xs1100 Standard - lowered for SWMBO.
My Bike:Originally posted by fredintoon
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Here's an article that explains the need for a fork brace pretty well....
Fork
The XS11's front fork lacks torsional stiffness--something it shares with most bikes that do not clamp the front axle on both sides. The most important factor in front fork stiffness is how well the front axle is clamped. Of course, the XS11's axle is clamped only on one side. When new, friction between the fork leg and the axle will hold it pretty well. After a few thousand miles, however, the axle polishes the hole it fits into and the fork assembly will begin to move around. This is one of the reasons wobble problems tend to show up after several thousand miles. The answer is a fork brace.
Yamaha's steel front fender really isn't very stiff and contributes only a little to the rigidity of the fork legs.2H7 (79) owned since '89
3H3 owned since '06
"If it ain't broke, modify it"
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