XS1100LH MS Question

[thibtyson]

Are the forks on my '81 LH Midnight Special any different from any other special? I'm sending TKAT a check for a fork brace and I want to make sure that if he makes me one for a special that it will fit my Midnight. Looking through the forums, I've seen a couple posts that made it seem they were slightly different, but I can't tell just by looking.

[JeffH]

I'm sending TKAT a check for a fork brace and I want to make sure that if he makes me one for a special that it will fit my Midnight. Looking through the forums, I've seen a couple posts that made it seem they were slightly different, but I can't tell just by looking.

Here is his measurement worksheet.

http://www.tkat.com/forkbrace/diagram.htm

Fork Brace Measurement Worksheet
1. Center to center of forks (you can measure between the two fork tubes and add the diameter of one fork tube to get this)
2. Diameter at top of slider (below the dust cap)
3. Diameter of section covered by dustcap
4. Diameter of fork tube
5. Distance from top of fender to TOP of slider. NOTE: your fender may be higher than the sliders, specify - if below, + if above
6. Height of dustcap area including groove.
7. Height of groove.
8. Diameter of groove.

He has done so many XS11 TKAT's that as long as you specify which year / model XS then it will be fine. You could do the measurements and send those along with the check if you were concerned. If he had questions he would contact you first.

Jeff

[thibtyson]

Thanks, I'll take the measurements and send them along with the check. Better to be safe than to have an unusable piece of aluminum sitting around.

[DGXSER]

Do take the measurements, the differences between the LH forks and the rest of the special forks is in the brake mounting pads. The LH uses the same linked brake system as the XJ, and the calipers are different requiring different mounting locations and pad design.

They are identical in all other ways, using the same components inside and upper fork tubes etc. So the dimensions important for the fork brace should be identical.