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yippee - just (finally) ordered a Tkat brace for my SG.. Recently got a big improvement by replacing the fork seals so this should finish things off nicely. Got a great twisty road in mind for a test run!
1980 XS 1100 Special
Mostly stock & original
Added Yamaha fairing (w/ 8-track!)
Torpedo bags
New paint (still) pending
Stainless brake lines
Tkat forkbrace
Coils from Honda 1000
yippee - just (finally) ordered a Tkat brace for my SG.. Recently got a big improvement by replacing the fork seals so this should finish things off nicely. Got a great twisty road in mind for a test run!
.......just be careful of that first left or right slow turn.......trust me, you'll find what I mean. Just for grins, while bike is on centerstand prior to installing the brace, grab one bar end and jerk back and forth watching how the wheel/fender don't follow the shake pattern.......then do the same with brace on. This ties the fork tube cyl. together acting as one since there was previously no support between the axle mount and the lower tripple clamp. Also will reduce front tire cupping as long as there is no underinflation issue.
81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.
I also just installed a tkat fork brace onto my '80 special. for me so far the jury is still out on this change but this morning I rode to meet some friends, took a very familiar route with a big expansion crack right in the middle of a sharp left turn and the bike handled it noticeably better than without the brace. going for another ride this afternoon to try it out on some other poor quality curves here in the phoenix area. i'm not crazy about the way this brace looks unfinished so I've painted mine gloss black and it now just about disappears on the bike. I think it's a big improvement.
yippee - just (finally) ordered a Tkat brace for my SG.. Recently got a big improvement by replacing the fork seals so this should finish things off nicely. Got a great twisty road in mind for a test run!
had mine installed by an old Yamaha mechanic he says it was one of the finest pieces he had ever seen as for me with the sidecar it really improved my front end ,,,ride safe ,,slow mo!
The Belfast Express {1980 xs11oo special/TC fuse box/mikes xs pods/bad boy horn!/mikes green coils/mac 4 into 2 exhaust/ standard bars/vetter fairing c/w ipod CD iphone am/fm radio/tkat fork brace ,,,tuned by tinman moemcnally@hotmail.com
i AM THE KING OF NOTHING
the people here are great , doesn't matter about the bike really/hamjam ////
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