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[nicebelair]

heres a before polished after polished and then installed of a fork brace
http://premium.uploadit.org/nicebelair/PICT0088.JPG
http://premium.uploadit.org/nicebelair/PICT0087.JPG
http://premium.uploadit.org/nicebelair/PICT0005.JPG

[Jenerator]

*bling*  

Looks alright.

[BustemUpBob]

How Did you polish that,Or did you have it done?

[Flash]

Very nice. Did you polish it yourself? How?

Is that aftermarket or did you have it fabricated?

Looks similar in thickness to mine, which was fabricated for me for free   . I wonder if I could polish mine like that :dunno:

[proudlom]

Ooooooo shiney....  

[MarkusN]

Nice!

But why on earth did you use those Phillips screws there? Hex or Allen is the way to go if you want to be sure that you get the screws out next time. (At least for the outer screws. The inner ones having nuts as conterparts, should come out without problems.)

[dgyver]

I wonder if I could polish mine like that :dunno:

Very easy to polish aluminum. There are polishing kits available, or just get some 2000 grit wet sandpaper and some wheel polish. After some elbow grease, you can have it to a mirrored finish. Personally I like a brushed aluminum look.

[ghettorigged]

wow!  

That looks great!

selling those for a small fee?  :mrgreen:

[MarkusN]

Can anybody tell me what difference a thicker (stiffer) fork stabilizer makes? Can it be felt? Also by only modertely experienced riders?

[EvilScooby]

Can anybody tell me what difference a thicker (stiffer) fork stabilizer makes? Can it be felt? Also by only modertely experienced riders?

Same question here. What does that do to the perfomance of the bike?

[dgyver]

Reduces the fork flex.

Here is a link to a previous thread about this subject:

http://gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11038

[davipu]

just take it off and go for a ride, 2 good corners haf as fast as you whould normaly take them and you will be pushing your bike home to go put it back on.

[aplitz]

Your brace looks great, but I really prefer the machined look.  [/url]http://www.pbase.com/image/32025214//Ditto%20on%20the%20allen%20heads,%20and%20locate%20some%20stainless%20hardware%20it%20you%20can,%20it%20will%20help%20in%20the%20long%20run.

[The Buddha]

wow!  

That looks great!

selling those for a small fee?  :mrgreen:

That un polished aluiminum piece wihtout end holes... was one I made and sold to him last week... BTW quick work on that nicebelair, and lovely... Have any trouble drilling fork leg holes?? Small fee??? $40 and I have the last 2 left... (I know I said last one last week, but I had to clean my garage and found these... sad state of affairs...)
Cool.
Srinath.

[cozy]

Sinrath you have a couple left? Sounds like i have to drill - i have access to a press - but do you drill them?

[The Buddha]

Well I can drill them... but our stoopid bike was made with such loose machining tolerances that, The ones that fit my bike wont fit yours. Its gotta be done to fit your bike... I would do what is called a card board transfer... Make a template of the brace on card board and mark the brace for front and top... then drill diagonal holes... Oh before that take off the old brace but fit the wheel and caliper back in and tighten the axle etc... Then drill the diagonal holes... and put some sticky back foam (available at walmart) on the bottom of the brace and bolt it in, then from the bottom on the other 2, use a sharp pick or somehitng and mark that, then drill, should fit perfectly... and that tight fit will make it much better.
Cool.
Srinath.