Hey guys,

I'm having my machinist make a fork brace and was wondering if anybody else was interested. Nothing too crazy just a thicker version of the original.

It will be 3/8" aluminum 6061 T6.

3/8" is about 4x thicker than the original.  6061 is as strong as the cheap steel they (most likely) used for the original, so 4x the thickness should greatly improve rigidity.

I believe there is also some 1/4" stock if anyone is interested. It should be cheaper and your stock screws will work with it.

Let me know so I can run the pieces in one shot while the machine is setup and get a price 

UPDATE 7/13/11

looks like the price will be $30 shipped for 3/8" thickness. I am going to pick up longer stainless screws so if anybody needs them I can throw them in for $3 (4x fender screw & 4x fork screw).

UPDATE 7/25/11

interests so far

xunedeinx
stafebak
justinmc84
tialloydragon
mass-hole
steezin_and_wheezin
joneruss
ramennoodles
franke3c
aussie-gs
CarlosMendoza
DeeJRedE
lanesplitter
JAM614

UPDATE 8/8/11
They're here! Good looking and functional lol. Fits up like oem with the longer screws. No alignment issues at all.

The people in the above list will receive a message regarding payment.





UPDATE 12/1/11

ok, here goes batch 2. My machinist has the order and it is in queue for the next available slot.

It will be 35$ shipped in the continental US with stainless steel screws included (all same as above). Please send payment as a gift so as to avoid surcharges  (I can only ask nicely so its up to you really).

Here is the short list of interests so far.

crzydood17
gs500e
dread_au
surferdave
cobalta70
Slack
Gibo
Tombstones81
BrianKD
Kms254
Jack Hass

UPDATE 12/12/11

Picked these guys up today. Aren't they beautiful.

id be interested

Depending on the price, I'd be down.

This is the piece of metal between the forks that rests between the fender?  I'd be interested, mine's got surface rust and I have no idea how to get rid of it.

I am sorry, you are correct, what was I thinking.

@chuck81 i think it's a little rude for you to intrude on my thread. can you or a mod move/delete your post.

updated original post with tentative price and details.

hey gs'ers. so i would like to get started soon on this but in order for it to be economical i will need a certain amount of orders.  a good start would be like 10 pcs for my machinist's time etc.

sorry i don't have pictures but it will be the same as the original but with 3/8 thick aluminum.

so what say you fellow gs'ers?

Quote from: reload on July 14, 2011, 07:15:30 AM
hey gs'ers. so i would like to get started soon on this but in order for it to be economical i will need a certain amount of orders.  a good start would be like 10 pcs for my machinist's time etc.

sorry i don't have pictures but it will be the same as the original but with 3/8 thick aluminum.

so what say you fellow gs'ers?

30 shipped, I'm in.

I'll take one.

I'm gonna try to scrub my surface rust off mine this week and once I figure that out I'll let you know if I'm in.

cool. i'll leave this open for a week or so and see if we can get enough people to make it worth while for everyone. 

Quote from: reload on July 18, 2011, 06:08:29 AM
cool. i'll leave this open for a week or so and see if we can get enough people to make it worth while for everyone. 

Um, you did know Buddha has fork braces available, right?

Michael

I am in!

Also I heard buddha no longer has any

count me in as well!

Count me in, too.

will you have pictures up of the finished product?

cool stuff, this may work out sooner than i thought. thanks guys!

it will be hard to do a pic since it's not worth it for my machinist to run just one piece but i will definitely post pics once we do all the pieces.

Quote from: mister on July 18, 2011, 11:57:34 AM

Quote from: reload on July 18, 2011, 06:08:29 AM
cool. i'll leave this open for a week or so and see if we can get enough people to make it worth while for everyone. 

Um, you did know Buddha has fork braces available, right?

Michael

Nope not any more - round ignition covers yes, pay up suckas and ... last few on those as well. Fork braces yea reload is your best bet now.
I love it when people ask for pics ... you'd think they've never seen a fork brace ... which if that is the case, never mind the pics, get one now cos it is needed to keep the thing from wiggling all over the place.

I dont have the time to run after the machinists and the material and what not, I did all that in 09 when I was unemployed, in 2010 when I was unemployed I made the west coast run, and in 11 so far have had a job, so its rather slim pickings. These things take a lot more time and $ and work than any one ever imagines. Crap goes awol, machinists die (my stem guy did) they leave em in the dirt and it gets rained on, bolts dont show up for the things ... 100 things to go wrong, and most of them do.

BTW I dont know if reload is doing bolts too, but you need 3/4 inch or so for a 3/8th thick brace, and much longer like 1 inch will dig into the fender, else I'd unload my crop of bolts on you guys. But they all 1" ...

Cool.
Buddha.

yeh thanks buddha, i was planning to get the bolts too since i'll be needing them anyway and its not worth it to buy single bolts.  a couple bucks extra is what i will ask for them.

I'll take one