Fork Brace on ebay.

[ChurchBuilder]

This looks like an aftermarket fork brace. Not stock. Item number: 170135838976

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/yamaha-venture-royale-1200-fork-brace-chrome_W0QQitemZ170135838976QQihZ007QQcategoryZ10066QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Denden]

This looks like an aftermarket fork brace. Not stock. Item number: 170135838976

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/yamaha-venture-royale-1200-fork-brace-chrome_W0QQitemZ170135838976QQihZ007QQcategoryZ10066QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

That's an early SuperBrace brand fork brace. I have one just like it on my '83. The newer SuperBrace looks a little different.

[Marcarl]

Shipping costs are outrageous

[86er]

That's what you get for living so far north, Carl! Shipping to N Ga is only $9.89.

 

[Gearhead]

Will that fit a 1300?

 

Jeremy

[Denden]

Will that fit a 1300?

 

Jeremy

Yup, fits all 1st gens...'83 to '93. Well, except the ones that have rubber gators on the forks, but even those, you can trim the rubber away and make them fit.

[hipshot]

my '86 has that same fork brace. so that IS an after market brace?

just jt

[Gearhead]

Well, I bought it. Got it for $90 shipped, which is probably too much for a machined hunk of aluminum, and a used one at that, but what the heck. A new one is over $130.

 

Bad time to ask this, but are these things really worth it? Do they have any noticable effect? I've noticed a flex in the forks if I whip the bars back and forth quickly (not moving of course) which I think manifests itself in a little wobble in slow u-turns and possibly in exacerbating the 35-mph-front-end-wobble. I have hopes that this thing will help with that. Opinions?

 

Jeremy

[Denden]

In my opinion, a Superbrace fork brace is a MUST HAVE for any 1st gen. It will help avoid the "wobbles" that you can sometimes get at interstate speeds, especially when you hit a bump in the middle of a sweeper.

[treeman]

What does it do?

[Squidley]

What does it do?

 

Here is a thread about a group buy for the fork brace

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=21285

and Jacks responce of what it does

 

"Just to make it short and sweet I gleaned this off the Super Brace site.

 

reduces speed wobbles, fork flex, front tire wear and rain groove sensitivity while dramatically improving overall handling and front-end stability."