The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: Dave 2 on October 28, 2011, 02:47:25 PM

Title: Front Fork Braces
Post by: Dave 2 on October 28, 2011, 02:47:25 PM

Do any of you have any experience with aftermarket fork braces? Do they improve handling? I'm not sure that handling needs improvement? Thanks D2

Title: Re: Front Fork Braces
Post by: Bob_Roller on October 28, 2011, 03:42:25 PM

The upper and lower triple tree/clamps on the R65 don't really need any help, they were the first of the BMW bikes of the time, to have a 'beefier' design that the larger bikes went to a few years later .

Title: Re: Front Fork Braces
Post by: Dave 2 on October 28, 2011, 03:53:31 PM

Thanks Bob, I never felt any problem, but didn't know if I  was missing something. D2

Title: Re: Front Fork Braces
Post by: nhmaf on October 28, 2011, 03:58:40 PM

We had a thread on this very topic just a few weeks ago, somewhere.

Title: Re: Front Fork Braces
Post by: Barry on October 28, 2011, 04:20:07 PM

I had my front guard off today to fit a rubber mud flap which hopefully will keep the front engine cover and exhaust cross tube a bit cleaner this winter.

I was reminded that we already have a reasonably stiff fork brace in the metal reinforced mud guard.

Title: Re: Front Fork Braces
Post by: montmil on October 28, 2011, 08:16:18 PM

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Do any of you have any experience with aftermarket fork braces? Do they improve handling? I'm not sure that handling needs improvement? Thanks D2

Saw a number of early Airheads at the recent Luckenbach Harvest Classic. The flat steel plate upper triple clamp looks so weak when compared to the cast and machined aluminum chunk on our R65s.

Many of the "plate" BMWs had fork braces added. On the R65, a fork brace can create unwanted fork stiction. Unneeded and an unnecessary expense.

Monte

Title: Re: Front Fork Braces
Post by: Dave 2 on October 29, 2011, 06:44:36 AM

Thanks all, I was looking for a thread but I missed it. D2