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Fork Brace Install

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i picked up a NOS Daytona Fork Brace for my GS550 on ebay. It comes with instructions but no pictures....

has anyone done this before? do you have a picture of it on your bike?

i found this,

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which looks easy enough. i've seen a few with the fork brace up around the rubber part, but that doesn't make sense to me.

any thoughts? i'm going to install this tonight in a few hours. i will check back before i start. :)

~Adam
 
Do it as shown in the pic. DO NOT mount it on the dust covers for the fork seals.
 
i just took a look at my bike after i came back from riding it. i am using a fender off another GS 550, i think an 80-82. it did not fit easily into place when i swapped them...and now it looks like it is EVEN with the main tubes on the fork. :(

my brace is about 1/2" thick, so i'm leary it's going to fit. i'm going out there now, taking my camera too.
 
here's my fork brace episode walkthrough...

my fender installed on the forks...notice how 'lined up' it is with the bottom of the fork area, with the rubber.
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fork brace middle set in place. notice how the bolt holes are about in the middle of the clamp area...
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fork middle
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clamps on
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clamps on and zoomed in, notice the area of 'non contact' with the circle around the fork.
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zoomed in area...what is limited the fork from coming down all the way.
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i think i can try to grind the edge there in the picture above. if i can get it down enough the brace may come down farther.

i'm assuming it's agreed the fork brace shouldn't be installed like in the above pictures, yeah?

~Adam
 
I am no expert, Adam. I agree with you, that does not look at all right.
 
I just had a look at my 1100 and the fork brace goes down flush with the bottom of the dust boot. It's flush with the top of the dust boot too which is kind of sneaky as I didn't realize that the thing is bolted onto a piece of rubber! What a joke, I wonder if it actually does anything bolted to the rubber.

Steve
 
No, it will not do anything bolted to a piece of rubber. The brace needs to solidly lock onto the forks to keep them from twisting. The fork boots are supposed to be pushed up until the brace is mounted and then brought down and secured to the brace. Braces with multiple applications had spacers that filled in the space between the the forks and brace outer shell. The fender may need to be lowered or replaced.
 
i guess i'll just sell the brace. anyone on here need one? most of the GS forks are the same i believe.

~Adam
 
AOD said:
i guess i'll just sell the brace. anyone on here need one? most of the GS forks are the same i believe.

~Adam
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But if most of them are the same, Adam, then that one isn't going to fit our forks either... :?

Steve 8)
 
I've got a Telefix exactly like the one in your first picture. Takes a couple minutes to install, but more to pay for ($129). I bought one earlier off ebay for $20 just like the one you have. Didn't fit my bike.
 
I have a similar one on my S model.
It fits UNDER the dust cover/boot.
It does come right down on the fender.

Don't remember the brand....it's been there over 15 years.
 
this is how it should look.
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I think this is the teleflex?
it mounts using the groove for the dust boot, and the dust boot pops on top of the clamp.
from your pictures you got a fork brace for a larger bike.
the GS's use several different size forks depending on size and year.
 
looking back at your pictures, it looks like you have a ton of room between the fender and your front tire.
you can notch the fender mount holes and lower the fender clearing room for the brace.
also the brace you have is made to clamp just below where the dust boot is.
 
That was going to be my comment too - your mudguard (fender) is too far up from the wheel.

Also, as has been said already, the brace doesn't fit around the rubber dust seals.

In the 4th picture down - is it just the angle of the picture or has tightening up the brace seriously distorted your right hand fork???

I bought one for my GS750, then had the fork bottoms powder coated. Now the fork brace won't fit as the powder coating has increased the diameter of the fork leg! :(
 
But if most of them are the same, Adam, then that one isn't going to fit our forks either...

Steve
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Steve, i put a different fender on my bike, remember? it didn't fit exactly between my forks, so i think it sits up a little higher.

It'll fit a bike that doesn't have a fender swap like mine.

~Adam
 
Yep, Adam, I remember that now. Hope you find a workable solution!

Steve 8)
 
maybe the next time i paint the fender, i'll drill new adjustment holes into the current holes, so i can lower the fender some.
 
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