Fork stabilizer

650ed wrote: Regarding fork braces one thing to consider is that many folks remove the stock front fender without realizing that i provides at least some fork brace function to the forks. This is because along with the fender itself there is a rather stiff metal support riveted to the fender that during normal riding keeps the distance between the two fork tubes constant. A stout fork brace will provide a stiffer support and may be worthwhile for use on the racetrack, but I doubt there are many, if any, situations in normal street use where distance between the two fork tubes will vary with the stock fender in place. At least I can say I haven't found it to be a problem on my KZ650-C1 for more than 42 years, 62,000+ miles, of riding, some of which were quite spirited. Ed

urankjj wrote: @ S-F LTD Very nice front end set-up and bike. It looks like from the pic that of your dual dampners that you utilized the upper frame reflector mounts ,(reflectors removed) , as a mount for the dampner, as I did also. Both of my reflector mounts eventually failed, cracked, and I had to remove the dampners. . Any solution to my missing mounts, or is welding the only option ?