Fork brace

[roryd]

Hello all. I'm starting to put my 85 fj back together after completely restoring it. I noticed that there is an
arrow on the fork brace beside one of the holes. I'm assuming that this points forward but not sure. Can anyone tell me  what direction it goes ? Or doesn't it make a difference? Thanks for ay help

[FJmonkey]

If you put the arrow backwards it will cause your forks to go backwards. I saw it once back in 2005, not a pretty sight, the rider lived, the bike, not so much... 

Fork braces are not directional, but how the brace looks might be affected. What brand of brace is it? Post a picture.

[aviationfred]

I have 2 spare OEM fork brace's and neither one has an arrow on them. They can go on in either direction. I would say the arrow may be from a previous owner marking it.

The part number is the same for all years of the FJ.

Number 2 in the drawing.

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/search/Yamaha/Motorcycle/1989/FJ1200W/FENDER+%28NON-CALIFORNIA+MODEL%29/parts.html

Fred

[roryd]

It is oem brace. I'm the original owner of the bike and the brace has never been taken off.
Thanks for the help

[FJmonkey]

That piece is not direction specific, and not really a fork brace, more like a fender bracket.

This is a fork brace: www.rpmracingca.com The new shape looks good Randy, I like it. 

[racerrad8]

I have just removed a OE fork brace from a one owner 90 I am working on in the shop. The arrows are facing forward and there is one on each side of the brace

I have my camera at home and will take a picture of it tomorrow when I bring it back to the shop.

Randy - RPM

[Hersey289]

Like the 90 Randy's working on, both OEM braces on my two '85's have arrows. I've always installed arrow forward.

[racerrad8]

Here are the photos I took from the 90 factory brace. There is an arrow on both sides as noted by the pictures.

Randy - RPM

[roryd]

Thanks for the pictures and help