Fork Protectors

[ken65]

G'Day,
          Just knocked up some fork protectors out of some PVC pipe, just wondering if anybody could measure theirs from top to bottom so mine aren't to long and bump into anything under braking,,

Thanks in advance , ken

[Firehawk068]

Mine measure to 3" above the top of the lower fork leg............................they don't contact anything up under there.

[ken65]

  that was quick, thanks firehawk

[Capn Ron]

It's snowing at Alan's house...what else does he have to do?   

[ken65]

wish it was snowing here, 40c in brissy today

[ribbert]

wish it was snowing here, 40c in brissy today

Geez Ken, how do you ride in that, 30c is too hot for me. I hate riding in Summer. Give me an Arctic blast in the middle of Winter any day.

Noel

[stua1959]

Pretty nifty Ken. Are they held on by anything or just slip over the fork legs. Might try it myself

[Pat Conlon]

They look tapered...?  They do need to be able to be raised up so you can get in there and clean the seal face.

Too bad they won't work with a fork brace....and with 41mm tubes on a fully loaded FJ, you do need a brace.

Still, a very cool application.

[ribbert]

Too bad they won't work with a fork brace....and with 41mm tubes on a fully loaded FJ, you do need a brace.

Speaking of which, does anyone have a problem with the brace hitting their fairing?

Noel

[Pat Conlon]

The brace itself, no.
The bug shields on my Superbrace, yes. I had to do some Dremel work on the fairing of my '92
That's with 1.0kg/mm straight rate springs.

If I had those soft OEM fork springs, yes, I can easily see the brace contacting the lower fairing.

[X-Ray]

Nice job Ken.

Yep it's a balmy 43 degrees here today, I think even Randys oil cooler would have a hard time cooling the beast today. Everything is hot to handle. Just in the shed fitting up he rest of the Givi rack, and even though the parts have been in the shade, the heat soak on these parts is incredible. Stuff summer, give me winter anytime.

[Bones]

Won't they hit on the bottom of the triple tree Ken, I put a zip tie on the forks before the last ride to measure suspension travel, and the zip tie ended up about half an inch under the triple tree.

[ken65]

thanks for all the reply's men, i will reply to all and sundry tomorrow..  im just too smashed at the moment to say what i need to .   till tommorrow

ken.   PS, it waS  a very hot today here and i got carried away with keeping the fluids up..

[X-Ray]

  hahahaha I Hear ya Kenny, lol.

[FJscott]

Too bad they won't work with a fork brace....and with 41mm tubes on a fully loaded FJ, you do need a brace.

Speaking of which, does anyone have a problem with the brace hitting their fairing?

Noel

On my 92 I have Race Tech .85kg straight rate springs and my arse end is raised 2 inches. my brace does not hit the fairing.

Scott