what brand of fork brace is this?

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  • Chuck78
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    • Aug 2012
    • 3691
    • Columbus, Ohio
    #1

    what brand of fork brace is this?

    I bent my forks hitting a deer in late 2013, and needed another stanchion tube. I saw these 750 forks on eBay with "lower clamp included" & almost no rust, SOLD! So now I have this nice looking nameless 185mm/35mm fork brace. Any idea who makes it? Polished Aluminum like a Micron (but different center design), not a Tarozzi or Telefix. ATK??

    Last edited by Chuck78; 06-08-2015, 06:02 PM.
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    '99 Kawasaki KDX220R​ rebuild in progress
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    • hampshirehog
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      #2
      It's not a Micron that's for sure. Could be an Eagle or Impulse.
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        • Chuck78
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          #3
          '77 GS750 920cc heavily modded
          '97 Kawasaki KDX220R rugged terrain ripper!
          '99 Kawasaki KDX220R​ rebuild in progress
          '79 GS425​ stock
          PROJECTS:
          '77 Suzuki PE250 woods racer
          '77 GS550 740cc major mods
          '77 GS400 489cc racer build​
          '76 Rickman CR1000 GS1000/1100
          '78 GS1000C/1100

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            • Chuck78
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              • Aug 2012
              • 3691
              • Columbus, Ohio
              #4
              It's a bit oxidized, but will polish back up to a show finish pretty easily with some Mother's Mag&Aluminum polish & a buffing wheel.
              '77 GS750 920cc heavily modded
              '97 Kawasaki KDX220R rugged terrain ripper!
              '99 Kawasaki KDX220R​ rebuild in progress
              '79 GS425​ stock
              PROJECTS:
              '77 Suzuki PE250 woods racer
              '77 GS550 740cc major mods
              '77 GS400 489cc racer build​
              '76 Rickman CR1000 GS1000/1100
              '78 GS1000C/1100

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                • trevor
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                  #5
                  Kinda looks like my atk
                  No signature :(

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                    • bwringer
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                      Sure looks like an ATK, or a decent imitation of one. Just missing the sticker.

                      I say polish it up and run it!
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                        • Steve
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                          • Jun 2005
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                          #7
                          You could safely call it an "IDK" brace.

                          You just don't have to tell them it stands for "I Don't Know".

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                            • Chuck78
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                              #8
                              Originally posted by bwringer
                              Sure looks like an ATK, or a decent imitation of one. Just missing the sticker.

                              I say polish it up and run it!

                              That's the plan! Except that I have 78 GS750 triples & Tarozzi brace that are 175mm spacing & this is a 185! My 110/90-18 barely clears the 175's & I cant fit a fender in there as is, so i need to find a 185x35 triple with the offset for straight leg forks.

                              I picked up some GS1000 forks for a GS750 we're building for my buddy & realized at the junkyard that several of the 1980's gs1100 triples were aluminum upper & lower, for the standard non-leading axle fork legs. The one I grabbed said 1980 GS1000 with a 1 through the first zero, so I'm not sure if it was a 1000 or 1100 (guessing 1100).
                              What I'm really hoping is that I can find an all aluminum lower triple from a 750, but I'm not sure if they exist. Hardened steel steering stem, of course, but cast aluminum lower triple. Anyone have an idea on if what I'm looking for exists?
                              '77 GS750 920cc heavily modded
                              '97 Kawasaki KDX220R rugged terrain ripper!
                              '99 Kawasaki KDX220R​ rebuild in progress
                              '79 GS425​ stock
                              PROJECTS:
                              '77 Suzuki PE250 woods racer
                              '77 GS550 740cc major mods
                              '77 GS400 489cc racer build​
                              '76 Rickman CR1000 GS1000/1100
                              '78 GS1000C/1100

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                                • trevor
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                                  #9
                                  Here is the best pic I could find of my ATK...hope it helps.

                                  No signature :(

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                                    • Chuck78
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                                      ...and we have a winner!
                                      Last edited by Chuck78; 06-08-2015, 07:49 PM.
                                      '77 GS750 920cc heavily modded
                                      '97 Kawasaki KDX220R rugged terrain ripper!
                                      '99 Kawasaki KDX220R​ rebuild in progress
                                      '79 GS425​ stock
                                      PROJECTS:
                                      '77 Suzuki PE250 woods racer
                                      '77 GS550 740cc major mods
                                      '77 GS400 489cc racer build​
                                      '76 Rickman CR1000 GS1000/1100
                                      '78 GS1000C/1100

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                                        • trevor
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                                          #11
                                          What did I win?
                                          No signature :(

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                                            • gs11ezrydr
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                                              #12
                                              I found this and looks like what you have. https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/0P...9683a34fa8.jpg
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