Updgardinr 1100ES Brakes

[jwhelan65]

Man, that is some nice work

 

[Greg B]

Thanks everyone
Now, some more photos.......

First I bolted the two halves together & gripped them in the lathe.

Boring the ID.

Internal groove.

Taa Daa!

Next I machined a spud to flip the parts & machine the second side.

Dust seal groove.

There you have it. Clamps for the fork brace.

Now I'm in the process of designing the cross bar that ties them together. Got a few ideas already, just need to make it look good, as well as functional.

 

[Nessism]

Thanks everyone

Now I'm in the process of designing the cross bar that ties them together. Got a few ideas already, just need to make it look good, as well as functional.

Don't skimp on the thickness of the crossbar Greg. I made a fork brace before and there was a noticeable reduction in stiffness after I thinned down my crossbar to remove some weight.

 

[Guest]

Note to self: GregB is the guy you want to design a fork brace for your GS

Nicely done, Greg!

 

[Greg B]

Note to self: GregB is the guy you want to design a fork brace for your GS

Nicely done, Greg!

Oh no. I can only show how to make a fork brace for three times what it costs to buy!

 

[Greg B]

It's only been about 7 months

It's only been about 7 months

Done!!! (except for polish & anodize)

I'm not sure though. Looks kind of bulky & overbearing. Maybe because I don't have the fender mounted?
Any thoughts, critiques?

 

[rapidray]

Looks flimsy & home made. Better just give it to me & buy yourself a good one. Ray.

 

[TheCafeKid]

Not that I'm questioning your skills or the strength of the brace you made, but why, since you made it to spec based on your forks, did you not make a two piece brace rather than a five piece?

 

[jwhelan65]

Great work Greg!

 

[rapidray]

but why, did you not make a two piece brace rather than a five piece?

How would you ever install a 2 piece?!!! A THREE piece maybe! If you saw it you wouldn't even ask!!! It's THAT nice & a PERFECT fit! Ray.

 

[mriddle]

How would you ever install a 2 piece?!!! A THREE piece maybe! If you saw it you wouldn't even ask!!! It's THAT nice & a PERFECT fit! Ray.

Front half and back half.

There would be zero adjustability that way.

Nice work -

I am curious how it will change the handling.

 

[Supavert]

Playa,

Who ever you are, your the man! That is great work!

Peace!,
Supavert

 

[TheCafeKid]

How would you ever install a 2 piece?!!! A THREE piece maybe! If you saw it you wouldn't even ask!!! It's THAT nice & a PERFECT fit! Ray.

Two piece. Made of one single billet split longitudinally. It allows for a much thinner, slimmer design with the same or better stiffness.
The problem with it is they're built to spec for a set of forks. Even if you had two sets of the same forks there's enough manufacturing slop in them you couldn't use it on another set other than the pair they were built for without the possibility of bind.

Probably overkill for a street bike, but if one had the means, and the bike was being built for a track mount, and you were cutting weight where-ever you could, it would be worth it.

I'm certainly not saying that his current brace is inadequate, ugly or any of the like. Its beautiful. Just wondered was all.

 

[Greg B]

No other reason other than I happened to be looking at the ATK I had at the time.
And I need one for my 1100, which has a 750 forks & wheel.