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Join Date: May 2016
Location: Bismarck, ND
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Is that a soft terrain off road tire?
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#18 |
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 96
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It's the tire the hawk came with. I'm planning on switching over to kenda's after these wear out.
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#19 |
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Bismarck, ND
Posts: 868
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My Hawk front tire looked like that.
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Join Date: Sep 2018
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So I just got my new hawk and the fork is horrible? I can move the front wheel back in forth in the forks and it makes me feel like I'm riding with two flat tires.
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#21 |
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Holiday, Florida
Posts: 672
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Thanks Wamey! Great post with pictures! I bought the same brace, but I haven’t mounted it yet.
Enjoy the Ride!
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,335
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Your stem nuts are probably loose. The front tire needs to be set properly and the axle nut torqued. The triple clamp bolts need to be torqued properly as well. None of these should need thread locker as long as they are torqued properly. If you're not very familiar with motorcycles and their mechanical workings, you shouldn't have bought into the China bikes. |
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#23 |
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Omaha, NE
Posts: 8,098
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If the wheel is sliding back and forth between the forks I would start by making sure you didn't forget the left side axle spacer that sits between the wheel and left fork.
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Omaha, NE
Posts: 8,098
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Otherwise, there are other fork braces made for the same bike that would also work. Here is an example for about the same price, just unpainted/plated. http://www.wpsracing.com/ulfobrrawkok.html
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#26 |
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: N Texas
Posts: 706
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I bought one right after reading the original post and just have not drilled holes in it and installed. Maybe this weekend.
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 12
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I know this is an old thread, but i'd like to add something. First, thanks so much for the great idea including part details. Made it very easy.
I painted mine black to make it blend in with the tire more. Also, if you raise the front wheel and loosen the axle nut, you can get the brace in and use slightly longer bolts to coax the brace in place enough to then sneak in the original bolts at the other bolt hole. No need for ratchet straps or removing the front fender. Looks great and bike feels more stable. Thanks for the idea! |
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Omaha, NE
Posts: 8,098
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I didn't have to even use longer bolts to get mine into place. I think my only complaint is that the brace puts outward pressure on the forks. I used my vice to try and tweak the ends together a little bit to reduce that. Another option would be to drill your new holes a bit higher up than the original holes and have less air gap over the tires. This would reduce the interference with the widest part of the fork and make it a bit easier to install. Then you could trim off the bottom to reduce the size and weight.
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 12
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with your vice were you able to squeeze the round part at the top? That's the widest part on mine putting outward pressure on the forks. The ends are actually easy enough to bend with my hands, but that didn't help the top round part. Thanks.
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brace, front forks, hawk, suspension |
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