Pretty has not been a consideration in fabricating the fork brace for my 1500 Goldwing. After all, the Upper Cover hides most all of the brace. In order to make the Upper Cover fit closer to original position I pulled the brace and secured it onto the milling table to recess the mounting bolts and prevent the upper cover from making contact with them. Because I lack a tilting machining vise (it’s on the want list) the upper edges of the brace were filed so the Upper Cover would fit better. The end result ain’t exactly pretty but I’ll let the pictures tell the story.
This is the top side view of the brace from my previous post.
This is the top side view of the brace as it is now.
This is the Upper Cover from last post. Notice how much of the brace is visible under the cover.
This is the Upper Cover as it bolts down now. Considerably less brace can be seen.
The brace not only got bolted onto the bike this afternoon but rain and threatening clouds moved off to the east just after supper. What good fortune, an opportunity for some two wheel therapy. It was only thirty odd miles but enough to know the metal removed had no effect on handling. Guess you can say I’m a happy camper.
Much has been learned during the fabrication of my brace. The extra piece of aluminum will be fabricated into a brace using what I learned making mine.
Pictures of the second brace in process will be posted. Someone will get the second one. Stay tuned.
