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Firebolt020283
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 12:50 pm: | 
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Thanks for the compliments on the bike... Unfortunately I cannot take credit for the work as i bought the bike with the faring on it already so id do not know what went in to the wiring of the lights. I do know that everything under it is from a firebolt other than the guages which are the dual gauge M2 setup. all they did it drill 2 holes in to the firebolt bracket and bolted it on there so it sits in the same place as the firebolt guages. The only thing you will have to fabricate to make it fit is to rectangle pieces of metal with 4 holes in them two to mount up to the s3 fairing holes on the frame and 2 to fit up to the firebolt bracket (pic below).
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Doug_s
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 01:04 pm: |
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hey joe, who might that be?  does this mean i get mine at a special price? 
actually, when i got home, our discussion stirred me up to query banke & west-tek about these, to see if i could get some help with shop drawings, for programming the machining tools. most interesting, tho, was west-tek's comment that their brace works far better, besides weighting much less. i quote:
"There is a great mount at one end. The other is a sheet metal tab. How is the "tab" going to transfer any stress from one frame member to another? You can grab the thing and flex it with your hand."
comments from anyone? if we go w/this, perhaps we may want to seriously increase the thickness of the front tab, makes some sense...
best,
doug s.
(Message edited by doug_s on September 08, 2009) |
Ebutch
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 10:39 pm: |
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I think and prefer a piece of chrome-molly welded in place as 99 S3 on my S2T.Looks better!
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Doug_s
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 07:28 am: |
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"...A piece a 3/4" tubing 8-3/4" long with the proper notching/welding is a lot cheaper..."
i was wondering about this - would this actually be a less expensive solution, after all is said & done, w/welding, painting, etc? while i actually think the aluminum braces look nicer, and being able to remove it makes engine access easier, if a brace could be done start-to-finish for <$100, it would certainly be something to consider...
doug s. |
Jramsey
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 08:48 am: |
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"would this actually be a less expensive solution"
In my shop it would be the minimum one hr. $45.00 labor + 9"x.750x.058 4130 tube @ $2.00 per foot. |
Blks1l
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 03:26 pm: |
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I agree the welded in peice would look factory, but in my situation, I wouldn't want have to paint match the welded in brace to the rest of the frame. It would also be permanent, where as none of my other modifications couldn't be easily removed. If it was a complete teardown bike project I would do the weld in in a heartbeat. |
Ebutch
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 08:14 pm: |
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Thanks Donald.That,s 1 Buelltiful Cyclone!!!
(Message edited by ebutch on September 09, 2009) |
Guell
| | Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 08:08 pm: |
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I would prefer to do the welded tube with the appropriate ends to bolt it on, like the westek one. I think the flat brace looks like doo doo on a tube framed bike. |
Rex
| | Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 09:13 pm: |
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I personally liked the round tube one from American Sport Bike. It seemed to blend into the frame more. I had mine black powder coated to match the frame. I would like to get a white one or two for my S2's. REX |
Guell
| | Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 09:51 pm: |
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Rex, does asb still sell them? |
Doug_s
| | Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 12:19 pm: |
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guell,
no asb no longer sells these.
doug s. |
Skntpig
| | Posted on Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 11:23 am: |
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When I was rebuilding my S1 I had a bar welded in. It looks factory and it did give the front a little less flex when braking hard and when leaning pretty good. |
Sportyeric
| | Posted on Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 12:58 pm: |
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Anyone have a pic of the Westek one? I would want something more subtle than the Banke. |
Doug_s
| | Posted on Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 10:21 am: |
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on pg 8 of this pdf, there's a pic of the banke brace, and on pg 13 there's a pic of the west-tek brace:
http://www.americanthunderbike.org/atcezine/feb_20 02/features_april2000.pdf
any more word on getting any of these made?
doug s. |
Doug_s
| | Posted on Sunday, October 04, 2009 - 09:45 pm: |
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no frame brace news? 
doug s. |
Maru
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 05:19 pm: |
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Joe I sent you a pm regarding these Braces. Are they available? I want one if possible. Steve |
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