I'm not sure Brian was being complimentary to SB...
I started this asking for comments on SB as it applies to bagger equipped wings. If I had no airbag, I probably would already have a different manufacture's brace. So, to ask the question another way, is a SB better than no brace at all for a bagger?
Lance
Hey Ho Themobb!
To answer your question, you have to know the answer for yourself to; "Do I notice problems with my ride that are attributable to torsional flex of the fork tubes?" If your answer is no, then why bother? If the answer is yes you have another variable to consider; "Are my fork tubes' internal wearing parts in good condition?" This is primarily a queston of the wear upon the upper and lower guide/slider bushings; hopefully not wear to the inside of the fork tubes. To know the answer to that question, you would have to have dismantled and inspected the forks (which, if you have good common sense also means you went and replaced the wear parts such as seals, oil, bushings, "O" rings and seal washers) or that you need to do so. Many bikes show significant wear in under 25,000 miles according to the procalimed "gurus" and wear can mean more slop in the system. If you notice a problem due to flex and all else is "covered" then a brace is the next plan of attack and since SuperBrace is the only company which has seen fit to supply what you need, they are your logical choice.
Now, despite one expert's delaration to the effect that a rider who can not detect the torsional slop is one who is lacking in skill or expereince; I admit that I have failed to consistently tell whether or not my Kuryakyn brace is installed or not (that with my son either loosening it or tightening it with me driving through parking lot drills in our own "blind studies"). I guess I have no talent or expereince because my prediction of the status of the brace was actually less than what luck of chance would predict. But the majority of folks online claim to tell a whopping positive difference -- maybe they also notice a clean and waxed bike runs better -- but I digress. IF I had a SuperBrace and it imparted "sticition"; then I am confident that I could slightly modify the brace to fit exactly.
I think quoatation as posted above is very likely WRONG where the quoated person says Honda's (or other assembly lines) tolerances are held so tight that hs company only needs only to make their braces to the center spec or nominal spec. I also do NOT agree that the problem is, as quoated, related to improper tightening of the lower axle bolt or axle clam bolts. Improper assembly down there would casue a problem, but some of the folks who have verified stiction are mechanically talented enough to have eliminated that variable. Nope, the problem is that SuperBrace can not match the exact parallel or quasi-parallel spacing imparted onto the fork tubes by the upper and middle triple tree clamps. It has to be an exact match and only then must the axle assembly be installed to maintain that exact spacing. The brace has to fit the bike, the bike can NOT be adjusted to fit the brace as so well explained by Mr. Stu Oltman.
prs (who has the Kuryakyn brace and velcro/foam fork protectors installed, but notices no real improvement - nor any real flaw with the OE set-up.)