Both excellent thoughts gentlemen.Thanks.I actually toyed with the fork brace idea,briefly,before the swing arm mod. I've made one in the past, for a Honda shadow bobber I did, using 1" flat stock,bent in the shape of a "U". Two lengths,braced by 1" pieces,between the two "u" shaped lengths. Like a chequer board. Chromed it. looked good. Stiff as heck. I did it because "a proper Bobber has no front fender"
Drilled holes in it, followed the contour of the wheel nice.I'll see if I can find a pic.
But as scotty pointed out, and I did not even think of.the lack of a top fender mount
That's how I mounted the Bobber brace.Quinn, Like the idea of the cheap mock up with the muffler clamps, my only concern is the very thin ,1mm, shrouding, above the lower legs. check out your C-5, you'll see what I mean.I fear I will crush them.Also like the fork brace pic you posted, is it from JC?
The handle bar mod is probably not thread worthy, It was just a matter of welding on 2 1/2" extentions on the stock bars. Cut off and old pair of cb bars.
Come to think of it, why I was thinking about a fork brace,was because I met a guy up in Connecticut a couple of months ago, Who also had high speed stability issues with his Triumph Thruxton.He did all kinds of suspension up grades, and the last thing he said he did, was to put on a fork brace, which he said cured his problem. He was upset at spending all that money on Olin's shocks, steering damper, etc. Then getting a relatively cheap fork brace. I guess I chalked it up to a cumulative effect at the time?
Thanks boys, good work and keep thinking.
Dan.
Sorry,no close up of the Brace.
Come to think of it ,I also made a hidden fork brace, under the cafe front fender of a sportster chopper I did. Same configuration as the bobber.But again mounted to the top fender mounts. 13" longer in the legs,43 degree rake. Believe it or not, the bike handled pretty good. It had a Seeger cycle front end on it, for correct Rake and trail combination.No raked trees, but a pivot arrangement in the lower tree.Made in germany, very ingenious.
Sorry, I digress.