My bike was not broke but I fixed it anyway. Yep, no problems with tire wear, groove following, handlebar shake, or sloppy feeling in the sweepers. Fine Member and local buddy 53Driver was kind enough to loan me a Superbrace to try out. Got it installed with ease and with only a short shake down ride to make sure handling did not get worse before reinstalling the front fender, I notice no discernible difference. It is all back together so will give it some more miles before final conclusion. Small advantages so far are it looks more serious than the stock fork guard and I got rid of that crappy little plastic push pin in the middle of the OEM guard. If I had purchased it, improvement or not I would not remove and return for my total satisfaction guarantee that is offered. Just one more opinion, your results may vary.