Fork brace, yes. OK, I drilled another hole in the plate of the emulator, better compression, still jarring rebound on sharper bumps and heave here. I can live with it. I added 5 turns of factory pre-load, when I sit on it now, I get about 1/2 inch of sag using the zip tie on top of the female slider unit, about 3/4 inch all the way out. I think yes there is stiction, not even going to think about how to shim. Now, here's the thing again. RT says 150mm or 6 inches from top, Kawasaki says 171mm or 6 3/4 inches. I have it at 171mm, 6 inch spacer.