Originally Posted by
shameless
I'd love to go with an IRS, what kind of link is it you spoke of, an are you saying it leans the bike into a turn, instead of letting it lean out of a turn?
no not for turns but for the crown in the road... if you are on a back road usually a three wheeler will pull to the right but the less the crown the less the pull.... now if you get on a hiway in the left lane it will pull a little to the left .. this is all because of the crown in the road...
the more trail you have the worse this effect will be...
you can see the link in my pics... it goes between the top shock mount and there is an electric screw jack attached that leans the bike.... be no means is this a neccesity but on long days i find myself a little more tired if i dont have it an its really not that much work
by a lot of standard it may not be much but usually if i go off for the weekend it will over 500 mile and some time we will do 400 in a day for lunch... a couple yrs ago i did about 15,000 on the v max..
I'm assuming you mean the tubes of the forks, and not "Tube" as slang for a front tire. I'm not opposed to a leading link front if its safer. are you saying to go with both inverted forks, and either the raked trees or leading link front?
just by design the inverted forks are stronger the whole reason for modifying the front is to reduce the trail... a stock front end may be as much as 6 or 7 inches... for me 1.5 to 2.5 seems to work well
the more trail the tougher to make a 3 wheeler turn
basically what you are doing with the raked trees and or leading link is pushing the front wheel forward while leaving the neck alone... but since you are making yours you can put it any place you want
Also, Does a wide front tire make a better ride or handling, or am I thinking in reverse and I should stick with a thinner font.
cant say i have expirimented with that
I'll be going with a driveshaft, and some kind of rear suspension now.
Thanks again for all of your help. I'm so new to this that I'm almost ignorant to it. I have excellent welders and fabricators that are willing to help, but I need a plan for set up first. Thanks again for your patience and willingness to teach.