Have 2001 Harley L1200L with Raider kit thinking of Raking it out any experts out there with advise ?
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Have 2001 Harley L1200L with Raider kit thinking of Raking it out any experts out there with advise ?
I was thiking of 14 degrees with 6 over tubes would that be too much?
I was thiking of 14 degrees with 6 over tubes would that be too much?
I was thiking of 14 degrees with 6 over tubes would that be too much?
r you talking trees or the frame??
either way is not going to be good on a 3 wheeler
If you are thinking of a kit that rakes just the fork tubes, 14 degrees & 6 inch over will remove all trail, be like pushing a caster backwards. I doubt you'll even locate them. Most "rake kits" you read about with trike conversions do not alter the steering stem through the frame head, they just kick the fork tubes out enough to get trail down into the 2-3" range, using 2-3" extensions to pick the front of the trike back up. The reduction in trail makes for lighter steering, but in the interest of safety & stability, you do not want to eliminate all trail.
If talking about cutting and rewelding frame head on at 14 more degrees, I'm out.
WHOA !!!!! You are going to remove just about any drive-ability and need a football field to turn around.
Stretching it out is going to put more stress on the swingarm and make it top-heavy.
6 degrees is maximum with 2-3" longer forks should satisfy handing and comfort.
Do you have a Custom Sportster ?
WHOA !!!!! You are going to remove just about any drive-ability and need a football field to turn around.
Stretching it out is going to put more stress on the swingarm and make it top-heavy.
6 degrees is maximum with 2-3" longer forks should satisfy handing and comfort.
Do you have a Custom Sportster ?
I was thiking of 14 degrees with 6 over tubes would that be too much?
My builder told me when I asked about raking:
Out of all the rakes that I have done NO ONE has come back and said please change it back........BUT 90% have come back and say please rake this out for me...
I have a 5.5% rake....... it works!
Ronnie
I was thiking of 14 degrees with 6 over tubes would that be too much?
You still wanting to do that?
I saw where you said just triple trees with no frame modifications.
Adding 14 degrees looks to me like a dangerous proposition, the 6 over tubes will level the trike, but you are gonna go from trail to lead, the front wheel will want to turn like that shopping cart when you back up.
some people dont get confused actually the term used is "degrees" not "%"
the illustration is not good representation for this case as still showing trail not lead … etc …
Well, yeah, but but it was really only meant to show in what direction one was headed with these kits. It isn't to scale, but I thought it would help illustrate … and with imagination, understand why going too far (like 14 more degrees and 6 inch over tubes) is not a good idea.
For anyone … to clarify my shopping cart illustration, reach down and turn the casters 180 degrees so the wheel is furthest ahead in the "lead", then push the cart towards the shopping aisle and see the casters immediately try to turn back around to "trail".
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