i know I've got a wide front end on my street Bob... I just don't know if I have fat Bob trees with 0 rake or the raked wide glide tress. Is there a way to identify between the two?

 

Are all 3 holes running at the same "angle" or are the holes for the tubes at a different angle than the center hole.

 

Color of trees might help. Wide glides are polished and fat bobs are powdered. If they were modified that will be of no help. Are you sure you have a wide glide front end? Just asking.

 

They look to all be running at the same angle. I know I have a wide glide front end because it's got a fat front tire up front and the bike came with the original triple trees which are like an inch and a half or so narrower.

 

Fat tire doesn't mean jack. Same angle says not Wideglide. So probably Fatbob.

 

Are they black?

 

Theyre chromed

 

My 09 FatBob had polished aluminum trees

 

Forget color. I was thinking newer.

 

Isn't this YOUR photo of YOUR trees...yes?



Because of the pinch bolt location (and some other things), they appear to be some original 49mm FXDWG trees, like maybe 2006-07.

To confirm that you have a set of raked Wide Glide Trees installed, point your forks straight ahead, then look from the side at the tube and neck relationship. If the gap is wider (larger) at the bottom than at the top (not parallel), then of course they're raked (see FXDWG photo below)



It's also easy to detect if there any rake in a set of bare trees without tubes, just slide that top tree down on top of the bottom...do the tube holes line up?...yes, no rake. If they don't line up...they are raked.

Btw FXDF Trees have a slight NEGATIVE rake...they're not 0° (at least, not the ones i've had or looked at)