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Old 04-27-2009, 12:44 PM
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can anyone tell me what the rake is on stock triple trees for my 08 street bob?
 
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Should be 0 deg. Low Riders are 1.5 deg and Wide Glides are 2 deg.
 
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do i have to get different forks if i get a 3 or 5 degree rake?
 
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The factory overall rake on the Street Bob is 29 degrees. You will need to find out what your trail is now and what a raked tree will do to that measurement. You need a minimum of 2" trail, when you get closer to 4" it will like to go straight, but turn like a cement truck, less then 2" and you will get a bad wobble at higher speeds.
 
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thanks for the info, i will see what i have to do to figure that out.
 
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the stock rake is 29 i just put a new tree on mine and added 5 degress so now i have a 34 degree rake which is what wide glide come stock
 
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The total degrees may be the same, but the neck angle of the wide glide has the right geometry to give you correct trail, where adding a raked neck to a different neck angel, the geometry is not the same and you may not have correct trail.
 

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If i add a 5 degree tree to my street bob use a 21 in tire add 2 in down tubes would it not make the trail back to stock or close
 
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I have 5 degree trees. Stock tubes. Just make sure you get your neck bearing tighter than normal...
Check out this site.
http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/rakeandtrail.html
 
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