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Old Dec 12, 2015 | 10:56 AM
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Does anyone know if there is a difference in rake between the wide Glide and Low Rider. While looking at wide Glides it looks like the the front end on the WG is kicked out more.
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FXDWG has more rake.
 
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Originally Posted by OldEnuf2NoBtr
FXDWG has more rake.
Yep...

The Low Rider has a 30.5° head rake with 25.5" fork tubes

The Wide Glide has a 34° head rake with 27.5" fork tubes
 
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Originally Posted by TinCupChalice
Yep...

The Low Rider has a 30.5° head rake with 25.5" fork tubes

The Wide Glide has a 34° head rake with 27.5" fork tubes
I thought the FXDL number looked a little low so I wandered out to the garage and checked my the notes from when I rebuilt my son's 2004 FXDLI, and I have it documented as a 39mm front fork with 32 degrees rake.
 
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Yep, in '04 the FXDL had 39mm forks, 24.25" tubes and 32° rake, current FXDL's are showing 49mm forks, a 30.5° head rake with 25.5" fork tubes. It was '06 when HD started in with the 49mm forks and new rake...
 
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Originally Posted by TinCupChalice
Yep, in '04 the FXDL had 39mm forks, 24.25" tubes and 32° rake, current FXDL's are showing 49mm forks, a 30.5° head rake with 25.5" fork tubes. It was '06 when HD started in with the 49mm forks and new rake...
My 14 FXDL shows 29° on the neck of my bike. Unless its picking up the extra 1.5° from the trees?
 
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My 14 FXDL shows 29° on the neck of my bike. Unless its picking up the extra 1.5° from the trees?
Exactly. '06+ Low Riders are the same frame as the Super Glide and Street Bob, with different trees. I think.
 
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Exactly. '06+ Low Riders are the same frame as the Super Glide and Street Bob, with different trees. I think.
Frames are the same. The trees are different because the top tree from my LR won't line up with the set of Bob trees I got to fix my bike last winter.
 
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