Custom Dyna build.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2017
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From: Lawrenceville Ga.
Ya I want to do it all myself for the learning experience and the cost savings. For something like powder coating, most place will charge about $50 per part. When I bought my triple trees the price difference between raw and powder coat black was $100 if I recall. I figured it would be cheaper to get my own setup. If I get good enough I can powder coat on the side and offset the cost. I already have had people ask me to powder coat someone of their stuff but I turned them down because I want to make sure I have the knowledge and experience before accepting money from someone. I have already mounted a 260mm swing arm to fit the rear wheel. The biggest challenge I am going to have with that is making sure the wheel spacers are correct. I am putting a pulley brake system on it so the pulley and rotor are on the same side of the bike to give a clean view of the rear wheel. Thats going to change the spacer size. When I get the wheel delivered I will tackle that project.
I like that blue you have on your bike. Is that factory? Currently my bike is black but I am toying with the Idea of changing the color since I have to get both fenders painted anyways. Maybe a dark red/maroon. I dont really know.
I like that blue you have on your bike. Is that factory? Currently my bike is black but I am toying with the Idea of changing the color since I have to get both fenders painted anyways. Maybe a dark red/maroon. I dont really know.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2017
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From: Uptown Bay Area, Cali
No. I don't know if I worded that correctly. I am putting a 23 in wheel on the front. To make that wheel fit I got wide glide tree's with a 5 degree rake. In theory the larger wheel would raise the front end of the bike. By how much, i am not sure. Also if I understand correctly the 5 degree rake should counteract the added lift from the larger wheel. Is that correct? So then my other question is for fork tubes. What would happen if I put longer or shorter tubes up front. I assume longer would raise the bike and shorter would lower the bike. If I keep the stock length tubes, will the modifications I did affect trail? or will the rake balance that out? Are there any benefits to changing tube length? I plan to buy new tubes anyways because I want the goldish color kind. So with my set up should I run stock, shorter, or longer tubes and why? This whole geometry portion of the build is beyond my knowledge. In the end I want everything to operate correctly and be proportional. Aesthetically pleasing. Thank you for taking the time to read and reply.
Like you said, "custom" sometimes means mocking up and doing trial fits. I would suggest getting the whole front end mocked up first before doing any powder coating. You may need some machining done to some parts.
Good luck!
Dave
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From: Iowa
Stock 2015 FXDB with 25.5" fork tubes and stock 29 degree rake leaves the tubes extending 22.30" below the top of the neck. 25.5" for tubes and a 34 degree rake leaves the tubes extending 21.14" below the top of the neck. Going from a 19" to a 23" rim (with the same tire wall height for both) raises the axle 2" so the neck would end up 0.16" lower. Pay attention to the tire size though as a stock 19" is 78 mm in tire wall height (3.07") so if you want exactly the same you won't be able to hit it but the tire size can get you close. I'm guessing you have the 3" wide rims so for stock tire wall height you'd be looking at a 130/60-23 but to get your neck closer to the stock height you'd want the 120/70-23 (3.31" wall) to get 0.08" taller. Either one you will be pretty close though.
Last edited by Jay Guild; Nov 1, 2019 at 02:32 PM.
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