extended fork tubes?
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RE: extended fork tubes?
check out Custom Cycle Engineering... They have 49mm fork tubes with a number of different over stock lengths ....Rick is a great guy, there....Any questions, email him...tell him what you want to do and he'll steer you in the right direction- as far as what you'll need
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RE: extended fork tubes?
ORIGINAL: TOMMAY
Yeah,back in the day we used to extend them a little bit.
Yeah,back in the day we used to extend them a little bit.
What years was it that you had that one??
Those extra long forks were real popular in the late 60s/early 70s.
mud
Here'sa couple pix from winter 72:
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RE: extended fork tubes?
ORIGINAL: TOMMAY
Mud,
it's been a while,but I think that pic was taken in 71,
coulda been 72.
Good Luck
Tom
Mud,
it's been a while,but I think that pic was taken in 71,
coulda been 72.
Good Luck
Tom
Here's a couple more pix, probably around 67-8.
Some of my friend's machines.
The exxxxtra long front pipes were popular.
Anybody else with some old pix??
mud
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RE: extended fork tubes?
ORIGINAL: b5mac
I put 4" extended forks on my 2004 Dyna Superglide. It didn't cause any problems in handling at all. In fact, it keeps me from dragging my pegs when I corner. Cornering is easier now. I was having a clearance problem with speed bumps. That's why I extended the forks. I like the look of the slightly raised front end, too.
I put 4" extended forks on my 2004 Dyna Superglide. It didn't cause any problems in handling at all. In fact, it keeps me from dragging my pegs when I corner. Cornering is easier now. I was having a clearance problem with speed bumps. That's why I extended the forks. I like the look of the slightly raised front end, too.
Did you have to change outthe brake cable?
Where did you get the extended forks from?
How much $?
I'm having a clearance issue also with the front fender and the engine guard hitting once in a while and want to get it figured out before I replace the fender..
Thanks for any info.
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RE: extended fork tubes?
The panhead is 6 inch over, which i didn;t like, the shovel head was 3 inch, and I am not sure about the panhead with the springer, it was a friend of mines.
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RE: extended fork tubes?
Man Man I feel like I'am getting old....
Some nice pic's of those old school bikes, I can still rememberback in schooldreaming and
drawing pic's of choppers back in 68 and 69 ,I was 15 years old .
This was before ADD was discovered ,I remember a teacher slapping me upside myhead to pay attention
to class... now they just give you a pill.. Ha! Ha!
Old school is comming back!
Thanks everyone on your responce to extended for tubes, glad to see guys still doing it
I may go 4 inch over and a 21 inch front wheel this winter .
Also some good pic's from Bear on those old bikes
Some nice pic's of those old school bikes, I can still rememberback in schooldreaming and
drawing pic's of choppers back in 68 and 69 ,I was 15 years old .
This was before ADD was discovered ,I remember a teacher slapping me upside myhead to pay attention
to class... now they just give you a pill.. Ha! Ha!
Old school is comming back!
Thanks everyone on your responce to extended for tubes, glad to see guys still doing it
I may go 4 inch over and a 21 inch front wheel this winter .
Also some good pic's from Bear on those old bikes