Wide glide to Deuce
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Before I get my head ripped off or someone says (shoulda bought a deuce) I only want to lower the front.
I like the way the Deuce front wheel looks closer to the frame (less rake). I would assume that is done by shortening the length of the fork. I have discovered that I am not as hot on the raked out Wide glide as I thought, but I don't want to break the bank either.
1. Is that all I would need to do?
2. Would a lowering kit be all I needed?
3. Would I have to lower the rear?
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I like the way the Deuce front wheel looks closer to the frame (less rake). I would assume that is done by shortening the length of the fork. I have discovered that I am not as hot on the raked out Wide glide as I thought, but I don't want to break the bank either.
1. Is that all I would need to do?
2. Would a lowering kit be all I needed?
3. Would I have to lower the rear?
thanks
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RE: Wide glide to Deuce
You could lower the rear and front but then you lose some ground clearance. I would not just lower the front, your rake and trail will change. Might make the bike unstable at highway speeds.
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RE: Wide glide to Deuce
you have a couple choices here. first of all your wdg has 5 degrees rake (3 degrees in the neck and 2 degrees in the trees) and they also have 2 inch longer forks then the other dynas.
1. loosen your triples bolts and slide your fork up the trees 1 inch. (will lower the bike, but wont effect bike enough to notice)
2. if it is a06 or later wdg you could buy the fatbob triple trees and replace yours. there is 2 degrees intergraded in the wdg trees, the fatbob trees are the same width as the wdg, but without the rake. so you will minus at least 2 degree ( i would also slide the forks down also)
then when your done doing that, you can put a duces rear rim on it like i did my streetb0b and call it a day. best of both worlds
by the way i just installed wdg trees on my bob to give it a extra 2degrees of rake. if you do convert to the fatbob trees, then your rake will look similar to mine, just 1 degree more. jackyl
1. loosen your triples bolts and slide your fork up the trees 1 inch. (will lower the bike, but wont effect bike enough to notice)
2. if it is a06 or later wdg you could buy the fatbob triple trees and replace yours. there is 2 degrees intergraded in the wdg trees, the fatbob trees are the same width as the wdg, but without the rake. so you will minus at least 2 degree ( i would also slide the forks down also)
then when your done doing that, you can put a duces rear rim on it like i did my streetb0b and call it a day. best of both worlds
by the way i just installed wdg trees on my bob to give it a extra 2degrees of rake. if you do convert to the fatbob trees, then your rake will look similar to mine, just 1 degree more. jackyl
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jackyl,
What kind of forks are those? They look like Deuce forks, or aftermarket...
i have thought of going the route of the whole deuce front end, but this sounds better. With the fatbob front end, could I use my old forks? Would a lowering kit on the forks fix the need to push them through the trees?
thanks! Basically, I want to make my bike exactly as you have it.
What kind of forks are those? They look like Deuce forks, or aftermarket...
i have thought of going the route of the whole deuce front end, but this sounds better. With the fatbob front end, could I use my old forks? Would a lowering kit on the forks fix the need to push them through the trees?
thanks! Basically, I want to make my bike exactly as you have it.
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jackyl,
What kind of forks are those? They look like Deuce forks, or aftermarket...
i have thought of going the route of the whole deuce front end, but this sounds better. With the fatbob front end, could I use my old forks? Would a lowering kit on the forks fix the need to push them through the trees?
thanks! Basically, I want to make my bike exactly as you have it.
jackyl,
What kind of forks are those? They look like Deuce forks, or aftermarket...
i have thought of going the route of the whole deuce front end, but this sounds better. With the fatbob front end, could I use my old forks? Would a lowering kit on the forks fix the need to push them through the trees?
thanks! Basically, I want to make my bike exactly as you have it.
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