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Old Feb 22, 2018 | 12:04 PM
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Im sorry if i posted this in the wrong forum or the wrong place, I'm very new to forums. Im wondering if anyone has an instructional video on how to add 4 over ( or 6) for extensions to their bike, i have a 2001 sportster 1200 and I'm fairly confident on how to do the fork extension, but i have never done it so an instructional video/ photos/ how to forum, would be awsome.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2018 | 01:07 PM
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Forking by Frank is where you want to check.

http://franksforks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/forkingbyfrank/

And youtube is littered with vids on how to remove and replace the fork tubes. It's not a difficult job.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2018 | 01:56 PM
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Forking by Frank is where you want to check.

http://franksforks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/forkingbyfrank/

And youtube is littered with vids on how to remove and replace the fork tubes. It's not a difficult job.
agree with this 100% Best forks on the market, and can make odd size lengths, too
 
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Old Feb 22, 2018 | 02:16 PM
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anybody remember when fork slugs where the goto way to extend your forks! wonder how many people those things killed ?
 
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Old Feb 22, 2018 | 02:23 PM
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I'm running 2" ones up front but I definitely wouldn't go any higher than that, and I plan on replacing with actual longer tubes when the front end is due for a rebuild.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2018 | 10:25 AM
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thanks for the forks by frank, will defiantly get one from them, now I’m trying to decide to go with 4” over or 6” over. I wanna keep the stock rake because I like the height of the bike. Is the 4 to little where you can’t really tell the difference? Will the 6 mess with the stearring too much? Anyone have photos of the 4 or the 6 with the stock rake? Thanks
 
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