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thats what i meant to say. narrower. the tyre on it now seems to bulky. is there a tyre sise you could recomend . the tyre on it now is a avon roadrunner 100/90/h19
Last edited by john lee; Sep 26, 2021 at 12:02 AM.
Look Carefully at how adjustable trees work.. Or Rather how "Tree Rake" affects geometry..
BTW the effect is the same moving top tree or bottom tree... all about the angle of the tubes in relationship to the Frame/Tree Stem
One more Note... The MoCo has fooled with Tree Rake/De-Rake since about 1958..at which time (near as I can ascertain) the Tree on the FLH was Deraked about 3 Degrees... and all OE Shovelhead, FLH trees (That I have Seen or Asked specifically about) are 3 degree de-raked..
While the original...and thru???? 1986 FXWG has Raked trees ... about 3 degrees...
So far... All FX's I have researched... are Zero Rake, de-rake... to the Trees...
Last edited by Racepres; Sep 29, 2021 at 12:35 PM.
Look Carefully at how adjustable trees work.. Or Rather how "Tree Rake" affects geometry..
BTW the effect is the same moving top tree or bottom tree... all about the angle of the tubes in relationship to the Frame/Tree Stem
One more Note... The MoCo has fooled with Tree Rake/De-Rake since about 1958..at which time (near as I can ascertain) the Tree on the FLH was Deraked about 3 Degrees... and all OE Shovelhead, FLH trees (That I have Seen or Asked specifically about) are 3 degree de-raked..
While the original...and thru???? 1986 FXWG has Raked trees ... about 3 degrees...
So far... All FX's I have researched... are Zero Rake, de-rake... to the Trees...
Now Note; that too little, or Negative trail, is a Very Bad Thing for Most Motorcycles ... Gonna Crash
my first ride of the trike if you took your hands off the bars the front end would get the death wobbles. very scary now has 1 sreering damper each side of the forks
would you agree my trike would steer around corners easier if it was de raked somewhat. the rear end works as it should
^^ That frame appears to have been Raked for some strange Reason... true??
Originally Posted by john lee
my first ride of the trike if you took your hands off the bars the front end would get the death wobbles. very scary now has 1 sreering damper each side of the forks
I know Nothing of trikes... I have had, and still have Sidecar bikes..as well as friends having them..
Steering is Extremely heavy with stock Geometry.
As John states.. reducing trail numbers causes some Headshake... but on a Hack, mostly at very low MPH
I rarely run a Damper, as it can Hide serious problems..Raked trees, have, almost always been used to make Handling lighter, but Not so much as to create Wobble at anything above 25-30MPH.. and that wobble is Surmountable, if you do Not Fight it..
I have Never De-Raked a Neck... but I have Raked alot of them.. and I have used Raked/Deraked cup/cones on 4-speeds..
All Have a use..
Anyway... for the most part, 5 or so degrees of Rake in the Trees seems to be about right for Hacks.. Guess I would Start there on a trike..But... IDK
No Reputable company leaves it Stock... I do Know That.. Oh and... Raking the neck on a Hack, or I suspect a Trike, is going waaayyy in the Wrong Direction..
^^ That frame appears to have been Raked for some strange Reason... true??
I know Nothing of trikes... I have had, and still have Sidecar bikes..as well as friends having them..
Steering is Extremely heavy with stock Geometry.
As John states.. reducing trail numbers causes some Headshake... but on a Hack, mostly at very low MPH
I rarely run a Damper, as it can Hide serious problems..Raked trees, have, almost always been used to make Handling lighter, but Not so much as to create Wobble at anything above 25-30MPH.. and that wobble is Surmountable, if you do Not Fight it..
I have Never De-Raked a Neck... but I have Raked alot of them.. and I have used Raked/Deraked cup/cones on 4-speeds..
All Have a use..
Anyway... for the most part, 5 or so degrees of Rake in the Trees seems to be about right for Hacks.. Guess I would Start there on a trike..But... IDK
No Reputable company leaves it Stock... I do Know That.. Oh and... Raking the neck on a Hack, or I suspect a Trike, is going waaayyy in the Wrong Direction..
thanks the guy i bought the trike off said the frame was modified by a well known frame builder so i would say he knew what angle to rake it
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