Can I put a longer fork on my softail? Will this screw up the handling of the bike? Anybody have any pics?
Thx

 

How much longer are you looking at?

I had a really long front end on my panhead and a 4" longer one on my shovelhead. It wasn't much different to me but my panhead was a job to turn. Other than that, for me, it didn't make much of a difference.

 

FXST tubes, Heritage triple-tree, FLH sliders/lowers... about 2" longer than stock Heritage front.

 

Bout 4"....

 

Nice looking ride! Thx for the feedback...

 

Back in the 70's the riders in my area were all putting 2" or 4" over front ends on Superglides and Sporsters.....

I don't remember anyone having an issue......

A few went with 6" and 8" over front ends. I thought they looked ridiculous....

I'm sure someone who understands steering geometry will probably chime in....

 

hattitude, I remember those days too. Only around here it was 4 or 6 over tubes, sissy bar, and drag pipes. I had 4 over on my Sportster when I bought it. After a run in with an Oldsmobile all I could get locally was 6 over. The 4 overs weren't bad but the 6 overs ruined the handling and made it feel top heavy. I got the stock tubes from the seller and it handled way better than either of the other two.

 

i put 2 inch fork ext. on a previous bike and it was fine. there is a a company that makes them so you can add length without changing the forks. if you are interested and cant find it, i saved the link.
i think mine handled better after adding the 2 inches.

 

I never rode a bike with more than 4" over..... glad now I didn't... I suspected they were a little harder to handle!

A friend had a '72 Sportster with a 4" over front end. I loved riding that bike except for the right side shift.... that always threw me!

When I bought my '78 FXS, one of the factory custom features was 2" over forks... That bike rode great! I miss that bike.....!

 

The Sportster I had was a 72 XLCH. That right side shifter was what caused my run in with the Oldsmobile. The car suddenly stopped in front of me and I grabbed the clutch and hit the shifter instead of the brake. Needless to say I didn't slow down at all until I hit the Oldsmobile doing about 25 to 30mph. Walked away with a few scrapes and bruises and a little wiser. The next bike I bought was a brand new 79 Lowrider. That was a sweet bike that I wish I still owned.