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Apr 23, 2008 | 07:46 PM

mfelsk

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my buddy is getting a train and he wants to rake out the front end. just wondering what you guys think. is he going to hate the way is rides or the way it turns or is he going to love it. he doesnt have alot of experence riding but he loves the way it looks. if you have any pics you can post that would be great.

Apr 24, 2008 | 10:15 PM

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i have a 2007 sportster with 6*degree raked trees the only thing i noticed is it does not turn as sharp ie.. moving it out of the garage or parking. i love the way it looks. i am getting ready to install a 7* tree here pretty soon. i say go for it. you are going to find that a lot of people will tell you not to do this because of the trail calculators out there, many times the people who tell you not to do it are the people who have never riden a bike with raked trees. most people dont know it but some factory harleys have raked trees from the factory.

Apr 24, 2008 | 11:06 PM

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Can yoou see at night with your headlight aimed like that 97883low ?

Apr 25, 2008 | 12:25 AM

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my buddy is getting a train and he wants to rake out the front end. just wondering what you guys think. is he going to hate the way is rides or the way it turns or is he going to love it. he doesnt have alot of experence riding but he loves the way it looks. if you have any pics you can post that would be great.

Raked front ends look great but you need the proper rake and trail calculation. (http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/advchoppercalc.html) I had 5* triple trees which made the bike wobble at high speeds. I decided to go back to stock triples trees.

Apr 25, 2008 | 01:23 AM

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I was going to rake my Custom, but was told the same as NightTrain245, if it doesn't have the proper rake to trail it won't ride correctly.

Apr 25, 2008 | 01:04 PM

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he will dig it
turning around when parked is different
other than that its a good thing

Apr 25, 2008 | 03:12 PM

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I put a seegercycle front end on my 06 softail. Had it on my 80 shovel prior to that. They are made in germany and are designed to maintain stock trail over using regular raked trees. It of course like turning a bus around, but handles like stock. Looking to sell it by the way, I'm converting over to a bagger.