DIY inverted front end softail
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DIY inverted front end softail
Hi im new to the forum and im thinking of switching my stock front end with an inverted one....here it is im oing to cnc the tripple trees to the required specifications.can any one tell me what japanese bike forktubes will be the same length with the stock ones im also thinking of adding some rake....can i also extend the forks...i was thinking of using ones of a kawasaki zx9-r they are 46mm ...........im kinda stuck.....someone also told me i can use fork tubes fromn a dirt bike too....
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Op... i've thought of using those, but like Trust said not designed for hd weight. You can have trees made and tubes made that are adjustabled valve just like sports bike but wont be cheap. here are a couples of sites to get your mind going...
http://www.customtripletrees.com/
http://www.storzperf.com/
I finally settled for a Mean Street inverted frontend it handles very very well.
http://www.customtripletrees.com/
http://www.storzperf.com/
I finally settled for a Mean Street inverted frontend it handles very very well.
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Yeah the thing is if i order a ready made one from the states its firstly ginna vost me double..taxes and customs are a pain in the *** in Greece (with the current crisis) so im gonna have toake mine .no way im gonna spend 2000 $ an more on a front end..plus i made one for my previous build using r-6 yammaha inverted front end...the thing is with a softail its totaly diffrent my Previous build was a 97 sporty...
Sounds like a lot of work to save some cash, but if that's how you want to do it right on. Look at some of the larger sport bike front ends like Busa or ZX14. Check out some of the metric cruisers too like the mean streak. they have inverteds and they are high weight bikes so they would be better suited for this endeavor.
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Sounds like a lot of work to save some cash, but if that's how you want to do it right on. Look at some of the larger sport bike front ends like Busa or ZX14. Check out some of the metric cruisers too like the mean streak. they have inverteds and they are high weight bikes so they would be better suited for this endeavor.
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