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Good news is that my top tree will be able to also to clamp on the 1 5/8" old style fork tubes. If or when you would ever wish to install either a 49mm fork tube or inverted fork system it can be done by removing the sleeve adapter. The whole purpose with 49mm fork tubes is the cross section rigidity gained and the room necessary to put in a real cartridge system that I do on inverted or Dyna forks. There is a huge difference in ride quality from everything else out there. Just ask my customers who have them.
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I started looking into retrofitting HDs new setup to these older bikes. They did change EVERYTHING, new upper and lower triple tree, new forks, new guts to the forks, etc. I got all the part number and priced a setup at around 1300 plus misc parts. It is hard to figure if it will fit or not without getting my grubby paws on them to measure everything. I kinda think it will all fit. It would be super if someone made a new triple tree set for the older bikes which would fit the newer forks. The new fork assemblies are around $350 each side and are available as an entire unit or in parts.
CCE makes taller plugs for these tubes which WILL accommodate the cartridges. For now, today, these are one of the only solutions on the market.
I'm guessing it will take a little bit to reach you there in the UK. Can you please give installation comments and comments about the improvement in ride and handling? I have been contemplating this purchase for a while.
I started looking into retrofitting HDs new setup to these older bikes. They did change EVERYTHING, new upper and lower triple tree, new forks, new guts to the forks, etc. I got all the part number and priced a setup at around 1300 plus misc parts. It is hard to figure if it will fit or not without getting my grubby paws on them to measure everything. I kinda think it will all fit. It would be super if someone made a new triple tree set for the older bikes which would fit the newer forks. The new fork assemblies are around $350 each side and are available as an entire unit or in parts.
CCE makes taller plugs for these tubes which WILL accommodate the cartridges. For now, today, these are one of the only solutions on the market.
I started looking into retrofitting HDs new setup to these older bikes. They did change EVERYTHING, new upper and lower triple tree, new forks, new guts to the forks, etc. I got all the part number and priced a setup at around 1300 plus misc parts. It is hard to figure if it will fit or not without getting my grubby paws on them to measure everything. I kinda think it will all fit. It would be super if someone made a new triple tree set for the older bikes which would fit the newer forks. The new fork assemblies are around $350 each side and are available as an entire unit or in parts.
CCE makes taller plugs for these tubes which WILL accommodate the cartridges. For now, today, these are one of the only solutions on the market.
I will say that the new bikes do ride very well as far as steering and cornering. The TK I rode handled beautiful, but the dive when braking sucked. Made me realize how much the progressive tubes actually do!
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It's barely twice the cost of new stock parts, which for custom hardware is darned cheap! Add to that the bonus of improved handling, makes it a bargin. Buy now while stocks last..... 
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I'll certainly do that. The irony is that I have very recently stripped and rebuilt my forks, as part of a major upgrade of my bike, and haven't finished it yet, so will be stripping the front down again! It may be some time before the bike is roadworthy, allowing for finishing the other stuff I am tinkering with.
The new hardware also looks like they repositioned the location of the fork tubes in relation to the fork stem. I understand why from the theories that I have read on handling; I wonder if the new location would work with the current fairings. They may also bring the fairing too far back toward the tank, causing issues with lower fairings and the tank.
If I am correct that would mean a whole lot more to modify or possibly a redesign of some triple trees to allow the use of just the new fork tubes.
If I am correct that would mean a whole lot more to modify or possibly a redesign of some triple trees to allow the use of just the new fork tubes.
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The fork tubes are still behind the steering stem, it looks kinda similar to me. That said, there are plenty of other things to be wrong. If I was in the HD aftermarket suspension business, the new parts already would have been ordered and I'd be measuring as soon as they came in, if the parts are even available yet.
GRBROWN, are you implying that stocks won't last or he is not making the triple tree any longer?
GRBROWN, are you implying that stocks won't last or he is not making the triple tree any longer?
The fork tubes are still behind the steering stem, it looks kinda similar to me. That said, there are plenty of other things to be wrong. If I was in the HD aftermarket suspension business, the new parts already would have been ordered and I'd be measuring as soon as they came in, if the parts are even available yet.
GRBROWN, are you implying that stocks won't last or he is not making the triple tree any longer?
GRBROWN, are you implying that stocks won't last or he is not making the triple tree any longer?
I was looking at the drawings as if the rider was in the center of this image which is why I made the mistake. When I looked closer I realized that that flat edge of the lower tree (where the baffle bolts onto) is on the outside of the drawing.
Last edited by Stang951; Aug 30, 2013 at 11:14 AM.