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Need some advice,..to rake or not to rake?

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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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Cool Raked triple tree..
Hey guys,..how u r all doing,.?
Im going for a 21" for my streeglide and i still dont know if its worthit to add some raked tripletrees,,

I dont really know how much angle should i use, i dont want to rake the frame,,just give the bike a better outlook to the bike and to tell you the truth i dont know what to do yet!
If anyone can help me with this i will be very happy,,,( i have the 21" tire so i will go with that one) but have no idea about what to do with the triple trees...

Thank you one more time,!
 
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no rake and no tripletrees for a 21". You just have to drill the fender rear holes (you can see the procedure on hogpro site).
 
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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 04:25 PM
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No need to rake with a 21". Big waste of money.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 04:32 PM
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If you go to a 31 inch,you can rake it.
 
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