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nj1639 Full Member
Joined: Aug 22, 2007 Posts: 839 Location: Switzerland County, Indiana
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Posted: April 22, 2008, 6:22 am Post subject: Extended forks |
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Getting it to where I like it. Lowered shocks, 11.5". Now thinking of extending the front end, no rake. Welcome all thoughts or comments. I don't want to screw up the handling. 2", 4", 6"?
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royfisk Full Member
Joined: May 24, 2006 Posts: 1597 Location: winchester, new hampshire usa
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Posted: April 22, 2008, 10:10 am Post subject: Re: Extended forks |
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WELL THAT WILL SCREW UP THE HANDLEING. But I like your slammed rear look. I wouldnt go over 2" on the tubes If I were you. The longer you make them the more your handleing goes away. I think I might drop the bag bike like that in the rear.
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jimmythetrucker Full Member
Joined: Mar 12, 2008 Posts: 1283
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Posted: April 22, 2008, 1:26 pm Post subject: Re: Extended forks |
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Was it my bike, I'd put a really spiffy lookin' set of forward controls on that thing and leave the forks alone. If I was gonna extend the tubes, I'd do as Roy says and not go more than two inches -- and I'd rake the neck to bring it back down to where it'll handle again. The extra wheelbase will help it ride better, less like a skateboard and more like a bigger bike. Long forks with no rake are a nightmare to handle. And if the forks are too long, a rake doesn't help much, if at all. In fact, if you stretch the thing more than four inches, I'd probably go with a girder front-end. Tube frontends don't like a long stretch. They don't work like they're supposed to if you stretch 'em too far. But I personally wouldn't go more than two inches. Your tubes will still work for you there.
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nj1639 Full Member
Joined: Aug 22, 2007 Posts: 839 Location: Switzerland County, Indiana
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Posted: April 22, 2008, 1:28 pm Post subject: Re: Extended forks |
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Didn't think about a rear mount for the bag....interesting. On the grab rail?
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nj1639 Full Member
Joined: Aug 22, 2007 Posts: 839 Location: Switzerland County, Indiana
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Posted: April 22, 2008, 1:31 pm Post subject: Re: Extended forks |
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jimmythetrucker wrote: |
Was it my bike, I'd put a really spiffy lookin' set of forward controls on that thing and leave the forks alone. If I was gonna extend the tubes, I'd do as Roy says and not go more than two inches -- and I'd rake the neck to bring it back down to where it'll handle again. The extra wheelbase will help it ride better, less like a skateboard and more like a bigger bike. Long forks with no rake are a nightmare to handle. And if the forks are too long, a rake doesn't help much, if at all. In fact, if you stretch the thing more than four inches, I'd probably go with a girder front-end. Tube frontends don't like a long stretch. They don't work like they're supposed to if you stretch 'em too far. But I personally wouldn't go more than two inches. Your tubes will still work for you there. |
Cool, so far so good.
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jimmythetrucker Full Member
Joined: Mar 12, 2008 Posts: 1283
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Posted: April 22, 2008, 1:50 pm Post subject: Re: Extended forks |
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That's a beautiful piece of machinery, by the way. You'll turn heads with that wherever you go.
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Chopdoc Full Member
Joined: Aug 26, 2007 Posts: 47
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Posted: April 22, 2008, 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: Extended forks |
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Beautiful bike...I wouldn't extend it unless you are really going to chop it.
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nj1639 Full Member
Joined: Aug 22, 2007 Posts: 839 Location: Switzerland County, Indiana
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Posted: April 22, 2008, 6:27 pm Post subject: Re: Extended forks |
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I'm humbled. Thanks for the opinions and comments, means a lot.
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Yamahopper Full Member
Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 77 Location: Rotterdam, NY
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Posted: September 14, 2008, 9:16 am Post subject: Re: Extended forks |
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Soooo, What did you decide? I was thinking about doing the same thing, shorter rear shocks and 2" extended forks.
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nj1639 Full Member
Joined: Aug 22, 2007 Posts: 839 Location: Switzerland County, Indiana
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Posted: September 14, 2008, 10:03 am Post subject: Re: Extended forks |
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Still in the planning......I have changed out the taillight, lower on the fender, '78, and am lowering the seat. Got a standard tank for more miles 'tween fill ups, and trimmed the stems on the turn signals.
When I get the 'mad money" for the forks I will go 2" over. Will consider a rake in the future. Anybody trade a set of 2 into 1 pipes for some 2 over forks? Hmm?
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