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#59448 Crash369 (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 400 Rake and Fork 4 Years, 4 Months ago   Hey Doc, What length is your forks over stock? Your bike is stock height right? I got my front end on and it looks to be 4 inches over stock. Ive also got a 21" wheel   Logged     You Gotta Be Tough If Your Going To Be Stupid![/b]   The administrator has disabled public write access. #59473 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 17615 Re:Rake and Fork 4 Years, 4 Months ago   I'm 4" over in front .... stock front and rear tire diameters .... stock suspension height (not lowered) .... 6 degree raked trees. With this combo I'm about 1.5" higher than level at the front floorboard bolt. Doc   Logged     Last Edit: 2008/01/19 19:17 By DocShadow.   My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #59496 Crash369 (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 400 Re:Rake and Fork 4 Years, 4 Months ago   Thanks, with my 21" wheel the tire is 2" larger in diameter than stock. Lowering the rear is out of the question now so I I guess my only option would be to cut the neck to lower the front. It's ridable at this height if its not to nervous like I've read before. Do you have a problem at highway speeds, or is it just a different feeling? Headshake? Sorry for all the questions and thanks for the help.   Logged     You Gotta Be Tough If Your Going To Be Stupid![/b]   The administrator has disabled public write access. #59502 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 17615 Re:Rake and Fork 4 Years, 4 Months ago   Before I had the longer forks the bike sat a little lower in front and it felt a bit 'nervous' at speed. As you raise the front the rake comes back to stock so it begins to feel more like stock. Except for the wider turning radius my bike feels almost like it did with the stock trees. With 4 over and 2" larger diameter tire, your trail should be a bit more than stock. Probably good at highway but kinda tougher in parking lots. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #59520 speedy81304 (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 112 Re:Rake and Fork 4 Years, 4 Months ago   hey doc, if i went the route of putting 6 deg trees on with stock forks, and lowered the rear end that should bring it level again right. so it should handle just fine but lean angle would suffer I would drag more parts when leaning hard in turns. I would think. just an idea. if i rakes out my bike i would try to keep it short and low.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #59523 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:Rake and Fork 4 Years, 4 Months ago   You also have to take the trail into account. Too much or Too little will affect handling.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #59542 speedy81304 (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 112 Re:Rake and Fork 4 Years, 4 Months ago   i was looking at the stuff on rakescycles website and think i seen doc's bike. I have a buddie with a 2001 roadie that we picked up lastnight. very nice shape. he wants to rake it out with out cutting the frame. and make it handle good and keep it low since he is short at 5'3" tall. just was looking for some insight on how to keep it handling good and give him what he wants.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #59545 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:Rake and Fork 4 Years, 4 Months ago   Here's some links that you can read through. They will give you some info. http://www.hhspeedandmachine.com/motorcycles/trail_computer.html http://www.performanceoiltechnology.com/rake_and_trail.htm http://www.jeris-springer.com/raketrail.html   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #59617 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 17615 Re:Rake and Fork 4 Years, 4 Months ago   speedy81304 wrote: hey doc, if i went the route of putting 6 deg trees on with stock forks, and lowered the rear end that should bring it level again right. so it should handle just fine but lean angle would suffer I would drag more parts when leaning hard in turns. I would think. just an idea. if i rakes out my bike i would try to keep it short and low. Yes .... if you rake it 6 degrees and drop the rear about 1.5" you should be about level. You'll notice a difference in handling (trail's a bit less than stock) but not anything to worry about. You will scrape parts. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #59664 Flashback (Moderator) Just the facts, Ma'am.. Moderator Posts: 9221 Re:Rake and Fork 4 Years, 4 Months ago   You will scrape parts. I'll vouch for that...I have a stock front end, but the PO lowered my bike, I have no idea how much, but I scrape the pipes alot..heck, It won't be long before their slash cut..   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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