Don't do that and ride solo
TC posts:-
I've been told that if I were to put the Standard's Triple tree on, that it would increase the rake angle, would that increase the stability of the front wheel, sorta like a long forked chopper and how they have the tree angled further out vs. a standard bike!?
Hi TC,
yes, the Standard & Special have identical rake & trail. The Special's forward axle is countered by it's shorter 'trees to keep the trail the same as a Standard's. I put Standard 'trees on my Special to reduce the trail for sidecar use and that works really well to lighten the steering. If you do that on a solo bike your steering will perhaps be more responsive than you'd like it to be.
The Standard onto Special 'tree swap moves the axle forward to reduce trail.
If you wanted to increase trail, swap in Standard fork legs onto your Special 'trees. The only way to increase the rake is to cut'n'weld the frame to increase the steering head tilt angle.
Fred Hill, S'toon.
TC posts:-
I've been told that if I were to put the Standard's Triple tree on, that it would increase the rake angle, would that increase the stability of the front wheel, sorta like a long forked chopper and how they have the tree angled further out vs. a standard bike!?
Hi TC,
yes, the Standard & Special have identical rake & trail. The Special's forward axle is countered by it's shorter 'trees to keep the trail the same as a Standard's. I put Standard 'trees on my Special to reduce the trail for sidecar use and that works really well to lighten the steering. If you do that on a solo bike your steering will perhaps be more responsive than you'd like it to be.
The Standard onto Special 'tree swap moves the axle forward to reduce trail.
If you wanted to increase trail, swap in Standard fork legs onto your Special 'trees. The only way to increase the rake is to cut'n'weld the frame to increase the steering head tilt angle.
Fred Hill, S'toon.
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