IM GOING TO READJUST EVERYTHING AGIN TODAY WILL LEY YOU KNOW THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFO
Good luck
Are you running lean in towards the hack or lean out away from the hack? You want lean out no matter what the manual says. I ride a 02 Ultra with a 06 HD sidecar and mine is 1 degree out and 3/4 toe. Could vary a little from one set up to another. Yes it will be harder to steer even when set properly the a solo bike.
I run the standard trees but from what I have been told by those that run raked tress it is much easier but have to get use to them as at speed takes very little input to make a big change.
I have a Nomad 1700 with a Hannigan Astro GT sidecar and no steering modifications. It is a big bike with a big sidecar and the steering is very heavy -- like manual steering on an automobile. Especially noticeable on slow turns.
Can't speak for a Harley but my Goldwing/Oxford outfit, sidecar fitted by Watsonian themselves, was as heavy as lead to steer and had a vicious handlebar shake.In the end I fitted an EZ-Steer kit from Jay at DMC, not cheap when you add on British customs duty but it has transformed the steering and the shake is scarcely felt and only below 15mph.
The outfit is now a joy to ride.
Sid
I HAVENT HAD A CHANCE TO READJUST WILL GET TO IT THIS WEEKEND NO PROBLEM STEERING GOING SLOW AND WHEN I PULL THE CLUTCH IN IT STEERS LIKE POWER STEERING WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I READJUST
I am still preaching the triple trees off a Triglide. cheaper, already know it will fit, and not much hassle to install.
I too have a 2003 Classic with TriGlide triple trees and 2" fork spacers. Its the only way to go for a HD. Sell the take off parts on Ebay.
The triGlide tree's do reduce trail some and are cheap. The tree's we offer as well as many other compaines reduce trail even more for even lighter steering.
Jay G
DMC sidecars
866-638-1793
oldriders - 4/17/2013 10:26 AM
I too have a 2003 Classic with TriGlide triple trees and 2" fork spacers. Its the only way to go for a HD. Sell the take off parts on Ebay.
How much do you have in doing this not counting time to instal?
450 or so in trees from Chicago Harley (10% off mail order stuff) and then time to install. If you paid for it, might be 250 or so, i think that would be fair. Anyone have another guess?
Lake shore gives 20% of. How about the extensions for the tubes?
do you have a part # for the triglide trees and the extensions thank you
Harley does not make any extensions on the triglide the tubes are longer. You can get the whole set up with more trail raked tree for under $700 shipped.
I did the TriGlide trees. I did not do extensions or the longer legs. I lowered the rear to match. There was a post here several months ago where the guy showed how to use spacers for extensions so there are two ways to get the full length if you prefer that. Find the old post, it lays out the costs. You need the lower tree with stem (it includes the lower bearing but not the outer race, the upper tree, the chrome skirt right below the fairing, and I bought a new aftermarket front brake line because the stock part would not fit without severely bending the steel line portion. My only disappointment was the lack of info about this procedure in the Harley Repair manual. I used the line drawings in the parts manual more than the content of the repair manual to do the job.
I was going to take pictures of the procedure and post them in an album, but problems with lighting and my camera made that impossible. I will say for me this was a winter job and was a pain. Now when the weather changes I'll see how the steering feels.
