QUESTION ........does raising front end..... such as a bigger tire...increase trail or decrease trail?? I understand that installing raked trees increases trail to make steering easier? ....or is it the other way around? Duh!!
I want to put bigger tire on front wheel..... but not make steering heavier with the raked trees I installed !!!
Stay safe out there..............Mike..........
Just a bigger tire is not going to make an appreciable difference in handling.
If one went to a 21" whee/tirel combo instead of a 16" there would be a slight difference, but at the cost of loss of traction due to a small tire footprint.
Lonnie
Thanks Lonnie ........... had a senior moment yesterday .... 73yrs old this month .... I used to know this stuff ..... back in the "OLD" kick-start days !!! when working part time in a motorbike shop ...... mostly Brit bikes ..... Norton ... BSA and Trumpets!!
even rebuilt a Vincent Black Shadow?? ...... I still have the 1954 service manual for the Shadow .... I wonder what its worth???
Excuse my ramblings ..... grand kids ask me why I "KICKED" my motorbike to start it .....Oh my ...........
Mike ...........
QUESTION .......
>>>.does raising front end..... such as a bigger tire...increase trail or decrease trail??<<>I understand that installing raked trees increases trail to make steering easier? ....or is it the other way around? Duh!! <>I want to put bigger tire on front wheel..... but not make steering heavier with the raked trees I installed !!!<<
Probably not. Of course more rubber on the ground may make steering effort different at low parking lot speeds. Bottom line? Go for it anyheo you will be fine.
Stay safe out there..............Mike..........
Claude,
You just solved the problem with your last three words. Modified triple trees.
That puts it right there, not up in the frome neck. If more people started using that term then it would be cleared up sooner.
Have a good day, mrmustash
