Hi guys,
non taken, I could read it but I'm lazy.
Yeah, I think springers are 2” under and a Fatbob is 2” less than a Wideglide and then there’s the rake issue which lowers the WG and Breakout, I’ve seen a few Breakouts with WG tubes and reckon the 2” lifts em nicely, couldn’t hurt handling.
You need to reference the ADR. I do not recall seeing anything about length or rake/trail, HOWEVER the moment you modify the frame (ie the neck area) of exceed the 550mm rule then I suspect your open to being pinged. Eventually I'm going to a Girder front end one day so have researched it a little bit.
Yeah I struggled to find anything about the length too. Anyway thanks for the info. Cheers.
Yeah the rake and fork length are not part of the rules, they’re controlled by the 550 rule, that’s why you see some chop companies extending the neck of the frame so it looks like you have longer forks but within the 550 rule. Butt ugly I reckon.
I think its the imported American Legend or some sort of piece of crap that tries and fails to emulate a 'chopper'.
Oddly enough an aftermarket frame is sometimes the better way fwd so long as it comes with the Certs - although it will still need an Engineers certificate. If your not worried then you can chop your frame and extend if needed, but make sure you do the rake/trail maths first.
Yeah.. my question was pretty much found with 550 rule..
My mate just stretched his Honda shadow chopper. Bought a set of trees and forks from the USA whee the trees are offset and the centreline of the neck altered as part of the kit. Bolt on bolt off he said.
