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rigid front end

Post by buttcan »

Okay go ahead and say it... They are dangerous and i probably shouldnt do it..... Now that we have that out there. Who has one or knows about them. Im looking for any info. I know a good bit but since its not smart to run rigid fronts there isnt a whole bunch out there published on em.
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If it's not smart.........
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A telescopic fork extended and raked too far is essentially a rigid , if you are going that route use the most robust trees you can and expect that you ass is gonna get right sore !!
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if i remember right one of garys writeups on the cd talks a lil about them not real far in depth but if im remembering right guys used em when they were raked real far and they worked they will flex to a degree . anyway id send gary a message id bet if anyone on here would know it would be him
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hansgoudzwaard
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Post by hansgoudzwaard »

I don’t remember reading that before.

Quote "Once you get beyond a 38-degree rake angle or so the effectiveness of hydraulic forks starts to diminish rapidly and they start behaving more like a �flexible-beam� system where the fork tubes are taking the entire load by flexing."

So it would be a flexible beam.
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triker_chewie wrote:READ
http://chopperhandbook.com/forks.htm


thats the one thanks
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Post by krymis »

freddie hernandez of denvers choppers used 1 1/4" steel tubing at .120 wall and a chromoly liner inside that goes all the way down. same trees as a denvers springer.
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