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rigid front end
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 3:22 am
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.
Re: rigid front end
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:21 pm
by hansgoudzwaard
If it's not smart.........
Re: rigid front end
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:55 am
by gearhead1951
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 !!
Re: rigid front end
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:46 pm
by curt
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
Re: rigid front end
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:15 am
by triker_chewie
Re: rigid front end
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 1:06 am
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.
Re: rigid front end
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:25 pm
by curt
Re: rigid front end
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:49 pm
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.