What are raked triple trees?
The ‘Raked” Triple Tree simply diminishes the trail measurement by moving the contact patch of the tire forward, much closer to the steering centerline. The resulting trail reduction has a dramatic affect on the effort of steering the sidecar rig or trike.
Are raked triple trees safe?
Raked triple tree’s are bad news handling wise if they are not used in conjuction with a radically raked out neck. You will lose most or all of the trail and have squirlley handling.
What is a triple tree on a Harley?
Triple Tree (“triple clamp” (US) or “yoke” (UK)) attaches the fork tubes to the frame via steering head bearings, which allow the forks to pivot from side to side, and therefore steer the motorcycle.
How do you align a triple tree?
like a tree. Place the sides of the front wheel against the side of the tree in the direction you want the bars to move towards. With all your might, twist the bars so you’re pushing the wheel against the tree. Repeat until the bars align.
What is the stock rake on a Softail?
“Rake” refers to the angle between the front forks and the ground or, in case we are talking about just a frame, the angle between the head tube and the ground. In most stock bikes the triple-trees hold the forks parallel to the head tube so rake is the same for the frame and the bike.
What are triple trees for?
Why is it called a triple clamp?
The “triple clamp” name refers to clamping the fork legs at three points (Figure 2). (This system is sometimes referred to as a “triple crown,” which is better saved for describing a series of three famous horse races rather then a fork system.)
How do you align triple clamps?
On a dirt bike with twisted tubes, simply loosen the fork clamp and axle bolts a little, put the front wheel between your legs and move the bars so they are close to the proper position, then work the forks up and down a few times, which will align the tubes pretty near perfectly, and then tighten the clamp bolts.