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[bitzman5]

Biker Gran for a lady Triker you have so much knowledge about your love of motor cycles and Terry T thy look the dogs dangles

[BikerGran]

Been thinking of getting some myself.  I didn't know the Somerset people only made them for trikes they build but anyway I know a man who can!  I reckon a combination of those and getting the bars changed would make a lot of difference to how tired I get when riding.

Bitzman I've always been interested in the mechanical side of things, prolly not a lot of lady (!) trikers have a Physics O Level either!  Years ago when I was a fairly new biker my family bought me an old Supoerdream from someone's back garden for a project and I rebuilt that very slowly gaining a lot of knowledge in the process, and always used to my own maintenance, I really miss the spannering but just can't do it now - anno domini and arthritis!

Just sold the Superdream to a lad in our club, he's had several 250s but this will be his first 400, nice to see a youngster getting into biking properly and doing his own work.

[bitzman5]

HI BG know the feeling well falling to bits 7 heart attacks cancer right total hip replacement and diabetes but I'm still riding bikes now trikes going out with a bang ME

[terry t]

Hi fitted these at the weekend

ezi steer slabs i had made

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to lighten the steering

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they reduced the trail down from 51/2" to 13/4"
no 1 steering neck line
no2 new steering trail
no3 old  steering trail

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went fer a trip around the block to see how they performed.  well pleased no shaking or pulling and no trying to pull straight on bends or round abouts.in all they WORK

[BikerGran]

Excellent news!

[voodoo]

Those look the bollox..(excuse my expression but I am common as muck lol)..very nice set up...Voodoo....

[Clive]

Go on then (resident thicky has arrived), how, in SIMPLE terms, do they do what they do (whatever that is)?

Clive

[TwistedPatience]

They change the angle of dangle Clive 

[terry t]

Hi Clive in SIMPLE terms. they alter the front wheel position by moving it nearer to the steering neck line to make the steering lighter.for us old gits with bad backs ect terry

 no1  steering neck line
 
 no2 new steering trail with ezi steer slabs fitted 1 3/4"

 no3 old steering trail take was used for bike setup 5 1/2"

in theory the smaller the trail the lighter the steering

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[terry t]

Hi all update.as i said in a earlier thread.i had these slab yokes made.your not to sure what will work.i know the steering was heavy and pulled straight when you powered up.and you all said that was the norm.you will get use to it.but i did not like it. it did not fill right or safe.afther searching the net looking at different idears. leading link girder and having the rake on the steering stem altered i went for these and got a local engineer to make them for me. so i fitted them on.thinking take forks off put on slabs put forks back away you go.No brake hoses to short head light ears dont fit ect ect. new brake hoses afther mart head light ears fitted. then the big day starts trike let it warm up for a bit.s**t petrol dripping out of exhaust.as these are not the best of carbs to remove i shut the fuel off to drain some out of the carbs then turned the tap back on seams ok.out onto the road no shaking on take off.no the big round about at the end of our estate round once both hands on bars nice and light no pulling straight try again just to make sure all ok. now once more iam getting dizzy.this time hold the bars with one hand again nice and light with no shakes then the carbs started to play up so off home. i all they where good investment and look better and a lot cheaper then link forks. i have just got to find some one that knows how to set up a honda goldwing now.

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[Manky Monkey]

Glad it worked out O.K Terry. I'm not personally a fan of leading link forks, simply cos I think they look kinda messy. These look much more subtle. Nice.

[blair]

does it handle ok at say around 60 to 70 , i only ask as you havent mentioned higher speed handling yet and although my bros trike has heavy stearing at low speed at the higher end it razor sharp almost go cart like and switching from one lane to another is very quick infact to the point that if you sneezed and twitched you would be across the carriageway , so with your really light stearing front end i wondered if you considered the higher speed that you would possibly cruise at .

[nabsim]

If the ned result of this type of fork is that same as a leading link fork Blair it will be good at all speeds. Thats the way it worked on my oputfits anyway, light and one hand stable

[terry t]

hi all latest update.afther toad sorted out the running. i got it mot.then sorted out the over charging.it was ready for the big test on the dual carriage way to see how it handled with these forks

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started of slow in 20 mph zone no shakes or pulling increased speed slowly alls fine onto roundabout. not fighting with the bars likebefore
now on the carriage way 40mph ok 60 mph ok 70 mph ok no pulling can hold one handed drives in a straight line even when backing of the throttle.
went for a run it handled fine at all speeds and road conditions i could trow at it .o/a iam pleased with the out come of the  build and looks of the trike not sure what colour to have it painted. now sorting out my next project
 terry

[Manky Monkey]

Congratulations Terry. Glad you've managed to salvage a previously unrideable machine. Maybe we could run a tech piece on your forks -& your trike, when we get the main site back online?