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Rockin_John

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Buying Long Extended Fork Tubes
12/25/06 at 21:43:35

I know long and extended are redundant, but I did the subject that way for possible future searches.

Just wanting to pick the collective minds of the group on probable sources for extended fork tubes. At this point I'm not interested in an entire chopper kit with the bolt-on frame pieces and t-trees. (Don't really care for the "wide" look anyways.) Just looking for some extended tubes and springs/spacers.

Other than trying one of the chopper kit companies like AME or Seeger, or Forking by Frank (been around forever) does anyone have any reasonable and reliable source?

Thanks and regards, John

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justin_o_guy Ex Member	Re: Buying Long Extended Fork Tubes Reply #1 - 12/26/06 at 01:02:50 How long you wantin 'em? The pics of that guys bike in Fla.? sure had 'em out there looking good.Not soemthing I would want for me but it sure looks good. Didn't he just put longer springs in the forks?
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jrm8486 FSO X2 Serious Thumper Offline ride it like you stole it! Posts: 574 Spring Hill FL. Gender:	Re: Buying Long Extended Fork Tubes Reply #2 - 12/26/06 at 04:36:56 I have the Seeger kit with 8" over tube, the kit includes raked triple trees, if you just put on longer tubes its just going to raise your frontend and give you steering problems.
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Rockin_John

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Re: Buying Long Extended Fork Tubes
Reply #3 - 12/26/06 at 06:31:17

jrm8486 FSO X2 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:12:

I have the Seeger kit with 8" over tube, the kit includes raked triple trees, if you just put on longer tubes its just going to raise your frontend and give you steering problems.

There's a couple of ways to avoid geometry problems without paying all the money for those kits (those kits cost more than my bike did).

(1) Raise the rear a couple of inches with shocks and tires, and only add 4" or so to the front. Trail stays within reasonable dimension.

(2) Cut and Rake frame the old school way. Allows possibility of stretching frame for bigger / custom tank while doing it.

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