Have You Changed Your Triple Tree?

[Steve K (IA)]

Going to order a triple tree from Daryl for the wife's Std in hopes it will be easier for her to handle at slow speeds. (tired of picking that bike up every time she drops it.)

Is the 6 degree what most get? 

Never removed a TT from a bike.  I think there is a nut under the chrome nut on top.  Do I need a special tool?

Guess I better get some bushings and seals coming to do that while it is apart.  Right fork started to leak a few weeks ago.  Did the film trick and it stopped...for now.

[Hook#3287]

There are two nuts under the top triple tree, both are held with a lock washer.

You might want to get an extra lock washer, but I reused the original.

No special tools needed. Honda shows a special tool in the manual but I used a flat punch to bend the locking tabs on the lock washer and to move the lock nut and adjustment nut.

The hardest part is getting the correct resistance, I think I usded a fish scale.

Good choice.  Daryl has great stuff and is a good guy.

http://www.vtx-treme.com/Valkyrie.htm

[Avanti]

I have been running Daryl's 4 degree on my Interstate. Call Daryl he will explain the geometry changes; steering axis angle, fork offset, trail, wheel base, lowering and the effect these will have on the steering and handing of the bike. I have built several car and bike chassis using a chassis design and AutoCad  program over the years. I did my own set up on my AutoCad and knew what I was looking for when I found Daryl. He knows exactly what he is doing and is extremely good at what he does.

[98valk]

good info Daryl's TTs

http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,5106.0.html

[Ricky-D]

Thinking that increasing the rake of the front end will aid in the low speed (parking lot) handling of the bike is wrong. Lowering the bike will help along with lower profile tires to get things closer to the ground and employing smaller tires also helps. Stretching the wheelbase increases high speed stability, which is what increasing the rake addresses. A stretched out wheelbase detracts from low speed handling characteristics.

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[The emperor has no clothes]

Thinking that increasing the rake of the front end will aid in the low speed (parking lot) handling of the bike is wrong. Lowering the bike will help along with lower profile tires to get things closer to the ground and employing smaller tires also helps. Stretching the wheelbase increases high speed stability, which is what increasing the rake addresses. A stretched out wheelbase detracts from low speed handling characteristics.

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Thats what I was thinking also.

[h13man]

Thinking that increasing the rake of the front end will aid in the low speed (parking lot) handling of the bike is wrong. Lowering the bike will help along with lower profile tires to get things closer to the ground and employing smaller tires also helps. Stretching the wheelbase increases high speed stability, which is what increasing the rake addresses. A stretched out wheelbase detracts from low speed handling characteristics.

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Thats what I was thinking also.

+1.