This trike was built
several years back with a 48 degree neck angle and a standard set
of 41mm wide glide triple trees. The trike was built unaware that
the steering trail was excessive. The trike was unridable. At 20
mph, it shook and wobbled uncontrollably! The problem was brought
us to correct the steering. With some recalculating of the steering
trail and length of fork tubes we proposed a way to fix the problem.
We removed the front end and recut the neck. It was brought in from
48 degrees to 31 degrees. [picture#1] The neck had to be retrammed
for straightness. [Picture #2] With all the welding and frame fabrication
done the neck was ready for molding and paint. [pictures 3 & 4]. With the
neck repainted [pictures 5 & 6] we installed one of our [machine & design]
71/2 degree 41mm triple tree sets to the front end. Fully reassembled
the trike maintained the look and wheelbase the owner had requested.
[pictures 7,8 & 9].
We then test road the trike it handled and tracked great. All of
the steering problems were gone. This trike would now handle all
that the panhead motor could give. If you have any questions on this
project or any others E-mail me Bill@customtripletrees.com or call
630-858-6416