leading link front forks

[stevie]

hello. is there any experts in LL forks

:AGGHH: im having a little problem with my leading link front end , ive built

for my trike,

its bouncing a bit down the road,

it works well on bumps, speed ramp and even going over small animals ,

but when im on a motorway about 50mph and over it bounces like the shocks

where iron bars,

shocks are out off a kawaski vulcan 1600 which must be far to heavy but

are needed just to keep the front end up and the swing arm straight

she weighs about 25 stone (350lb) on the front wheel

i have the rake and trail down to about 3" which is not bad

i moved the shocks to the front on temporary brackets but that didnt

work,

i think the shocks are far to hard but i dont no what way to move the

shock brackets so i can put lighter ones in ,

i was also thinking the fork pivot is to far back and i mite need to

be moved closer to the bottom of the shocks,

so its closer over the axel ,which i was thinking it would put the

weight more on the axel

than the back of the swing arm,so i could put lighter shocks and

springs in

i would like to be sure before i chop it

up .

i have more pictures and sizes if needed

cheers! stevie

 

[bobby]

I would have the tire balanced by someone who knows what there doing before changing things.

 

[stevie]

tire is balanced ,
the front isnt wobbling it bounces
thank you stevie

 

[Rsw]

Can you post a pictures of the whole trike?

 

[stevie]

:wave4:heres more pictures of my trike

 

[trikerAL]

Hagon supply shocks for unit leading link forks,contacting them maybe fruitfull in finding suitable load shocks.

 

[Papa Zook]

You might want to post this same question in the "Homebuilt" forum...may get seen and maybe more responses there..

 

[stevie]

cheers Bazooka

i think ive done that pepper

 

[carbco]

Do you think the fork tubes are flexing? Looks like there's a big stretch between your upper shock mount and the steering head. Could this be the problem? Not enough strength in the triple tree. Just thinking. Hope you get it solved. Keep up the good work.

 

[caveman50]

Off topic here a bit Carbco but Sisters OR is one of my favorite places, Love the tavern at the end of town with the plates carved into a board. Cheers, Cave