Rake change..is this an answer

[Jimdawg]

I have a 2009 VSTAR 1300 TOURER with a Voyager Classic Trike kit installed. I have put 47K mi. on my bike with 1500 since trike kit install. My problem: my bike steers like a pig !! I am a young 80 yrs old with avg. upper body strength. My bike has wide handle bars, I have slowed down on curves, but I ride tail gunner with my group and it is hard to keep up in our Pacific NW curvy roads.
I have heard that an "E-Z Steer", or a tree rake mod. will ease this problem.
I cannot find this product for a Yamaha VSTAR 1300.

Any advise or recommendations ????

 

[Gorilla]

I have a 2009 VSTAR 1300 TOURER with a Voyager Classic Trike kit installed. I have put 47K mi. on my bike with 1500 since trike kit install. My problem: my bike steers like a pig !! I am a young 80 yrs old with avg. upper body strength. My bike has wide handle bars, I have slowed down on curves, but I ride tail gunner with my group and it is hard to keep up in our Pacific NW curvy roads.
I have heard that an "E-Z Steer", or a tree rake mod. will ease this problem.
I cannot find this product for a Yamaha VSTAR 1300.

Any advise or recommendations ????

First welcome aboard. Yes the rake kit is your answer. Suggest you contact by this forum "PM" "Bazooka" he is the owner of the forum and sells rake kits at a very good price.

 

[Ed Hobgood]

First welcome aboard. Yes the rake kit is your answer. Suggest you contact by this forum "PM" "Bazooka" he is the owner of the forum and sells rake kits at a very good price.

+1 and welcome to Trike Talk from SE Missouri. Ride safe and have fun!

 

[keepinon]

A rake kit should help your current hard steering problem, but if you ever want to go back to two wheels, it will feel kinda squirrelly.

I like the longer look/handling of a raked two-wheeler, most of the Valks I owned, I installed a 4* kit for comfort. That's before I ever thought about a trike.

Just letting you know what to expect.