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Billybob
Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 10:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
please explain how rake and trail effect handling the cityx has less rake and trail than lighting long .How does this effect handling?
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Littlefield
Posted on Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 12:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Trail is the horizontal distance between the point where a line through the middle of the steering head intersects the ground and the center of the tire contact patch. Increased rake increases trail as does increased triple clamp offset and angularity.
In general less trail gives quicker steering but less straight line stability.
www.sportrider.com has some decent suspension and handling articles on line.
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