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EZ-STEER
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FLH & SOFTAIL, HONDA GL1500 & GL1800 WITH A SIDECAR OR TRIKE
In
the early 1990s Champion Sidecars was the first sidecar
manufacturer to develop an improved, economic alternative
to the "leading link" or Earles-type fork.
The leading link design was used extensively in Europe
but slow to develop a following in the U.S: these front
ends were heavy, expensive, hard-to-find and most riders
found the appearance less than stylish.
Much has been written about motorcycle "steering
geometry" in general, and rake, trail, steering
neck tubes, straight-line stability, high-speed stability,
"quick" and "slow" steering, "light"
and "heavy" steering, weave and wobble, gyroscopic
precession, slip angles, righting moments, castor effect,
counter-steering and restoring forces, in particular.
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EZ-STEER
TRIPLE CLAMPS
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Any good Internet Search Engine will help you to find
those if you like the detailed technical explanations.
n
a nutshell, too much trail can result in "heavy"
or "slow" steering. It is more pronounced on
a bike that has a sidecar mounted or that has been triked-out.
Reducing the trail results in "lighter" or "quicker"
steering.
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HD FLH & FLT |
HD SOFTAIL |
GL1500 |
GL1800 |
VTX 1300
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VTX 1800
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Champion
Sidecars, Inc. product images and logo used with permission.
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