No problem J.T. I just didn't think anybody would be interested.
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OK dave here goes. First I will assume you have read the 3 threads that I posted on removing your front end,how to install a springer front end, and the last article about my crash.You may find some answers there as well. I will only speak about the american suspension dragon springer front end because that is all the experience I have had with a springer. Although I have a few buds who run a different type and they told me there advise. If you want your trail to be correct and due to the fact that your neck ankle is less than 40deg. you will not be able to run any raked trees or offset trees. When I say 0 offset I'm talking about the the distance between your handle bar mounts and the fork tubes. Your current setup has a 1 inch offset.This is all due to the fact that the front wheel centerline will be 6 inches forward of the fork centerline. That being said you will need a spacer under your handle bars so your speedo clears your tank. I believe the K9 has 39 deg. rake in the neck and 3 in the trees. So based on that your saying the front end is also 12 over so the new front end will be about 10 over due to that the new trees will have no rake. I went from a total of 10 over down to 8 over. Yes I also had to buy a new front caliper and mount as well. You could have someone make you a custom mount and reuse your caliper but it wouldn't look to good due to its size.As far as vibration, I picked up a little but nothing major due to the fact that the front end I have also uses a hydraulic shock inside the spring. The other issue is that you have to shorten the turning radius due to the o offset on the trees and although this does not affect the riding in any way it is a little problem when parking. The bike handled fine but I will say I miss the extra weight on the front end. But if looks is a at the top of your list you will get compliments from everyone. The front end I used also has a roller bearing at every pivot point so no greasing the front bushings every 5000 miles like some springers. Now some of the bad would I do it again ? NO. The reason I say this is after wrecking my bike because the front caliper bolt broke I just cringe everytime I see a springer with the front caliper ahead of the front axle and think of it breaking loose. I forgot to also mention you can mount a fender if you buy the extra brackets. In my opinion and many others I asked, springers work best when there is a neck rake over 42 deg but not more than 46 deg. If our neck angles were greater than you could use a raked tree along with a standard offset. I hope this answers most of your questions but let me know.
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