Page 1 of 1
F350 headstock angle
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 11:36 pm
by brothersgrim
Finally got round to doing something with me old 350 Baker chassis but it needs a new front end. What would be a good steering angle? Any suggestions gratefully received.
Cheers
Re: F350 headstock angle
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 12:03 pm
by dick tapken
64 degrees but a lot depends on what lead you run
Re: F350 headstock angle
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 11:20 pm
by tonybsa2008
Try ringing Tony Baker,his no is on the site,sure he would be happy to help.
Re: F350 headstock angle
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:56 am
by joeheys123
67 is best
Re: F350 headstock angle
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:48 pm
by G JONES
brothersgrim wrote:What would be a good steering angle?
Well - don't know what is "best" - everyone has their own ideas - as it started life as a Baker - speak to Tony - he's built quite a few...
I built our bike to the dimensions taken off our Shelbourne (that always handled very well) - with head angle of 65 degrees - seems to handle quite nicely at that - although we did adjust the trail a bit after our first run with it...
Re: F350 headstock angle
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 8:25 pm
by steve-e
That was going to be my response, headstock being tied in with trail. Within reason trail is more important than the angle of the headstock as that will mostly only affect how much tyre you have on the ground when you turn the bars, trail will give you stability or not and how heavy the steering is. If your trail is adjustable all the better for getting the setup spot on.
(Said a passenger who has never driven a bike
)