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I have a used bike that I am planning on putzying around with it. I am going cheap. A favorite word of mine till my wife sees the bills. 
I want to extend the front forks six and half inches out and lower them down to make the front end longer. I am not going to cut the chassis or rake it down. I dropped the rear to compensate for the front. 2/12 inches above the rear tire.
Heres my idea.
I am going to find the same size pipe for the extensions. I am going to cut the pipe off and weld them on to the tops of the forks 6/12 inches. Before I weld them I am going to take the same size springs and using a bar inside the springs use that to hold them together. I will cut the springs to accomadate for the extension. I will then put the caps on top back on. Fill with fluid etc.
I cut off the gauge tabs and will use the same triple trees. I ground down all unnecessary tabs. I will take a larger diameter pipe and use these for sleeves between the trees. These will be painted and hide the welds on the extended forks.
If all said and done and it goes right I should have front forks that extend 6 1/2 inches further up the trees. This will give me a soft tail look on a twin cyclinder bike.
Any thoughts or is there an easier and cheaper way to do this? I have about $120 into the original bike its a twins 750 ohc.
I want to extend the front forks six and half inches out and lower them down to make the front end longer. I am not going to cut the chassis or rake it down. I dropped the rear to compensate for the front. 2/12 inches above the rear tire.
Heres my idea.
I am going to find the same size pipe for the extensions. I am going to cut the pipe off and weld them on to the tops of the forks 6/12 inches. Before I weld them I am going to take the same size springs and using a bar inside the springs use that to hold them together. I will cut the springs to accomadate for the extension. I will then put the caps on top back on. Fill with fluid etc.
I cut off the gauge tabs and will use the same triple trees. I ground down all unnecessary tabs. I will take a larger diameter pipe and use these for sleeves between the trees. These will be painted and hide the welds on the extended forks.
If all said and done and it goes right I should have front forks that extend 6 1/2 inches further up the trees. This will give me a soft tail look on a twin cyclinder bike.
Any thoughts or is there an easier and cheaper way to do this? I have about $120 into the original bike its a twins 750 ohc.
) and have been wondering what I could do with existing parts too...
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