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Cruiser
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| I wanted to share these with you guys. I sent my bike away to Mike at HMD and one of his incredible mad scientists Daryl. They used my bike to develop the HMD 21" rake kit and here are the results. I can't say enough about these guys, they were awesome to work with and absolute perfectionists. Thanks guys! |
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Cruiser
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| Ok, will have to resize pics this afternoon. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 125
| Here it is..
Just got it home yesterday and the fender needs to be painted still.
Edited by Ditch 2014-10-05 1:55 PM
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Visionary
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Pittsburgh, PA | does it handle any differently ? did it raise the front end at all? |
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Cruiser
Posts: 125
| It handles better with the change in trail. It seems like a lighter bike and it rolls in easier when turning in and cornering. They spent an unbelievable amount of time tweaking and perfecting the rake kit.
They also used a heavier fork oil to slow and stiffen the forks which I really like. It feels sportier and tighter. They engineered it to keep it at stock height but we are going to lower the rear one inch for aesthetics and a slight weight transfer which should also help handling improve.
I love the way it handles.
Edited by Ditch 2014-10-05 8:12 PM
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Puddle Jumper
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Maryland | Nice upgrade |
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Cruiser
Posts: 125
| Thank you, I have about 1200 miles on it now including a run on the Dragon and Cherahola Skyway. It handles great! |
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Cruiser
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Moncks Corner, SC United States | Was this a free-be, or was there any cost. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 125
| Jimbo62 - 2014-10-30 10:31 PM
Was this a free-be, or was there any cost.
You can't be serious....
I paid for everything except the rake kit due to the fact they had my bike for a while to design and test it.
Roughly $3000.00
Edited by Ditch 2014-10-31 8:01 AM
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Cruiser
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Moncks Corner, SC United States | You said they wanted to use your bike to develop the rake kit. Since there was no mention of price or other costs involved I feel it was a fair question. Looks awesome by the way. |
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Cruiser
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| All good, I didn't think about posting the costs. But, the lowering kit which is a toss up as to needing was around $650 I think. I bought the 2-3 inch lowering kit but only used the 1 inch link, kick stand, bag inners and skid plate. The wheel and tire with rotors was around $1800 and the fender was just under $400, everything was purchased from HMD. I think be is selling the rake kit for about $1000 but, I expect he (Mike @ HMD) will put a complete kit together to make it easier and maybe save a few dollars.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for the compliment as well!!
Edited by Ditch 2014-11-01 9:17 AM
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21" Wheel with the New HMD Vision 21 rake kit
