Just my thought. Why would adding the 2 degree rake to the tree induce wobble. Like was said putting the wide glide front on a Dyna FXDI is not going to give you the rake it had on a wide glide Dyna since that is determined like my Softail deuce by the angle of the center line of the neck were it welds to the frame. Pretty sure my trees are 0 degree. Wouldn't adding the 2 degree to a Dyna non Wideglide trees just give it 2 degrees more caster (also slight depending on slider length more trail) giving more stability at high speed and less wobble at low speeds?

It would slow your steering effect in the S's which depending on what you want and what kind of ragged edge you run. Any time you want a lot of rake with two radical different radius tires (I'm speaking across footprint--not diameter)you need to be thinking what you want it to look like, not speed. As far as breaking comparing a skinny 21 to a wider front tire is not a lot of difference. Both have little area on the ground for stopping. You over drive either and have to make an emergency stop and shame on you.

 

I would agree if he meant the tendency for "front end flop" when bumping up into a parking lot on a turn over a small curb. And it will steer slower at slow speeds.

But it will become more stable at higher speeds as a trade-off.

 

Thank you, that is exactly what I was getting at, slow speed handling suffers. But high speed stability is improved. Anyone that doubts this should go ride an 07 or later wide glide and compare it to any other dyna.

 

So what is the difference between an 06 and an 07 wide glide?

 

2 degrees rake.

 

Double check your facts. That change came in the 06 models when they changed frames. They added the 2 degrees in the frame. 06 & 07 are identical.

 

I knew the frames were the same, but thought 07 was when they added raked trees. Now you got me wondering.

 

Wide glides have always had 2 degree trees. My 05 had 2 degree trees too.