Steering head or neck angle of kz900?

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Steering head or neck angle of kz900?

11 Aug 2008 13:36 - 11 Aug 2008 14:16
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Does enyone know how many degrees is steering head (or neck )angle of kawasaki kz900?
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Re: Steering head or neck angle of kz900?

11 Aug 2008 16:57
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Not sure I'm understanding your questions.

Are you speaking of turning radius (angles) or the rake?
Turning Radius is 41 degrees off center.
Caster is 64 degrees.

Or are you speaking entirely of something else...

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Re: Steering head or neck angle of kz900?

11 Aug 2008 23:05
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Old Man Rock wrote:
Not sure I'm understanding your questions.

Are you speaking of turning radius (angles) or the rake?
Turning Radius is 41 degrees off center.
Caster is 64 degrees.

Or are you speaking entirely of something else...

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I am speaking about this "rake neck" angle on the picture...
What is original, factory angle of this neck on kz900?

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Re: Steering head or neck angle of kz900?

12 Aug 2008 00:31 - 12 Aug 2008 00:32
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In kawasaki z1 900 service manual I find CASTOR angle is 64 degrees, but I belive that is horizontal angle of steering triangle.
I was looking for angle in the opposite side. Steering neck angle. In fact that is vertical angle of the same triangle and it is 26 degrees.

Am I right with this?

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Re: Steering head or neck angle of kz900?

12 Aug 2008 09:53
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yes,26 degrees is correct.at least on the ones i own.
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