Springer I.D help

[Hossman78]

Hey yall, Just picked up a vw trike. It's got a springer front end. It measure's 29" From axle to bearing, 4 1/4" between the legs for the tire. I'm guessing it's considered a narrow glide? I've never worked on a Springer but I'd like to rebuild it. I noticed the top springs are cranked all the way down is this normal? The front tire is a 3x18 with a hub wheel, I'm assuming jap bike wheel. The neck on the trike is 45 degree. Any info, tips, tricks, or opinion on getting her road worty again would be appreciated. Thanks fellers. Hoss

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Looks garage built to me. Can't recall any of the builders using that thin flat iron for the trees.

[TriNortchopz]

looks like SIE R-1 rockers,




but low spring perch is like Cycles International

[TriNortchopz]

[TriNortchopz]

got a pic of the other side of the wheel?

Springer 101: Routine Springer Maintenance


Here you can see two of the main components that wear on a springer front-end: the rod and the spring cup. Since there is very little movement of the spring cup on the rod, it wears in a specific spot and can cause movement in the front-end."

https://cyclesource.com/springer-101-routine-springer-maintenance/

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I stand corrected