The 1.5° stanchion trick is handy for increasing trail without compromising steering lock on a road bike. To increase trail, the yoke offset would normally be drastically reduced. To see what that does, just try pushing around a Ducati bevel 900 in a tight workshop. A 750SFC suddenly appears to be nicely manouverable (and that already is a bugger to shove around!).
BMW did similar with their K-series forks by slightly offsetting the axle rearwards.
Modern headstocks and tanks are positioned accordingly to offer an acceptable amount of steering lock while keeping the steep head angle/long trail line of thought.
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BMW did similar with their K-series forks by slightly offsetting the axle rearwards.
Modern headstocks and tanks are positioned accordingly to offer an acceptable amount of steering lock while keeping the steep head angle/long trail line of thought.
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