For comparison:
VN1600 - 32 rake, 184 trail
VN900 - 32 rake, 165 trail
Stratoliner - 31 rake, 152 trail
Raider - 39 rake, 109 trail
The handling has more to do with the trail, not the rake (within reason, or unless you do a lot of U turns). The VN1600 has over the top trail. 4" on the Raider would seem to be a sweet spot between 3" - 6" in trail.
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