Fork Lowering
#2
11-23-2007, 05:25 PM
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RE: Fork Lowering
yes but make for damn sure you do it even on the forks and you lower the back to match and you reset your settings. if you go to low in the front and dont stiffin it up you could possibly bottom out, same with the rear. read up on it we have some helpfull tips and suggestions on the boards here.
#3
11-24-2007, 02:19 AM
RE: Fork Lowering
Copy on Evil.^ Don't just go loosening bolts or you'll drop the chassis right through the triple. Get some kind of support under the engine/chassis or run a wide tie-down strap to a rafter and wrap it around your triple center so YOU control the amount of adjustment. In all seriousness, I'd probably not take the forks much over 6-7 cm from stock, otherwise you're gonna do some weird physics, not to mention making things pretty tight behind your front wheel. Dropping the forks in the triple will make your steering inputs much quicker and put more weight on the front. Like Evil says, if you drop the triple (beyond maybe up to 8-10 mm,) you'd better think seriously about adjusting the rear.
#4
11-24-2007, 03:11 AM
RE: Fork Lowering
I agree, small increments only like 5mm to start. I use my front stand for mine for adjusting. Then readjust your sags.
#5
11-24-2007, 04:56 AM
RE: Fork Lowering
ORIGINAL: jeffzx9
Copy on Evil.^ Don't just go loosening bolts or you'll drop the chassis right through the triple. Get some kind of support under the engine/chassis or run a wide tie-down strap to a rafter and wrap it around your triple center so YOU control the amount of adjustment. In all seriousness, I'd probably not take the forks much over 6-7 cm from stock, otherwise you're gonna do some weird physics, not to mention making things pretty tight behind your front wheel. Dropping the forks in the triple will make your steering inputs much quicker and put more weight on the front. Like Evil says, if you drop the triple (beyond maybe up to 8-10 mm,) you'd better think seriously about adjusting the rear.
Copy on Evil.^ Don't just go loosening bolts or you'll drop the chassis right through the triple. Get some kind of support under the engine/chassis or run a wide tie-down strap to a rafter and wrap it around your triple center so YOU control the amount of adjustment. In all seriousness, I'd probably not take the forks much over 6-7 cm from stock, otherwise you're gonna do some weird physics, not to mention making things pretty tight behind your front wheel. Dropping the forks in the triple will make your steering inputs much quicker and put more weight on the front. Like Evil says, if you drop the triple (beyond maybe up to 8-10 mm,) you'd better think seriously about adjusting the rear.
#6
11-24-2007, 04:56 AM
RE: Fork Lowering
ORIGINAL: evil636
yes but make for damn sure you do it even on the forks and you lower the back to match and you reset your settings. if you go to low in the front and dont stiffin it up you could possibly bottom out, same with the rear. read up on it we have some helpfull tips and suggestions on the boards here.
yes but make for damn sure you do it even on the forks and you lower the back to match and you reset your settings. if you go to low in the front and dont stiffin it up you could possibly bottom out, same with the rear. read up on it we have some helpfull tips and suggestions on the boards here.
#9
11-24-2007, 11:16 PM
RE: Fork Lowering
I dropped the front of mine about an inch, but I raised the rear and we reset all sag and settings. It really, really improved the handling on the bike. I would not have attempted it myself though. Instead I got the guy who raced a 2001 6r and is thehead mechanic ata local bike shop to help me for some beer and a pizza
Be careful messing with suspension unless you know what you are doing because it can drastically change the bike.
Be careful messing with suspension unless you know what you are doing because it can drastically change the bike.
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