RGV ride height

[Firefight]

Originally posted by 130wide
No.2

Ah so, thats the pic syou were telling me about Ric,


firefight

[Fluffy Cat]

blah blah u may be 6 foot but u dont weigh much but that aint the issue we are talking ride height ya so good so var yes?1 ur ride height will not affect the wallowey feeling of ur bike thats tyre press,spring rate and comp and rebound settings.2 ride height will affect turn in because u have effectively changed the head angle.now u can do this either by raising the rear shock height with a spacer (depending on the shock mount) or by dropping the front forks.but depending on the bike rider weight set up etc there may be some probs 1 if ur spring rate is not right for ur weight u might get some grounding out probs this is for the front end u drop the forks but lower the bike so if this is a prob then u can try raising the rear end.but please be careful as rgvs r known for tank slappers and if u quicken up ur steering to much it could get interesting.so go get an nsr ha ha.bring ur bike to me george i will set it up for u.must go getting a bit itchy must scratch

[curious george]

Jeez Fluffy - you been standing too close to your exhaust pipes?
Structured english please
I'll see ya tomorrow and hopefully explain it better, but my main problem now is the crack I found in the exhaust. Wanna put an order through from Tyga?

[Racey Rider]

Originally posted by curious george
my main problem now is the crack I found in the exhaust.

What year is your RGV? I have a pair of "one each side" expantion chambers from a 90 model if your interested.

[slob]

yeah it's amazing how much of a difference a seemingly small amount of height adjustment can make, particularly at the front...

I raised the forks on my '89 FZR400 by 3mm which makes the bike feel noticeably sharper. Stability-wise, it's fine on the track and "interesting" (i.e. lively but not life-threatening) on bumpy roads. I also raised my seat height (as opposed to ride-height) by screwing on some rubber doorstops under the seat (raised it by about 3cm). Advantage: legs don't get as cramped and there's more weight over the front for better handling and braking. Strangely enough it makes knee-scraping a bit easier too. Disadvantage: palms hurt a bit more, but that's bearable.

[Hitcher]

Hmmm...

One man's up is another man's down. The best example of this is the gearbox -- change up = go to a shorter gear (3rd to 2nd) -- change down = go to a taller gear (3rd to 4th). So why then do cricket commentators (and others) talk about a "change up" when what they mean is that something has happened more quickly than usual? Surely that should be a "change down"?? Or am I missing something here...

[wkid_one]

Change up is actually a baseball term that has come through to cricket.