Lowering a bike, good?

[nzspokes]

If you were to lower a bike by 20mm front and rear would this help handling?

If of course clearance would work.

[ducatilover]

Depends on the bike, I'm sure someone in the days of black and white photos made a bike that's 20mm too high....

[DrunkenMistake]

Depends on the bike, I'm sure someone in the days of black and white photos made a bike that's 20mm too high....

You mean like this?

[ducatilover]

You mean like this?

Older, like this

[DrunkenMistake]

Older, like this

Bahahaha..

How tall are you OP? im 5'4 and Im on a VFR 400 on my tip toes, you'll be right.

[Robert Taylor]

Absolutely DO NOT use lowering links if its a single shock bike with a linkage

[DrunkenMistake]

Absolutely DO NOT use lowering links if its a single shock bike with a linkage

Any reason why?

Out of curiosity,
as im looking at getting a bigger bike in a few years and I am Virtually challenged

[ducatilover]

Any reason why?

Out of curiosity,
as im looking at getting a bigger bike in a few years and I am Virtually challenged

Stroke ratio? You should know

[DrunkenMistake]

Stroke ratio? You should know

Lmao!

I know what you are getting at there,
But when It comes to suspension im about as retarded as a muppet trying to do a wheelie and fucking it... Oh.. Sorry DL

[ducatilover]

Lmao!

I know what you are getting at there,
But when It comes to suspension im about as retarded as a muppet trying to do a wheelie and fucking it... Oh.. Sorry DL

it lowered the bike didn't it?

[DrunkenMistake]

it lowered the bike didn't it?

Lowered the value anyways

[Gremlin]

If you were to lower a bike by 20mm front and rear would this help handling?

If of course clearance would work.

Depends. And in some ways, lowering it could worsen handling. Make sure it's done properly by people that know what they are doing, and not those that think they know what they are doing.

[nzspokes]

ummmmmmmmmmmm

[ducatilover]

Yup like that. Seems the only reasonably priced shocks are 20mm shorter than mine. And as my bike is under sprung im probably sitting at 50% sag anyway.

Could always eat less pies.

Thought about buying some memory foam and making a cool custom seat? Not exactly hard to do, I'll be doing it on my bike as I want it reasonably comfortable, same geometry (well, sort of) and nice looking. I hear good things about the memory foam.

[LBD]

im looking at getting a bigger bike in a few years and I am Virtually challenged

I too am Virtually challenged....at computer games. And Vertically challenged on my MTS.

When lowering watch for clearance between the front mudguard and front frame member or in a case I came accross a while back, between the mudguard and radiator on a Duc S4...Buggar!

Attached is an article I posted here a while back on the subject....sorry the pages are out of order