the blue Goblin
03-07-2003, 04:31 PM
FRONT: drop the forks through the yokes
Put a paddock stand under the front, then undo the Allen bolts on the top and bottom yokes before sliding the fork legs through. Don’t do it more than 20mm or it will start affecting the geometry big time. And don’t mess with the forks unless you know what you’re doing. If in doubt, get a dealer to sort it.
REAR OPTION ONE: reduce pre-load
This is the easiest way to lower the rear. There’s a silver collar on the top of the rear shock. If you wind it out fully, the back of the bike will sit down by around 25mm – though you want it to be less than that to match the front end.
REAR OPTION TWO:
Fit a longer tie-rod Another option is to use a 5mm longer tie-rod between the swingarm and shock. That will bring the seat down by 15mm and cost around £120 if a dealer does it. You’ll have to slacken off the compression damping, too, to compensate for the increased stiffness in the rising-rate linkage.