how to lower the one

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.

mercurial
03-07-2003, 04:48 PM
these methods all radically alter geometry, shock performance, or both. I wouldn't recommend a newb doing this stuff without a lot of patient testing otherwise you'll get a bike that handles like shit. no preload on the rear? no thanks.... my advice is, get a different seat, that can get the bike lowered a good 1.5 inches. also, stick with less agressively profiled tires. My 02 has 010s on it right now, because I don't have any $$, but my buddy's 02 has M1s and the tail section is noticeably higher than mine. learn to get good at tip toeing the bike around.

tidbit
03-08-2003, 09:31 PM
Seat first.. then worry about changing the bikes's suspension

jdyzf750
03-09-2003, 10:03 AM
If you're messing around with the front, they tell me it's best to fit one of these at the same time. Also ..... backing off the rear pre-load does a lot more than just lowering the ride height :yesnod