| Author | Message | ||
     Xb12lp |
I lowered my Ulysses the other day. I bought a rear spring from a lightning xb12 and installed it on my rear shock. It lowered the rear about a 1". I also raised the fork tubes as high as they would go. I used a bar riser 1" to give the tubes some room. Feel much better now. | ||
| Rekrab |
How does the bike feel ! I would like to change my 08 and and an inch would be great. Was it just the spring for the rear? I have the riser for the front and it seems a better and less $$ than springs for the forks. How much time and tools for the rear? Thanks. | ||
| Xb12lp |
I purchased a used spring on Ebay for 5.00 plus shipping about 20.00 total. Removed the rear shock and replaced the spring, real easy, and replaced everything on the bike. The stock Uly spring is silver and the lightning is blue. Both look the same just compress the spring and the locks fall right out. Total job time is about 1 1/2 hours. | ||
| Bertotti |
At one time I thought lowering mine was a must. Now after riding it for 4 months it doesn't seem as important. I don't feel like I have my head in the clouds anymore and that my legs are only inches long. | ||
| Old_mil |
I also raised the fork tubes as high as they would go. Doesn't this mess with the ride? | ||
| Xb12lp |
I did raise the forks first and the steering got a little faster but when the rear was dropped it feels like it did when first purchased | ||
| Bertotti |
I would think if it was lowered evenly front and back no. But lowering just the back would feel like it increased the rake or lowering just the front would make it feel like you would endo easier. Just my guess. | ||
| Xb12lp |
I was a little worried when I lowered the front but it rode fine no head shake. | ||
| Cavi |
as with all bikes if you drop the rear you have to drop the front the same amount to keep the geometry the same., if you drop th front more than the rear it will steer quiker. The rear will be the opposite | ||
| Gotj |
I am totally baffled as to how changing the rear spring lowers the Uly. That is, unless the spring is so much softer the static sag is that much more. But then, on rebound, the bike could still rise as far as originally and that would make the steering REALLY quick. I first lowered my Uly with a XB9 rear shock which is physically shorter than the Uly shock. It lowered it 1 1/2" so I dropped the triple clamps the same amount to keep the handling the same. | ||
| Xb12lp |
The stock Lightning/Firebolt rear spring is a little shorter than a Uly rear spring. The shorter spring still has enough spring pressure to keep the locks in place so the spring does not fall out. The bike sits about a 1" lower than it did with the stock Uly spring. I was willing to take the chance and find another way to lower my Uly without spending large amounts of money to buy a new shock |
