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     Timbaynes |
Hi Brothers, this is my first post! I've just swapped a Dyna for an M2 Cyclone cos as an old codger with accident damaged knees I was finding a big twin too heavy to wheel around. LOVE the engine which has some sensible mods (Thunderbolt heads, HSR42 carb, single fire and Supertrapp exhaust system. Stoppers are brilliant too. Only one thing that makes it just less than perfect; the seat is about an inch too high. I've wound the showa shock out as far as possible, but it's still not enough, I need it an inch lower. Can any one point me to a longer shock for this purpose? Many thanks, Tim | ||
| Jim2 |
Tim, I'm not too sure about pre-1999 M2's so not all of this may apply. If your M2 Cyclone is a regular and not already a low you can convert it to a low by finding a few parts. Parts specific to the M2L (1999 and up) are front forks, rear shock, seat, side-stand. The pre-1999's may not have a low version at all, or may not have a low seat available. If they do the easiest thing to do is buy a low version seat and see if that helps. The rear shock is still available new from St. Pauls ebay store (just look it up in in the internet). You may be able to drop the front forks but the M2L front forks had different internals. The side-stand was just to keep enough lean when on the stand since an M2L sits and inch lower. I think the side-stand might also be available on St. Paul's ebay store. I don't know if they do international shipping. There have been front shock-mounts that include a lowering link where you can make it shorter or longer to change the ride height. I've seen home-made versions. I'm not sure if there were ever any made from a vendor. If you just lower the rear of the bike without changing the front you are altering the handling of a great handling bike. You really should shoot for correct ride height both front and back. Also winding our the showa in back as far as possible for the purpose of lowering is also killing your handling as you have just minimized the pre-load. Unless you are very light. | ||
| Timbaynes |
Many thanks Jim. If I can drop the back an inch, I think I can drop the front by bringing the forks up in the yokes. Not fussed by the handling as it's the straight line acceleration I like. Much too cowardly to use the handling fully! |
