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     Schlong_connery |
I am about 5'5" maybe 5'6". It is quite a streach for me on my 98s1w. I found a bike on youtube that looked lowered and the guy confirmed that it was. He said their is two different shocks absorbers and i need to use the longer shock absorber in combination with the shorter front bracket for the shorter shock absorber can somebody provide any more detail on this, maybe part numbers for the bracket and what the length and bikes the different shocks come from. Or maybe point me in the right direction of any info. | ||
| Tattoodnscrewd |
Basically that is using the early shock with the later mount. Which will severely lower the bike, change the chasis geometry as well and make it handle worse. Some may say lower the triple trees on the forks to balance it out but that really isn't a good idea either .... You need suspension travel, the problems will be the suspension bottoming out - both front and rear ... Even if you don't run a rear hugger/fender it will bottom out, most can/will bottom at least a little at times on a shock mounted with the front mount made for it. I personally wouldn't run a longer shock with the mount made for the shorter shock. Maybe consider a custom seat that is dished out to allow you to sit lower in the bike .. An inch can make a big difference. Even using a Corbin seat will be lower than a stock one. (Message edited by tattoodnscrewd on October 11, 2010) | ||
| Schlong_connery |
i did just buy a corbin seat just havent been home in a month to install it so i guess ill wait and see that would be nice if that worked. I did notice it has the twin tail on it the last time i sat on it and that seat is puffy and high so with the new fairing and seat that might do it, that would be great. thanks for the info ... | ||
| Foximus |
If not... I'll take your corbin. =] | ||
| Snowbees |
lowered my x1, made this shock bracket and dropped the forks in the yokes by about 5/8", increased pre load a bit, does not bottom out and still handles well.  . | ||
| Maxbuell |
#1 on snowbees design. You can modify the front shock bracket (extend the bottom bolt tab) for every amount you extend expect double the amount of drop ie 1/4" will amount to about 1/2" drop. Rember to raise front fork tubes equally. | ||
| Rick_a |
I've got stubby little legs (under 30" inseam). My S1 when purchased was lowered 1" with the forks at the stock position. It always felt a bit wrong, especially after modifying the lowering arm to take it back to stock ride height as I was scraping pegs and the sidestand pretty often even with the preload set stiff (and the feet were still not solidly on the ground regardless). Doing some more chassis mods, including raising the rear 1" over stock, truly transformed the bike. It feels like a real sportbike now. I can't imagine going back to a lowered rear. Get used to getting one foot solidly on the ground. Double footing is over rated. If you need to back up get off the bike. These things have terrible ground clearance as is and aren't the sharpest steering by modern standards. If it's just going to be used to cruise around I suppose none of that matters. (Message edited by Rick_A on October 11, 2010) | ||
| Fahren |
Yeah, one foot on the ground is all you need - and even with that "twin tail" (LOL) seat, you won't really have a pillion rider, so no worries about stabilizing the bike for someone getting on/off. | ||
| Flying_finnish |
Just shave something off from the seat. When I raced dirt bikes, I'd some time take the cover off, "saw" and "shave" some off from the seat (I think at least 1.5" from my KTM 600 which was high) and then recovered the seat. Better than messing with the ride height. | ||
| Fahren |
Yeah, there's soooooo much extra padding in that S1 saddle! |
