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Old 04-26-2006, 08:50 PM
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how would i go about dropping the front end of my bike. it looks a little bit "gappy" in front. any suggestions or does anyone know where i can get a kit and price for this?
 
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I have dropped the front end of the bike 10mm with improved turn in and no problems with high speed stability.

All you need to do is put a jack under the engine to lift up the front end and undo the triple clamps bolts and push the forks up.

Make sure everything is aligned afterwords.
 
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Old 04-26-2006, 09:22 PM
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where would i be without you [sm=hail.gif] TRIPS
 
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would this raise the bars though?
 
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just move them down with the tripple tree...
 
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after further evaluation, i think this would work. LOL. i will hopefully be doing this tomorrow. I will let your guys know how it goes
 
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Did dropping the front end limit ground clearance ?
 
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10-20mm wont hurt you on the street, now if you are into motocross....
 
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what do you think the maximum amount for dropping would be without bottoming out or messing anything up. im thinkin about 2-3 inches.
 
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i think 2-3" is way to much to drop the forks. bottoming out isnt a real concern here, but handling is. try 1 cm drop, tighten everything up and test ride her. you will ntice that your turn-in will be faster. you may end up with 2-3 cm's before you are done, much more than that it will get squirly on ya (info from my personal experience).
 

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