Just bought '93 1000F yesterday (prior bike Kaw ex500r) - thought height/weight issue wouldn't be such a problem - but then I got a good idea of the power this bike has... now a little more cautious/respectful of what this bike is all about...

So - my current dilemma is - how do I lower this bike? I welcome ALL suggestions. I am not on tip toe, but just about. Can rest ***** of feet on ground, and that's it - enough to stop and hold the bike, but I don't feel comfortable stopping short/hard. Figure I need to drop bike as much as possible - 2-3" at least. Friend suggested cutting seat down, raising forks in tripple trees - are there any aftermarket lowering kits for this bike? Suggestions?

Appreciate all your help! Love this forum! Thanks!

 

Welcome, hang out long enough and you will get all the info you need on lowering links for your bike, but not from me sorry, Iam 6' and never had that problem with my 93 F-2 good luck and again welcome

 

I would do the seat first, before messing with the suspension. Carefully take out the staples under the seat and take off the vinyl. An electric carving knife works good for cutting down the foam. Then stretch the vinyl back and use a staple gun to attach the vinyl.

 

You might check out aftermarket seats. The Corbin Gunfighter & Lady, which I have on mine, seems to be about two inches lower than stock. It's also quite comfortable.

 

Wow a chick on a cbr1k.. I do not think you need to lower it .. Ride the bike if you are truly just on the ***** of your feet that should be fine. That is all I put down when I stop. I can sit flat footed but just use the ***** of my feet. If you need to cut the seat first. I do not think there are lowering dog bones for the bike and if you change the triple tree without lowering the back you might mess up the handling of the bike.

My suggestion is to ride the bike and get use to it. You might deiced you do not need to lower it after you are use to it.

How tall are you?

 

I would adjust the back shock first, the previous owner may have been tall, When you work out what height you want, then work the seat

 

Hi,

The rear shock from an early model(pre 1989)will lower the bike by quite a bit!I`m not sure exactly how much,but I`ve seen one done and It looked about 2-3 inches lower!! You`ll have to drop the front to suit also.

 

Wot he said.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

You can lower the front by 10mm by dropping the forks.

There is a lot of foam on the seat so that can be cut down or you can buy a Corbin (I see one on ebay every month or so)

Set the preload on the rear to zero and if all that doesn't work go for the 89 model shock.

Cheers
Rob

 

I'd get sliders asap, if you can't reach the ground confidently, it's only a matter of time before you slip in the garage and watch all your beautiful fairing eat concrete...

Or you could get wheels that lower and raise when you are doing under 5kph, I've heard of people with Goldwings who do that.

I hope this bike isn't your daily driver, sounds like it'll be a pain for you to ride thorugh traffic lights in the city.

 

For starters I'd start with a Corbin seat. It its quite a bit lower than the stock seat and more comfertable for that matter as well Welcome to the club. First chick in our little group on a 1000F