I was wondering if anyone has ever lowered their hurricane? I would love to lower mine about an inch...any thoughts?

thanks

 

Do a search- I think this has been discussed.

 

Yeah this has come up a couple times

 

Maybe worth trying her for size with the seat off , just to see if you can get you feet down comfortably and how much thickness you can get under your *** for the seat

 

I did go through the search and found some stuff on lowering links which would work...also thinking about the idea of the 1988 shock, but I would be leary of a used shock seeing as they do overheat over time and wear out...too expensive to buy a new one right now, but I believe I can make the lowering links myself...im a competent welder and machinst so it shouldnt be a problem...it already has the corbin seat on it which I understand to be lower to begin with and I dont really want to mess with the seat since it has the gel pad and all in it...would rather rework the suspension to make it lower, but still handle correctly...has anyone noted a difference in handling when lowered this way? I can touch my toes to the ground on both sides, but I feel that I should at least have the ball of my foot planted firmly on both sides in order to keep her up at a light and back up...the cbr600 was perfect for me, but I found this one for such a good price I cant turn away...would love to have a cbr 750, but that doesnt look very likely...hell I cant even tell if they were ever even available in the states and parts would be a real pain too.

 

Yeah tippy-toes sounds a bit scary to me , when these girls start to go they take a hell of a lot of effort to stop 'em falling and the point of no return isn't that far as I've learnt to my cost. I just had to lay it down as gently as possible.

 

I may be wrong, but I THINK the earlier bikes had a shorter spring on the shock - maybe you could investigate and find a shorter spring and fit over your existing shock ?