I would most are very receptive and willing to help

 

What's your inside leg measurement Shortyz? As I think leg length is probably more important than overall height . My inside leg is 32" and I reckon even a 28" wouldn't be too bad and that's on the standard factory seat , just watch out for adverse cambers at junctions .

 

Modified seat or shorter shock are the normal ways to lower the bike. Unfortunately the 1000F has a rising rate linkage in the back so it will get stiffer as you lower it !!.

The best ( but most expensive ) solution is to have a shorter shock fitted with better damping and a slightly higher rate spring to compensate for the rising rate mechanism.

 

Which will make it quite a hard ride, under normal conditions, Dean0 ??
I'm asking as this question has come up before.

 

There's the trade off right there and shorter people generally speaking
proportionately weigh less, further compounding the issue....giving the
rear a skittish feel to it if too stiff

 

True - and iv'e just realised I suggested a stiffer spring when in fact it should be a softer spring.

 

Huh............well first to admit ...........ya live and learn . I would have thought
you'd have to stiffen it for less radius travel..........I stand or in this case sit
corrected...............never had to actually do it ......so I'll believe those who have. Especially our members that have done it.

 

I also expected a stiffer spring at first but the rising rate linkage on the honda does that automatically as the suspension compresses. In order to maintain the spring rate for a lighter but shorter rider with a lowered bike you would need to use a softer spring.

 

That's exactly how I see it, dean0.
If you just crank up the load on a stock spring with a lighter guy, there's gonna be no more flex at all. A lighter spring (but not too light) will allow compression for lowering, but still some flex.
Right?