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Mar 26, 2010 | 02:52 PM

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jonld

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Originally Posted by gsxr1000nutcase

the f4 with a stock header tends to not like being jacked from the header, it was fine with my gsxr 1000, but the f4 header will more than likely flex...not good

I have always jacked up my f4 and all our f4i's by the header and have never tweaked a single one of them. Your doing something wrong.

Download the service manual from http://www.stephygee.com/ and you'll have all the info you need.

Mar 26, 2010 | 03:30 PM

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gsxr1000nutcase

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Originally Posted by jonld

I didnt say it cant be done, was just saying the f4 header is not as strong as some other bikes, and may flex. You might as well just use the bikes kick stand as a pivot point if you just want to move the bars right to left to check stem bairings, requires no tools, and cuts the time in half.

Mar 26, 2010 | 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by andyriot

yeah i dont really think anything is wrong with it, but was kind of surprised at the differences. however, i would like to check out the suspension on it more. i dont know much about it though, so any help would be appreciated on how to "check fork steering damper settings"?

also, is raising the front as easy as losening the top of the forks and then lifting it up and tightening it back? how do i check if the rear has been lowered? would like to help him to do it himself instead of paying a shop if possible.

Yes, loosten all the tripple clamp bolts, top and bottom, the forks should slide back to normal, you might need a rubber mallet to tap them down gently, but only in some cases...

If you need a factory rear link to raise the rear, I have a extra you can have, just pay the shipping, I bought a extra, painted it black and installed it