Can someone tell me how much I can lower the front of my 2003 CBR 954rr without using straps? Thanks in advance.

 

I swapped out the springs and lowered it about an inch and a half.Still have great control in corners.

 

Ur not going to get more than 1 1/2'' without hitting ur front fender on hard braking or bottoming out on bumps. there are bikes out there that can be dropped 3 to 4 inches and still clear damn near everything. the 954 is not one of them, i know from experience.

 

I actually bought a 2-4 inch lowering link for the back. I'm a short guy and was gonna drop it on he 4 inch notch. I'm also extending the swingarm 6" so with the geometry of the extension, that should raise it half an inch for a total of 3 1/2". Can I modify the fender to accommodate this drop. It's getting painted anyways.

 

4? damn good luck wit that. Had mine lowered 2 in the rear and 1 1/2 in the front wit stretch blocks and would bottom out on any bump. even with my 160lb twin brother riding it he would bottom out. post pics tho when done....

 

mines been lowered a good 2-3 inches. i have no problems with handling. i scrape on speed bumps if i dont hit em at the right speed but other than that no problems. never hit the front fender. but i played with the forks a little. im about 125 pounds so that helps...

 

Well i had it lowered almost 4" and stretched 6". Also had them paint it a Kandy Apple red with some subtle graphics. It's pretty low but so far I haven't bottomed out. I'm pretty happy with it.

 

Here's a before and after. When I bought it, I took it straight to get it lowered, stretched and paint it kandy apple red over a gold base.

Before:


After:

 

Nice bike. I hope you know what looks like frame sliders on your side fairing is most likely a bar end. Frame sliders mount on the large motor mount bolt to the right. If your bike were to fall on its side any slider mounted in that position would break off or the fairing bracket behind it would bend and your side fairing would still get heavy damage.

Also you have your lowering strap mounted in the wrong place on the fork. It should be connected to the top caliper bolt on each side then run up over the top of the frame between the gas tank and triple tree. Make sure you go under all the cables going under the tank. This way you barely notice the lowering strap and the release buckle will be out of sight behind the fairing.

 

yep yep... i know about the front straps. Getting it re strapped before I ride it again this weekend. But I didn't know about the sliders. I'll also look into that and get it put on in case the bike should fall on its side.