The do's and donts of lowering didnt help me..
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Edit: I just realized that Gump is the O/P....
Last edited by Rickracer; 02-23-2009 at 09:03 AM.
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I hope mines not faster than my 66 chevelle, I might shat myself. lol Its got 663 peak HP and 487 FPT at the wheels. (the car, not the bike). Hey Rick, ever work on any external combustion motors. J/K. Sorry man didnt mean to offend you bro, but when you lower the bike it affects the handling, and most people are unhappy with the results. i.e. Stephens, which by the way is no rookie.
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One of the wierdest things I've worked on is an updraft aircraft carb for an airboat, that thing was huge, I could just about stick my fist in the throttle bore. Also built an exhaust header/manifold for a 50s era airplane towmotor, the vehicle that tows small planes around at the airport, it was not available anywhere at any price, so I built one for them from scratch. Have you taken your Shovel to the track? I built a streetable 427 Vega that went very consistent11.50s in street trim, and mid 9s @ high 130s mph slicked, uncapped, with the juice turned on.
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I lowered my bike, and when I did, I had to take my dremel and shave a bit off the plastic on the shock to get it to fit. I ended up putting it back to stock. I bottomed out my bike when I did wheelies, I scraped the ground when I cornered and my bike fell over cuz the kickstand wasn't cut to the right length. If you want a lowering link, I will sell you mine, its adjustable. For how I ride, the lowering of the bike didn't benefit me. I am 5'4" and I can't put both feet flat on the ground at a light. So I just put one foot flat and the other foot on a peg at a light. Thats what I do to compensate my short legs.
i hate having to do the one foot down thing so taht we dont look like midgets, haha
but i was thinking about lowering mine 1/2 in or 1 in (i dont know what the difference is as far as feet touching)
but ive dropped mine twice because i can only touch on my toes and when trying to push it backwards i slipped on some gravel and couldnt get grip before it was passed the point that it was too far sideways. also alot of times i cant push it out up hill, and i have to stand to the side and pull it out, which is kinda embarassing when all my 6'1" friends just walk it out with no prob.