Time for a change
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She 5'5 with short legs... it perfect front and back are lowered...it feels like a little toy between my legs, and that thing does not like 1 wheel being lowered but will do it. usually it will just do a rolling burnout if you try to wheelie...
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RE: Time for a change
I'm going to be a little blunt......
I was talking about the handling aspect of it. A 3-inch drop is dangerous on a bike. That's messing with the rake and trail......which greatly changes the handling (mainly for the worse), and if your lower fairing or crankcase catches even a little around a turn, that's just asking for a lowside. Lowering the bike as a band-aid to compensate for a person's height is like trying to reason with a raging bull wearing a red jumpsuit, in the end, it's not going to be pretty.
(do a search on lowering bikes, you'll see what I mean).
I was talking about the handling aspect of it. A 3-inch drop is dangerous on a bike. That's messing with the rake and trail......which greatly changes the handling (mainly for the worse), and if your lower fairing or crankcase catches even a little around a turn, that's just asking for a lowside. Lowering the bike as a band-aid to compensate for a person's height is like trying to reason with a raging bull wearing a red jumpsuit, in the end, it's not going to be pretty.
(do a search on lowering bikes, you'll see what I mean).
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ORIGINAL: Blue Fox
I'm going to be a little blunt......
I was talking about the handling aspect of it. A 3-inch drop is dangerous on a bike. That's messing with the rake and trail......which greatly changes the handling (mainly for the worse), and if your lower fairing or crankcase catches even a little around a turn, that's just asking for a lowside. Lowering the bike as a band-aid to compensate for a person's height is like trying to reason with a raging bull wearing a red jumpsuit, in the end, it's not going to be pretty.
(do a search on lowering bikes, you'll see what I mean).
I'm going to be a little blunt......
I was talking about the handling aspect of it. A 3-inch drop is dangerous on a bike. That's messing with the rake and trail......which greatly changes the handling (mainly for the worse), and if your lower fairing or crankcase catches even a little around a turn, that's just asking for a lowside. Lowering the bike as a band-aid to compensate for a person's height is like trying to reason with a raging bull wearing a red jumpsuit, in the end, it's not going to be pretty.
(do a search on lowering bikes, you'll see what I mean).
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RE: Time for a change
you foot shouldn't be pointed down on any turns!!!
noob mistake...
if you want the bike based on performance, then get a newer RR 05+...not just the 03/04...it's not much better than your F4i.
if you're going for show and tell......then it doesn't really matter.
noob mistake...
if you want the bike based on performance, then get a newer RR 05+...not just the 03/04...it's not much better than your F4i.
if you're going for show and tell......then it doesn't really matter.
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you foot shouldn't be pointed down on any turns!!!
noob mistake...
if you want the bike based on performance, then get a newer RR 05+...not just the 03/04...it's not much better than your F4i.
if you're going for show and tell......then it doesn't really matter.
you foot shouldn't be pointed down on any turns!!!
noob mistake...
if you want the bike based on performance, then get a newer RR 05+...not just the 03/04...it's not much better than your F4i.
if you're going for show and tell......then it doesn't really matter.
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RE: Time for a change
it also shows pretty well in your siggy pix.
always ride on the ***** of your feet or feet pointed straight, helps you get the bike around and move faster to the body positioning you need to get to...i've seen people who ride with toes pointed down, touch, scrape, freak out and blast off to the moon.
always ride on the ***** of your feet or feet pointed straight, helps you get the bike around and move faster to the body positioning you need to get to...i've seen people who ride with toes pointed down, touch, scrape, freak out and blast off to the moon.
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I actually know a lot of people who lowered their bikes due to their height. They all know it's a bad idea because it ruins the stability of the bike especially on hard turns. They understand the risk so they know to never go fast on turns.
It's not as fun anymore but hey, if you lower it, you better baby it. Go slow, and you'll be fine.
It's not as fun anymore but hey, if you lower it, you better baby it. Go slow, and you'll be fine.
