so i just picked up a 06 honda cbr600rr for my first bike, now the only problem is i am a bit of height challenged. when i'm sitting on the bike only my tip toes touch the ground. just wondering what lowering kit or design i should pick up? and what to do for the front forks? thanks for the help.

 

I am tip toes and doing ok. If you are new to this bike, you might want to try it and see if you really want to lower it.

 

its my first bike, haven't really even fully rode it yet. but when i was moving it around i almost dropped her. iv ridden before but lowered and stretched bikes. id like to lower the rear a couple inches and the front, im not sure what kind of link or how low to go, and for the front forks i have no idea...

 

Shave the seat foam.

 

You cannot shave the seat on 600rr. Not much padding to start with so your legs will be spread wider of you do that and actually will lose some reach instead of gaining

 

i seen these 2003-2006 CBR 600RR CBR600RR 2" 4" Lowering Links Kit | eBay

or

CBR 600 RR CBR600RR 2005 2006 Lowering Link Links Kit | eBay

 

So I guess that's already been tried, hahahaha.

 

Take it to the dealer and get them to lower it. DONE

 

yeah i ordered the 2'' or 4'' link, im going to have the dealer install it and lower the front. would 4'' in the rear be too low?

 

I didn't do it. Fortunately that's my sportbike shop told me when I was lowering mine. I was crying and begging them to make my bike lower more because this was my first bike and I didn't know nothing about anything. It is lowered somewhere in between 2~3 inches. You can shave the seat on gixxer but not cbr600rr.

Being tip toe makes you more aware of condition of street. Plus you can always stop on one leg. We've been having strong wind like gusts of 35+ here, and if 4'11" me can handle being tip toe, almost all guys should be able to handle.

When you riding, it doesn't matter anyway. If you are guy and want to ride like most guys are, you should worry about the ground clearance on your bike if you do lower it.

I have not drop my bike when I come to stop. And because I don't really want to stop, I am good at balancing in low speed and stopping with my feet up to certain extent. But either way, I always make sure I will stop at the side of the lane where my feet will not be in the hole.

My advise still remains as "Try it for a while and see if you really want to lower it"