So this weekend my good buddy BuffaloJump helped me lower my front end a bit on my bike. He figured out some pretty innovative ways to make it work despite not having every tool available. Here's what we did:
He has a rear stand but it is made to be used on spools which I don't have so he put some wood under the swing arm and the stand had just enough grip to grab the wood and lift the rear end...worked perfect. The we rolled the front tire up onto some more pieces of wood to get the bike off the ground. He swung a heavy duty tow rope over the rafters in his garage and then used tie downs wrapped under the triple to hold the front end up so we could remove the wood under the front tire. Bam! Bike is suspended.
Then we used the wood plank to hold up the tire so when we loosened the clamps on the triple it wouldn't just fall out. We used a rubber mallet to slowly bump the bottom end of the shocks to raise it up 10mm. Re-tightened to specs and now it is lowered just under a half inch (which I hear is plenty.)
The end result was surprising! Looks way lower than 1/2 and inch. The ride is the same if not better as far as I have noticed so far. Looks a lot cleaner and meaner if you ask me. I am stoked!
For comparison:
Stock
Lowered:
Front Comparison:
He has a rear stand but it is made to be used on spools which I don't have so he put some wood under the swing arm and the stand had just enough grip to grab the wood and lift the rear end...worked perfect. The we rolled the front tire up onto some more pieces of wood to get the bike off the ground. He swung a heavy duty tow rope over the rafters in his garage and then used tie downs wrapped under the triple to hold the front end up so we could remove the wood under the front tire. Bam! Bike is suspended.
Then we used the wood plank to hold up the tire so when we loosened the clamps on the triple it wouldn't just fall out. We used a rubber mallet to slowly bump the bottom end of the shocks to raise it up 10mm. Re-tightened to specs and now it is lowered just under a half inch (which I hear is plenty.)
The end result was surprising! Looks way lower than 1/2 and inch. The ride is the same if not better as far as I have noticed so far. Looks a lot cleaner and meaner if you ask me. I am stoked!
For comparison:
Stock
Lowered:
Front Comparison:
