lowering my 2013 street bob
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lowering my 2013 street bob
I have a 2013 street Bob the rear shocks are stock and I want to lower them to set my fender closer to my tire. How exactly do I do that or do I need new shocks? Any recommendations?
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You can buy shorter shocks, a bunch of companies make them, such as burley, and progressive, to name a couple. The other option is to get adapters, that will relocate the factory shocks farther back on the swing arm. Its a bolt on deal, and the less expensive route to go. Keep in mind though, lowering will generally give you a harsher ride, and you will lose handling, by decreasing the lean angle of the bike. Set aside a budget for pegs and pipes, causing your pretty much guaranteed to scrape em!
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I know some people will disagree, but I'm speaking from experience. I'm 6 ft, 235 lbs and this worked perfectly for me. I removed the shocks, took em apart, and cut 1 complete coil, which is almost exactly 1" from each spring. Put em back together and rode. I have not once bottomed out, and it dropped the bike about 1.25-1.5 inches give or take. Not a difference whatsoever in the ride quality. And it's free!
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I know some people will disagree, but I'm speaking from experience. I'm 6 ft, 235 lbs and this worked perfectly for me. I removed the shocks, took em apart, and cut 1 complete coil, which is almost exactly 1" from each spring. Put em back together and rode. I have not once bottomed out, and it dropped the bike about 1.25-1.5 inches give or take. Not a difference whatsoever in the ride quality. And it's free!
Old School !I did this years ago with a car of mine, never even crossed my mind to do it with a bike.
There are a lot of people that use this as an alternative.
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On your sight it states the 1" lowering blocks work for riders up to 200 lbs. I'm over 2 bucks and was wondering what will happen if I use them?
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I know some people will disagree, but I'm speaking from experience. I'm 6 ft, 235 lbs and this worked perfectly for me. I removed the shocks, took em apart, and cut 1 complete coil, which is almost exactly 1" from each spring. Put em back together and rode. I have not once bottomed out, and it dropped the bike about 1.25-1.5 inches give or take. Not a difference whatsoever in the ride quality. And it's free!
I'm 150 lbs with stock street bob shocks and have bottomed it out. Do you mean bottom the shock out, or scrape the frame on a speed bump? I've bottomed the shock several times.
I'm the wrong one to ask though, I want to raise my bike.