It looks the same to me, what parts are actually "slammed"?

 

Looks good! I considered lowering my Bones, but I already scrape my boards and my pipes aren't far from scraping either. I'm not worried too much about the boards, but I definitely don't want to grind my pipes.

 

The bike itself is slammed.... Look at the rear fender. It dropped the bike down in The rear, which makes the fender sit down on the tire like it should have from the factory.

 

Looks great. Did you go to 2"?

-Tom

 

Looks great! I'd like to lower mine like that too but I'd scrape the $hit out of the boards

 

Are you kiddin me??? Check out how low the rear fender is to the tire compared to the first pic...night and day....

I used the same kit on mine too, looks great. Really changes the looks. Dunno about yours, but mine rides pretty rough compared to stock, but i can sure deal with it for the look it gives. Nice bike!

 

For those that were asking it's J&P Cycles part no 700-210 $99.99. If you have the 2007 catalog handy (white cover) it's on page 606 in the frames/shocks section.

This kit is a great option for using stock shocks and not having to deal with shock disassembly. I used a kit like this for my Springer. I had it set as low as cbaker but only briefly. I found I was scraping the frame and exhaust way too often. I raised it up so the bottom edge of the fender was level with the tread/sidewall lip when the bike is held upright. It sinks a little lower when I sit on it.

The ride is a little rougher (you have less available suspension travel so you hit bottom sooner - ergo a few bumps are more bumpy than they used to be) but it's not too bad. It is what it is - stock shocks are stock shocks.

As far as cost they aren't the cheapest option but they are very convenient if you can't or don't want to deal with having lowering bolts installed. I used a kit like this for me and lowering bolts for the wife's Deuce. Turned out her bolts (with installation) was less expensive and required no more work for me sans driving the shocks to the shop to have the bolts installed.

Since the Burnout Cycles name is gone this J&P part is the only game in town so $99 is pretty much the going rate. But for lowering bolts you can spend as little as $15 or as much as $200 if you are compelled to buy something that says Arlen Ness on it, think there is a significant difference between bolts, or have been convinced that a new kickstand is a mandatory need. I got a set of bolts for $15 and had them installed for $30. Either method you use requires the shocks to be pulled off the bike so no difference there.

Bottom line, most will agree that $100 or less is not too much to pay to lower your bike.


The before pic (stock height): Approximately 26.25" to the bottom edge of the fender.
The after pic: Lowered to about 24 5/8 I didn't get stupid accurate when I was setting things up, I just eyeballed it but this is about what it measured to. (About mid-way between 24.5 and 24.75)


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yup....theres no life like lowlife!

 

I used the same kit, very easy to install. I don't have mine as low as some of you, but at least the wheel is somewhat in the fender now.

 

low is def the way to go!