OK, obviously I too would like to lower the back end of my ride. However I live at 7000' in the mountains and do a lot of "spirited" riding thru the mountain twisties. My concerns are scraping asphalt in the turns while banking. I fully realize that the Shotgun Shocks would be the perfect solution but they're not an option $$$. I already have a set of lowering bolts I'm planing to install as time permits. I'm only planing to drop it one inch.

My question is: If I don't like riding thru the twisties when lowered an inch, and I raise it back up to the neutral position, will it ride the same as if I never installed the lowering bolts? Meaning will the firmness of the ride be the same, and will the swing-arm have the same amount of travel as it was before installing the lowering bolts?

Thanks

 

raising a lowered bike will not alter the ride quality of the ride.

 

If you don't like it and adjust it back to the stock height it will handle exactly the same as you never touched it.

 

If you raise it back it will be the same. But if you are using the Burn Out Cycles type kits (thread on stud) you will not be able to get the bike back to the stock height because of the stud lenght. If you are using the "Lowering Bolts" that require you to press the shock apart to replace your OK

 

Perfect, that's exactly the information I was looking for, thank you.

I got the Wild 1 set that says I can raise as much as 1" or lower as much as 2". I'll just install it and do as Brian says.

 

yeah it will be fine!! thats the beauty of them, not difficult and reasonably quik to adjust especialy if you have bike jack

 

Wow why would anyone raise it even higher lol

 

Yeah buddy. I was just reviewing your DIY thread tonight and you made it all real simple to follow, especially with the pictorial instructions. Here's the link to Kiwi's DIY thread if anybody needs it: https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...nty-bucks.html Now if I could just get some time off from my workload to work on the bike, I'd get it done. Hopefully soon enough. Thanks for the thread kiwiduce

I'll bet we all know some clown that would like to raise it an inch and install a flat fender just to annoy the rest of us

 

Screw it, I had to work today but decided to do a little something for myself and just work later. Soooooo, I installed my lowering bolts. What a difference an inch makes! Took it for a little test ride and didn't want to come back. Looks better, feels better, and still plenty of ground clearance for my mountain riding

Very cool, and thanks again Kiwi, your DIY thread made it a breeze Bud!

 

MAN.....that is a sweet ride!