forks??
forks??
I've done it several times.
I lowered this bike a little over 2" by cutting the coils.
And this Fat Boy the same way.
I've done a few metrics as well.
I have no problem at all doing it. I would suggest going with a heavier fork oil if you cut the coils.
I lowered this bike a little over 2" by cutting the coils.
And this Fat Boy the same way.
I've done a few metrics as well.
I have no problem at all doing it. I would suggest going with a heavier fork oil if you cut the coils.
Cruiser
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From: new jersey
I agree with Fanda m on raising the forks in the tree. I did it on my sporty about 3/4 of an inch. It lowered the bike quite a bit. I have 4 inch longer forks in my bike. This bike was new to me and I just wanted it lowered. Road much differrent. I just today replaced my fork tube with stock lenght because 1 that had a bad seal. Haven't rode it yet. Too much road grime on the roads.
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Tourer
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From: katy, tx
sweet well i was gonna do the lowering blocks in the rear from jp cycles. and my bike already seems to sit a lil low in the rear. not sure by how much.
i used to work at a coil spring machine shop so i was thinking about getting them to do it for me. good thing i left on good terms. haha
i used to work at a coil spring machine shop so i was thinking about getting them to do it for me. good thing i left on good terms. haha
Tourer
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From: Denver, Colorado
yeah, i'm thinking i'm gonna just put in the gold valve emulators and heavier fork oil after i slide my forks up a bit more. right now i have it up about an Inch and 1/4, and haven't bottomed out but once, but that was a bad dip.
but i'd like to lower it like another half to 3/4's... i think the emulators and heavier fork oil should do it enough. right?
but i'd like to lower it like another half to 3/4's... i think the emulators and heavier fork oil should do it enough. right?
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I haven't ridden it though. It's a project bike & that was something I did to get it low but decided to hide a mono-shock in there. But, my wife's bike has the stock shocks & the lower mounts moved rearward 3". She doesn't bottom out on it & I've ridden it with my daughter on the back with no problems but we don't have alot of crappy roads here...
My wife's
I used Progressive fork springs with very short top spacers and stock rear shocks with the mount relocaters. Hers rides great. Much much better than stock.
Last edited by mreed; Dec 16, 2009 at 09:45 PM.
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Road Warrior
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From: Heart of Dixie
Don't the forks get pretty spongy when you shorten the springs? You're taking all the preload off when you do that. I recently replaced my fork springs with Progressives, and while experimenting with preload spacers, ran with very little preload for a test - the thing wallowed all over the place when taking a curve.