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Monotube 2in drop, rc tapered spacers and yaxel installation

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Old Nov 19, 2015 | 09:50 AM
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Project started and moving along

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I'll post some more pics soon
 
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Completed, getting dressed for work and going to ride today, check out the new suspension.
 
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2" drop is pretty extreme, don't smack your fender into the trees.
 
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I know, I was just telling my father in law hopefully I don't need to pull it apart and raise it an inch lol. It looks low, I could really tell when I was fitting the front gender.
 
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Another option is to lower the fender. Check out Native Baggers, I have one of their kits.
 
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The fender won't hit the trees. The springs will coil bind and act as a stop before that happens. Dropped my 14, 2" and have beat on it for 6k miles with zero clearance issues.
 
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I ride it today to work. It feels great! I got a pretty big bump also, no issues. So far I'm very pleased. I have some klockworks fender blocks coming in today . Can put the new gender until Xmas though
 
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Another option is to lower the fender. Check out Native Baggers, I have one of their kits.
Your front brake line looks like mine.

I need to shorten mine about 1-1.5 inches.

Bend is just too tight for my likes.

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