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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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Default Lowered RK??

I've posted here before that when I bought my RK, the previous owner stated that it had been lowered 2"by the first owner and that's all he knew. The rear shocks look stock and I couldn't see anything else that would give it away.
Today, I put it up on the maint stand and noticed that when the front wheel was just about to lose contact with the floor, the rear wheel was already about 2 1/4" off the ground.
Is that normal?
 
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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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Default RE: Lowered RK??

easiest way would be to measure the rear shocks eye-to-eye and see how long (or the lack there of) they are.

I have HD profile shocks which are the factory air shock for a street glide. They obviously look factory stock (as they are) but lowered the rear about 1".

You could also measure your front fork lowers from the cow bell down to compare whether they were lowered too.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 01:38 PM
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Default RE: Lowered RK??

any pics
 
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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 02:42 PM
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Default RE: Lowered RK??

normal eye to eye measurment is 13" on the RKC and 12" on the RKS..

 
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