Progressive lowering and 21 inch help
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Progressive lowering and 21 inch help
I lowered my bike and installed the 21 inch wheel, my bike rides great absorbs the bumps in the road but high speeds bike becomes unstable when I hit a bad hole or patch. Should I take it from the two inch full drop to a one inch?
I have the same set up on my bike with no problems, in fact the bike handles better than stock. When you say at high speeds, exactly how fast are you talking about? As far as I know any bike that hits a hole or patch at high speed is going to experience a moment of instability.
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I have the 1" lowered with my 21" wheel and I have no problem. You may have something else going on. What year bike what is it? Head bearing adjustment possibly, balancing of your wheel, or something wrong in your forks and how you put them back together, proper fork oil and amount. Just thinking out loud here for you. If it was fine before I am betting on the forks is where I would look since that is where you last did some work.
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I have a 02 road king. I don't have cartridge forks. I am sure its together correct, 11 oz of fluids in each. What I feel is the light bumps it absorbs then awsome. If I hold the front brake and compress the forks, its hard, all mushyness is gone. I guess I just gotta get use to it. It is half the sidewall than I had. Maybe I should bring it back up a inch.
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Im thinking its just having half the tire up front so it is gonna be a bit rough. I don't believe any ones bike rides like it was stock or better going from a 16 a 21 but that's just my 2˘. The bike does handle awesome in the turns and highways with the 21 just a bit more off feeling every bump
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