thealiasofMarc
Junior Member
Hi guys, I've been looking into the possibility of lowering my bike about an inch. Hyper Pro sells a lowering kit (front and back) for $280 USD-- which is more than I'd want to spend on that mod alone, but I was also looking into doing the whole clip on bar thing... I really like what bertmoog did in this thread: http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-mods/6858-clip-ons-triple-clamps.html
My understanding is that to mount the clip ons you have to lower the front of the bike by about an inch anyway... and that having just the front lowered alters the geometry of the bike/will make bad things happen. But what if I lowered the front with clip ons, and lowered the back with a Hyper Pro lowering spring...??Hyper Pro USA - Catalog ($120 USD) Their "rising rate" springs are supposed to perform better than stock too...
Theoretically it wouldn't alter the geometry of the bike much, if any, as long as the front and back are lowered evenly, right? So if I dropped the front and back by 30MM it shouldn't change the handling?
That sickly pinkish-purple spring would never do though... that would be a trip to the local powdercoating shop for sure!
Any thoughts?
My understanding is that to mount the clip ons you have to lower the front of the bike by about an inch anyway... and that having just the front lowered alters the geometry of the bike/will make bad things happen. But what if I lowered the front with clip ons, and lowered the back with a Hyper Pro lowering spring...??Hyper Pro USA - Catalog ($120 USD) Their "rising rate" springs are supposed to perform better than stock too...
Theoretically it wouldn't alter the geometry of the bike much, if any, as long as the front and back are lowered evenly, right? So if I dropped the front and back by 30MM it shouldn't change the handling?
That sickly pinkish-purple spring would never do though... that would be a trip to the local powdercoating shop for sure!
Any thoughts?