lowering a gladius

[Chrisc54]

morning all im after a little advice on lowering a gladius please

a friend has one and its a little too high for her so we are going to fit these 50mm lowering linkages and as the ad states this will drop the seat by 25mm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370250703731?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

now to keep the handling around the same as standard we are planning to drop the front end slightly so wanted to ask those who know/have lowered their gladius's how much would you reccomend raising the forks?

i was thinking raising them up around 10-15mm?
looks like theres room to raise them maybe 20mm but dont want make the turning too sharp by raising them too much

what are your thoughts on this, any advice will be greatly appreciated
cheers chris

[NTECUK]

Dropped rears going to slow the turn in (as you effectivel increased the front trail and reduced the steering angle).
To return to stock you will need to first measure the bike at the rear. Fit the links and compensate the front by the amount you loose at the rear.
Caution!
Make sure you have clearance for the wheels and make sure you have a secure clamp on the front triple.
Some bikes have stepped front forks

[maviczap]

Drop the forks a litttle at a time, do 10mm first

20mm might be too much, someone on here did that and ended up wrecking his bike when it went into a massive tank slapper

[andrewsmith]

Look to have the seat lowered

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[Bibio]

dont think i would go past 15mm on the front, if you need more then replace the front tyre with a 60 profile which will give you and extra 10mm.

this all depends on how fast a rider your friend is, plenty people ride Harley's without problems.

keep an eye on the chicken strips on the tyres, if the rear is getting used to the edge but the front is only using the middle then you will need to change the front tyre out for a lower profile one at the next tyre change.

[Chrisc54]

thanks for all the advice im thinking may be best to get a 30mm lowering kit and try that first then raise the front 5-10mm to start with and see how it goes and if that lowers the height enough to make it more comfortable for her to ride
will measure the height before lowering as suggested to get the as level as it already was so that the handling isnt effected too much.

did think about removing some of the seat foam to lower it but there isnt much padding in there as it is so would think that could make it uncomfortable when riding

my friend had it suggested to her to just lower it by adjusting the rear shock an the person reckons this wont effect the handling

now am i right in thinking that making the rear suspension soft to lower the seat is just going to screw up the handling as just the rear will be a bit lower plus the shock is going to be springier/bouncy?
this way would also make it a bit harder to turn?

[NTECUK]

The reason why you mess about with pre load is so the suspension is able to start off in the right place.
Reduceing it will cause bottoming out that's unpleasant at the minor end of things. Cause it to run wide in corners. Or kick the rider off the controls.
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Set it up as it's supposed to be.
Adjust hight via other means.

[smiley125]

Our lass had hers lowered and they did the forks too. If I Can remember I'll get a measuring device out when I'm back from work.