bike lowering

[jim@55]

has anybody arond here went the whole way towards lowering an svs for a short **** (dog bones/seat/forks dropped?)iv reshaped my seat and lowered it /scooped some foam out for my other half ,but its still not enough .she says its still too tall for her (5'2)and is not confident on it (putting feet down /stopping etc) sooooooooo rather than buy her something else it may be worthwhile fitting dog bones and generally making it as low as poss.has this been done around here?? .i think doing this'll b enough but i dont want to do it if im just wasting time/money.any ideas/comments ??

[Dicky Ticker]

Have a word with Ping because she seems to have a low bike
Alternatively buy her a grow bag :lol:

[Anonymous]

scooby's sv is very low. or buy her a raptor. i can reach ground with both feet flat

[Kate]

Buy her a pair of Daytona Ladystar boots, they have built up soles and are excellent boots.

I'm 5'1" tall and have little legs. My SV was very very lowered. Another option is to change the exhaust for something lighter. I put a Hindle full system on my sv and it made a huge difference - it was light enough that I could comfortably move it about!

You can drop the front and the back, and get longer dogbones.

Good luck!!

[STRAMASHER]

If you have'nt already, back off your front and rear pre-load as it will give more sag when she sits on it.

Write down your settings so you can boost them back up to "fatty" when you use it,so you don't wobble and understeer into the nearest hedge!!
:lol:

[goof]

He wants to lower it properly so he can sweeten up the missus, pass on the SV and get something else for himself.

Ain't that right Jimbo? :lol:

[northwind]

I put the OEM gel seat on mine, which lowers the bum enough that I could put another inch of ride height into it :) That (or homemade) and a set of dogbones, and a wee bit of height off the front, gives you a fair old drop. Quedos might still have the "custom", ie mutilated :) seat that came with hers? t'd be ideal for a trial run, and the dogbones aren't too pricey, around £30 is normal IIRC but if it doesn't work out they'll sell on no probs.

[Quedos]

I put the OEM gel seat on mine, which lowers the bum enough that I could put another inch of ride height into it :) That (or homemade) and a set of dogbones, and a wee bit of height off the front, gives you a fair old drop. Quedos might still have the "custom", ie mutilated :) seat that came with hers? t'd be ideal for a trial run, and the dogbones aren't too pricey, around £30 is normal IIRC but if it doesn't work out they'll sell on no probs.

Yes I have the seat but nit sure you would want it but you can try it!! if your sadistic enough :wink:

[jim@55]

ive done the seat already :wink: its the dog bones /dropping the forks i was thinking about ill phone scooby2102 i think hes lowered his
chris--this would b an ideal time for it you never know :wink:

[northwind]

Upgrade from that lawnmower, eh? :) If that roof's strong enough to swing the bike off, idogbones are an easy job... Or you can borrow my abba stand to do it, if I ever get it back off Matt ;)

[jim@55]

no worries there andy ,if i go down the road of fitting them ,ill b in touch with you 8) its a wee gn 250 shes got and to b honest shes wringing its neck ,it'll get to about 80 but its not exactly warp speed getting there , :wink:

[stewart-250]

I lowered Liz's SV last week (my significant other, she's had a naked curvey for all of 2 weeks now).
She's 5'6ish and could just get the balls of her feet down on the ground with straight legs. Being used to having feet flat on the deck (with bent knees) this was ruining her confidence worring about dropping it at any slightly off camber road junction.

I fitted a set of longer dog bones (from banditmania) and dropped the forks to 10mm through the yokes (not counting the cap). With this done she can now sit on the bike with feet flat on the deck and knees bent with no problems, seat is still standard.
The bike now has a ground clearance, upright and with a rider of 5 3/4". Put in perspective my Triumph Trophy, in stock trim with a rider has a ground clearance of 5" to the belly pan and it has no grounding issues.

On a fast A/B road run I was unable to notice any difference in the handling. The limiting factor as ever being budget stock suspension.

If needed the forks could be dropped lower. I removed the spring and compressed the leg then refitted to the yokes to ckeck the clearance available (naked curvey remamber, please check other models first) and found you can go to 17-18mm through the yoke before the lip of the dust seal will hit the bottom yoke.

The banditmania lowering links drop the back end 25-30mm and cost £37 inc next day delivery. The only issue I had with them was that the zinc plating was so thick I had to run a 12mm drill bit through the holes to get the bolts to fit properly. If you use an abba stand they are a doddle to fit.

The only thing I'd avoid with a lowered bike would be a hugger, an undertray or a belly pan as you may then run into clearance issues.

Although 5'2 is quite short with a combination of lowering, seat and possibly the daytona boots I don't think she should have a problem. At least at £37 it's cheap enough to lower the bike and have a go.

Hope this is of some use.

cheers

Stewart

[northwind]

Did you check for radiator clearance as well?

[stewart-250]

Radiator clearance :shock: never thought about that. Will check it the next time I have the bike up on the stands. I would imagine though that we should be ok with the 10mm drop through the forks at present as many others have dropped them further with no reports of an unwanted rad/mudguard interface.

cheers

Stewart

[northwind]

10 ought to be just fine... I think I was 12mm when I changed the front.

[jim@55]

i bought her a cbr 400 rr ,the tri-arm model so i dont have to set about the sv .any body want a gn 250 8)

[auldyin]

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