Lowering

I have recently part exchange my faithful SV for a CBR600 RR, I was sad to see it go, but I’m still looking forward to my new toy.
Being a short ****, I’m considering getting the bike lowered, I can get both feet down just not all the way, which can make moving the bike around whilst sitting on it a bit awkward, and generally make me feel more comfortable.
How does lowering affect the bike? It will be done by a professional as opposed to myself doing it. Does anyone know how much it will cost? I also intend to do some track days on it, so I don’t want to negatively affect the bike and the settings.
Any help would be much appreciated!

[jambo]

depends on the bike. The SV's quite easy to lower, Kate's CBR600F did not use dog bones and I'd imagine the RR would be the same, so a new shock was needed to bring the **** down. The front can be lowered a bit to keep the geometry as close as possible to original by just raising the forks in the yokes a little.

Originally Posted by jambo

Kate's CBR600F did not use dog bones and I'd imagine the RR would be the same.

It does, just no-where sells replacements.

dog, if your only reason for lowering is just want to be able to paddle the bike backwards, forget it. Reducing ground clearance and/or buggering up the handing because you cant be arsed to get off the bike is an unwise decision.

Besides, it's a better balanced bike than the SV - once you're used to it you might be quite comfortable with it anyway.

Yep, my CBR600F is pretty low now with the custom shock but I have been told I will probably end up needing race fairings on the track as I have very little ground clearance.

I had to lower the CBR as I could only get one tip-toe on the floor and thats if I shifted off the seat. I can now get both tip-toes down and tbh, I find the CBR a lot more balanced and easier to maneover than the SV, and the handling is great.

I would suggest riding the RR for a bit and see how you get on, if you then still feel that you need to lower it then fiddle with the suspension settings and maybe get a Hagon shock like mine. Just ring them up and they can give you a quote, they also have a quick turn-around too.

Thanks for the advice, I think its probally best to leave it alone for now, I can nearly get both feet all the way down so its not that bad really, just being lazy when it comes to paddleing it around, which i can just about manage at the moment it would just have been a bit easier if it were a couple of cm's lower.

Thanks for all the help

if i were you, i would condider getting the seat resculptured, thats probably your best bet.

as it doesnt affect the handling of the bike, it might take a bit of comfort away, but i didnt notice when i had my CBR600F seat rescalpted,

they take a bit from the sides too so your feet have less distance from the floor.

Originally Posted by bikageboy

if i were you, i would condider getting the seat resculptured, thats probably your best bet.

as it doesnt affect the handling of the bike, it might take a bit of comfort away, but i didnt notice when i had my CBR600F seat rescalpted,

they take a bit from the sides too so your feet have less distance from the floor.

I doubt that's possible - the seat on the RR is a plank as it is

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

I doubt that's possible - the seat on the RR is a plank as it is

rebove it and add cotton wool instead