How many inches/mm have you lowered your front end?

[Dnyce]

4inches in the front on the kawi, gotta make up for the other two kawi virgins lol

[Antwanny]

0 no messy with either of em

[racedoll]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Ah well, it's like guys that swear they don't need to enhance the power of their bike or modify the stock suspension... If you've never tried it, you really don't know.

Yes, I know it could be better but I just don't like change. Though one guy told me that if I can ride my bike the way it is now (hard as a rock) and have it feel good then imagine how I could ride it if it were set up properly for me.

When I hear about you guys changing this and that and whatever. It's like how would you ever get it back to "normal" if you ever wanted it that way and would it even feel the same as before. Just seems like some go so far off the beaten path that it can't be good.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by racedoll

Yes, I know it could be better but I just don't like change. Though one guy told me that if I can ride my bike the way it is now (hard as a rock) and have it feel good then imagine how I could ride it if it were set up properly for me.

When I hear about you guys changing this and that and whatever. It's like how would you ever get it back to "normal" if you ever wanted it that way and would it even feel the same as before. Just seems like some go so far off the beaten path that it can't be good.

Ah my dear, that's why you keep a log of the changes and your base numbers. If you happen to forget, the base numbers can be found in you owner's manual. Or you can keep the changes in your notes on your Power Commander.

[Cutty72]

Nuttin on the Buell. I don't want a faster turn in.

[RCM78]

Different bikes call for different adjustment.

I have an '05R1. With the stock front/rear suspension and pirelli supercorsa pro's I had to RAISE the front 2 mm. Otherwise the front wanted to fold under during trail breaking. The rear would squat coming off corners causing the bike to run wide.

Now I have Ohlins 25mm cartridges and a penske triple clicker. The forks are 10mm longer then stock and the rear is 6mm taller then stock (penske is 2mm longer combined with 600 spring and 190/55 tire).

Final settings were raise the forks 6mm through the triple and set the shock at it's shortest position.(This bike does not need or like additional height in the rear. Graves makes a shock clevis the lowers the rear 3.5mm)

Total sag is set at 40mm front/35mm rear

Right now the bike turns sightly slower then it did stock but the added stability trailing into a corner is so worth the tradeoff. The bike comes off the corners and holds a line perfect now. It actually feels like a horsepower boost since I can open the throttle faster with the penske out back.

Best mod to the bike by far!!!

[pickle.of.doom]

Every bike that I have ever ridden that was lowered handled like complete ass.