suspension lowering - shorter rider

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StuartWags
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suspension lowering - shorter rider

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Has anyone ever dropped the suspensions on a storm? What bits are required? Are they custom or off the shelf?
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Hagon do a shorter shock as I know the Callum had one on his bike when he bought it
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you could always get platform motorbike boots.... :wink:
i'm sure I've seen something on ebay for lowering the storms ride height, would it also lower the ground clearance tho?
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Didn't Benny accidentally put part of the linkage in ''upside down'' which had the effect of lowering the rear, which he was quite happy with, being short of leg...
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I havent lowered my storm, but did lower my other bike as its a bit taller and i have stumpy legs, I soon raised it back up again as it felt horrible to ride, just have to make sure I can get my toes down on solid ground :)
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Didn't Benny accidentally put part of the linkage in ''upside down'' which had the effect of lowering the rear
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StuartWags
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they (wife) would be ok with loosing ground clearance. It would be best to drop the forks a bit as well . I will have look to see just how much i would need to drop it.

I did see a Suzuki with a drop kit on it on Saturday. That was done with a rear suspension linkage mod and dropping the forks ..... 45 mm lower at the seat
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you can get a kit for the Daytona 675, they are quite tall for a midrange bike.

http://www.lustracing.co.uk/suspension/ ... -kits.html

seems like a lot of work though, don't know if this Russian lady is available she has a 43" inch inside leg (or something) :thumbup:


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Hagon do a shorter shock which does the job nicely.
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