diverig
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posted July 14, 2008 06:20 PM
 Edited By: diverig on 14 Jul 2008 19:35
How low???
Could I lower my 14 one inch front and back and not have clearance issues on the street?
And would this help the handling?
  
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newf14
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posted July 15, 2008 09:10 AM
I have the front of mine lowered a half an inch, the rear is lowered an inch. I have Soupys lowering links so it is real easy to lower the bike. I live in Newfoundland Canada and in some spots the roads are a little rough I ride a fair bit of two up and never ran into a bottoming out issue. Hope this helps you out a little.
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BobC
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posted July 15, 2008 10:16 AM
It depends on how loaded the bike is, how rough the street is and if there are any raised covers on it. Just be careful of the sump plug, it's the lowest thing under the bike.
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diverig
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posted July 15, 2008 02:49 PM
Edited By: diverig on 15 Jul 2008 15:51
has any one knocked the pan plug off?
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bawls
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posted July 15, 2008 03:12 PM
mine is lowered an inch in the front only as of right now... haven't ordered links yet.
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johnnyrocketzx14
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posted July 15, 2008 04:45 PM
quote:
has any one knocked the pan plug off?
Knocked mine hard enough to crack the pan behind it, so i just did the mod and gained some clearance. Looked for the page but didn't see it but this one is very similar
http://www.bikeland.org/board/viewthread.php?FID=27&TID=37910&set_time=1206113447
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MasterBlaster
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posted July 16, 2008 05:56 AM
Mine is 1in front and rear, just watch for speed bumps and such and cross at an angle. I lost the shroud in front of the drain plug on one right after I lowered it. Was lucky, no other damage and made me aware so no further problems.
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diverig
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posted July 16, 2008 04:49 PM
Thanks
I'm going to go the one inch and try to watch what I run over.
So MasterBlaster how did it affect the handling?
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MasterBlaster
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posted July 17, 2008 03:18 PM
Well not being a pro, and with 69 years under the belt it handles great for me. Did a week in the mountains last year and chicken strips were down to 1/8 in, good enough for me, and was an absolute blast. It was so good was doing 500 mile days.
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lietoome
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posted July 17, 2008 08:00 PM
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has any one knocked the pan plug off?
Yes, luckily I was loading it on the trailer. I had it welded up and added the plug to the left side of the pan. Works fine, no issues since.....then again, I rarely ride on the streets anymore.
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