Jay-Ah 14
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posted February 15, 2009 01:09 PM
ZX-14 1" lower in the front ?
Hello, thanks for the info about the HID Kit. I had something else I was wondering about. First off I'm 6'4" around 230 or 235lbs fully geared up. So I'm a little tall. That to say I want to lower my 14, but not by much, maybe between 1" and 1.25", front and rear equally. I have seen some fully adjustible rear lowering links online for the REAR, but for the FRONT, the lowest I've seen is 1.5" lowering blocks. I don't want to use lowering straps, thats for the dragstrip, which I will use when I go there. My friend with the 2000 mint Busa said he droped his front end without useing blocks or straps, and I've seen it, it is lowered. He said he lowered it in the front, something to do with his handle bars. I know that the Busa and the 14 are two different bikes ( with similar performance ). I haven't been over there yet to see how he did it yet, but has anyone heard of being able to lower the 14 the same way or seen 1" to 1.25" lowering blocks for the front. If your not @ the dragstrip it does'nt make since to lower your street bike more than 2" because then speed bumps and pot holes are your enemy ( especially if you live in the mid-west like I do )
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Red1
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posted February 15, 2009 01:20 PM
 Edited By: Red1 on 15 Feb 2009 21:22
Jay,
Schnitz makes lowering blocks ( internal modification ) of front fork springs that lower the bike 1.5 or 3 inches. The other method of lowering the bike is to lower the bike by sliding the forks up through the triple clamps on the front end. Some folks did that on the ZX12 but the forks were tapered after 1 inch and there were reports of the clamps letting loose because of the tapered forks. To be honest I haven't even looked at the forks on the 14 to see if that is possible but I lowered my 14 using the 1.5" lowering blocks just like I did on my ZX12.
Hope this helps.
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Rook
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posted February 15, 2009 01:37 PM
Ninja14 had a great "how to" on the dead forum about lowering the front. All you do is raise the forks. You need the bike on stands and you loosen the fork clamps, lower the bike and tighten down the clamps again. Obviously this doesn't lower the handlebars at all; just the front of the bike. I believe Ninja14 recomended no more than 3/4 inch drop from stock for street riding.
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Rook
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posted February 15, 2009 01:39 PM
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Jay,
.......The other method of lowering the bike is to lower the bike by sliding the forks up through the triple clamps on the front end. Some folks did that on the ZX12 but the forks were tapered after 1 inch and there were reports of the clamps letting loose because of the tapered forks. .......
Hope this helps.
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Shane661
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posted February 15, 2009 02:04 PM
If you are going to lower the 14 in the front you should probably look into relocating the oil pan drain bolt. It really sticks down.
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posted February 15, 2009 02:08 PM
I lowered the front on my ZX14 on Friday. Remove the clip ons so you can get at the top clamps and then loosen the top clamps. Lying on my back I reached up with a wrench and loosened the fork clamps on each side. By lifting the front wheel I raised the forks 1.25 inches higher in the clamps. Tighten everything up and remount the clip ons.
I had the rear on a stand but dont have a front stand. I used a car jack and block of wood under the oil pan to take the weight off the front wheel slightly. It worked great. When I lowered the front of my other bike, a GSXR1000, I put a board under the front wheel before I started so I could use it for leverage to raise the front wheel. That worked well too. Just remember to put something under the engine (oil pan) so the front end wont collapse when the fork clamps are loosened. Anyway, not a hard job.
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dubious
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posted February 15, 2009 03:16 PM
I have ran the frt of mine lowered 1 inch in the frt , forks slid up for 2 years.
The headers of some manufactures and the drain bolt will becoem slightly more susceptible.
I dragged mine a couple times...
move or remove the horn, as the fender will want to smash it into the rad.
The top of my fender has hit the bottom of the fairing lightly a few times, but no big hits.
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