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Message started by caseyLA on 11/02/09 at 22:58:13

Title: Lowering Front Forks
Post by caseyLA on 11/02/09 at 22:58:13

Anyone have success with lowering their front forks? If so, how did you do it?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Lowering Front Forks
Post by Serowbot on 11/03/09 at 11:38:05

With my DP bike,... I just slid the tubes up the triple tree an inch...
Make sure you won't bottom out though...

Title: Re: Lowering Front Forks
Post by verslagen1 on 11/03/09 at 11:38:34

there's been a couple that have done it.
You're gonna have to search for it though.

Title: Re: Lowering Front Forks
Post by verslagen1 on 11/03/09 at 11:44:47

Just search "lowering front forks" and you'll get...

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1241488762/1#1

Title: Re: Lowering Front Forks
Post by bill67 on 11/03/09 at 11:47:59


5046514C54414C57230 wrote:
With my DP bike,... I just slid the tubes up the triple tree an inch...
Make sure you won't bottom out though...

I did the same thing with my wife GR 650 tempter

Title: Re: Lowering Front Forks
Post by caseyLA on 11/04/09 at 02:09:05

cool, thanks, i'm gonna give it a shot.

Title: Re: Lowering Front Forks
Post by verslagen1 on 11/04/09 at 08:58:33


313A3F3F6564530 wrote:
[quote author=5046514C54414C57230 link=1257231493/0#1 date=1257277085]With my DP bike,... I just slid the tubes up the triple tree an inch...
Make sure you won't bottom out though...

I did the same thing with my wife GR 650 tempter[/quote]
You forked your wife?

Title: Re: Lowering Front Forks
Post by Serowbot on 11/04/09 at 09:53:34


22312627383533313A65540 wrote:
[quote author=313A3F3F6564530 link=1257231493/0#4 date=1257277679][quote author=5046514C54414C57230 link=1257231493/0#1 date=1257277085]With my DP bike,... I just slid the tubes up the triple tree an inch...
Make sure you won't bottom out though...

I did the same thing with my wife GR 650 tempter[/quote]
You forked your wife?[/quote]
He bottomed her out...

Title: Re: Lowering Front Forks
Post by bill67 on 11/04/09 at 10:00:11

  Yep I hit pay dirt.

Title: Re: Lowering Front Forks
Post by babyhog on 11/04/09 at 11:33:10


292227277D7C4B0 wrote:
  Yep I hit pay dirt.


"Pay" being the operative word...

Title: Re: Lowering Front Forks
Post by caseyLA on 11/07/09 at 00:45:18

well getting the damper rod out was a PITA. The broom handle trick didn't work so I welded a nut onto the end of a piece of steel tube.

Yay, now I have a damper rod removal tool. Anyone need to borrow it?

Title: Re: Lowering Front Forks
Post by verslagen1 on 11/07/09 at 10:40:50

What size nut?

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