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Message started by Rocco on 03/31/10 at 12:14:18

Title: how about just lower it? lol
Post by Rocco on 03/31/10 at 12:14:18

ok, so i'm still up in the air about hardtailing her, if i do i'll put my seat on springs and get one of those suction cup ones for my woman...

my next ? is, can i lower her with the stock springs?

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Post by bill67 on 03/31/10 at 12:19:20

You would have to take the shocks apart and cut off some spring.

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Post by Rocco on 03/31/10 at 12:45:33

hmmmm...i don't wanna do that, if i take them off i can atleast put them back on lol

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Post by miker on 03/31/10 at 15:24:40

or move the shock mounts on the swingarm back a bit, or find some shorter shocks at a swapmeet.

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Post by Serowbot on 03/31/10 at 17:06:46

Cheapest method,... let the air out of the tires... :-?...

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Post by Bigzuk on 03/31/10 at 17:40:46

On my '70 750 Honda I installed crome steel blocks that bolted to the swingarm lower shock mount and moved the bottom of the shock rearward to lower the bike. Back in those days you could buy these lowering blocks at most bike shops. I don't know if you can find them now or if they would fit a savage?

Bigzuk

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Post by miker on 03/31/10 at 19:36:22

5378766B647A110 wrote:

Munger is making them CB750 choppers brand new. Nice bikes too.

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Post by Rocco on 03/31/10 at 22:39:17

hmmm i see some for sportsters that lower the bike 2 inches, but i don't want to pay 200 smackers lol

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Post by kickstartmyheart on 04/01/10 at 14:51:19

how hard is it to take apart the shocks? im curious i would like to take them apart and get rid of the cheap chrome covers... i complete screwed one of them up in a wreck last year

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Post by bill67 on 04/01/10 at 15:23:15

Its hard without a shock compress but can be done,You need a needle nose vise grip to hold the shaft and the theres a nut you take off.Hold the vise grip at the top so you don't wreak part of the shaft that will be going into the shock or it will wreck the seals.I have done it so it can be done.