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10/20/19 at 10:54:23

Anyone lower their front forks 2in while using the stock rear shocks and tire? Was planning on lowering my front forks soon and was thinking about going with slightly taller rear shocks. Was planning on using the vs800 shocks. Then thought crossed my mind that maybe the stock rear setup will be fine with forks lowered. Anyone riding with just the front lowered with comments and pics?

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28683 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Bike Stance Reply #1 - 10/20/19 at 11:00:59 I have 800 shocks on the rear... I'd rather add suspension than take any away.
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Blanco Willy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Bike Stance Reply #2 - 10/20/19 at 11:08:21 How did the handling change ? I was hoping that lowering the front and raising the rear would make it better for the clip on setup. Great bike by the way 👍 Also I thought it would give a more square setup and a lower fork angle.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28683 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Bike Stance Reply #3 - 10/20/19 at 11:38:16 Have you seen the Ryca conversions?... https://www.rycamotors.com/
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Blanco Willy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Bike Stance Reply #4 - 10/20/19 at 11:55:12 Yes but I'm not changing rear tire size or adding that tall set of rear shocks. I simply wanted to see an know about a bike with the front lowered only. The ryca is lowered in the front and raised considerably higher in the rear. I want to know how it looks with the stock rear wheel and shocks.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28890 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Bike Stance Reply #5 - 10/20/19 at 12:17:14 Cut 2" off the spacers and then you'll know.
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Blanco Willy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Bike Stance Reply #6 - 10/20/19 at 12:22:06 Actually Verslagen1 I was going to add 2in spacers to the damper rods. Any reason you think cutting the spacers is a better option?
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Reply #7 - 10/20/19 at 12:24:29

Lowering the front ,with the stock rear will open you up to some really bad front peg scraping!( worse than stock) Serowbot and I are on the same page when it comes to this , Ryca cafes gets away with this only because of the mid controls, you're much better off replacing the rear shocks with ones an inch or two longer , either way you go reduces wheel base and steering neck angle making the bike turn in a bit faster, but lowering the front forks on a stock bike isn't the way to go ,you'll lose ground clearance under the pegs ,just where you need it most.

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Blanco Willy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Bike Stance Reply #8 - 10/20/19 at 12:29:29 Excellent point. Guess I should do some math and figure out how high to go in the rear. Maybe I should just by a Sportster instead. I don't know how us noobs get sucked in to this kind of thinking
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Blanco Willy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Bike Stance Reply #9 - 10/20/19 at 12:33:19 Or maybe raising the rear shocks could provide the desired effect. Then maybe lower the front only an inch instead of two.
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Reply #10 - 10/20/19 at 12:37:01

Your in for a shock ! sportsters drag pegs worse than we do ! and you better be short legged or your knees will be in your arm pits ,I know I just rode one to my house for winter storage a few minutes ago and couldn't wait to get off it .
PS the 18 tire a the Ryca is hardly taller than your 15 Savage tire (rim size is larger ,but the narrow 18 tire has a much shorter sidewall height ) '

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Blanco Willy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Bike Stance Reply #11 - 10/20/19 at 12:39:26 I'm pretty Short Batman but I think maybe I should just get busy wrenching an stop asking so many questions 😂🤣😂
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28683 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Bike Stance Reply #12 - 10/20/19 at 12:40:10 The 800 shocks are a great improvement... and they are reasonably cheap on E-bay. You might try them and see,... if you still feel the need, then tackle lowering the front. Sometimes it's better to make changes in stages just so you know what's doing what. Anyway,... enjoy your tinkering.
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Blanco Willy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Bike Stance Reply #13 - 10/20/19 at 12:45:09 Thanks serobot. I will definitely do that. Any idea if buying a used set of rear shocks is worth doing ? I know the price difference is considerable compared to buying oem shocks. I don't really even want to mess with aftermarket shocks. But I'm also weary of a set of 15yr old shocks.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28683 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Bike Stance Reply #14 - 10/20/19 at 12:57:06 Mine were used... I've had them on for around ten years. This pair was much softer than stock. I'm only 145lbs. I got them from a buddy that was 300lbs,.. so they might have been particularly well broke-in. ... but perfect for me.
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