Lowering the rear?
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Lowering the rear?
Never have any luck searching for anything, sorry.
I put this in cosmetic because the performance guys would chew me a new one due to ruining handling.
I am looking for the best way to lower the rear of my SHawk. The only things I can think of are different shock/spring ( which one would I use ) or a lowering link ( does any one make one or do I need to go custom ).
Please let me know what you think or find out. Thanks!!
Oh yeah, there's no rush as my "project" is in a billion pieces.
I put this in cosmetic because the performance guys would chew me a new one due to ruining handling.
I am looking for the best way to lower the rear of my SHawk. The only things I can think of are different shock/spring ( which one would I use ) or a lowering link ( does any one make one or do I need to go custom ).
Please let me know what you think or find out. Thanks!!
Oh yeah, there's no rush as my "project" is in a billion pieces.
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Your in luck since the superhawk's design doesn't make a lowering link feasible to make economically. So why's that lucky? A shorter shock will acomplish the same thing and most other honda shocks are shorter than the VTR.
Their spring rates are lighter too so if you're heavy or carry passengers, you'll need to get it resprung.
Yes, lowering a bike for purely cosmetic reasons is just plain silly IMO.
Their spring rates are lighter too so if you're heavy or carry passengers, you'll need to get it resprung.
Yes, lowering a bike for purely cosmetic reasons is just plain silly IMO.
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Re: Lowering the rear?
Lowering the suspension linkage can give you about 2 inches. I had this done at LSE Engineering in Denver, Colorado. It doesn't affect handling whatsoever. Similar to a shorter shock.
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Re: Lowering the rear?
Mike did you have a "lowering link" made to do it??
Just curious how they did it, since my hawk is about 1" to high for me to touch with both feet it would be nice for non "track" days if it was easy to raise.
Reguardless you might not be able to tell a difference but when the rear gets lower turn in is affected greatly so there is a diff there. Anyways the other thing i was going to say is if i can get a link for a hawk i might have some lowering ones made at a local machine shop, but we will see if i stop being lazy this summer.
Just curious how they did it, since my hawk is about 1" to high for me to touch with both feet it would be nice for non "track" days if it was easy to raise.
Reguardless you might not be able to tell a difference but when the rear gets lower turn in is affected greatly so there is a diff there. Anyways the other thing i was going to say is if i can get a link for a hawk i might have some lowering ones made at a local machine shop, but we will see if i stop being lazy this summer.
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Bump. I am looking to do the same. I took it to my local shop, they told me that the design inhibits making a lowering link, that the link would hit the exhaust. I looked at the LSERacing site. THey dont list a VTR lowering link. I dont want to seem lazy, but links always help.
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Lowering the suspension linkage can give you about 2 inches. I had this done at LSE Engineering in Denver, Colorado. It doesn't affect handling whatsoever. Similar to a shorter shock.
LSE
www.lseracing.com
5160 Parfet St., Unit A2
Wheatridge, CO 80033
(303) 420-5526
LSE
www.lseracing.com
5160 Parfet St., Unit A2
Wheatridge, CO 80033
(303) 420-5526
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