I have a stock bike waiting for my attention and I'm thing on making a little cafe/rat racer out of it. Whats the best/cheapest way to lower my stock cb
frame?
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Lowering a stocker for cafe/rat bike?
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 bikerat |
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Posts: 15 (06/19/09 10:43 AM) |
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Posts: 3393 (06/19/09 10:50 AM) Senior Member |
Lots of info on the sight - use the search function with lowering as a search-word.
LRT hates the lowering blocks which move the bottom location of your shocks - the shock rods tend to get bent after awhile. 11" springs are available for 85+shipping or so. Show up on ebay new now and again. They will ride a little harder than shock. Combine both of the above. Make or buy struts - no suspension, rides like a rigid.
I'm old enough to know better.... yeah right, like that's ever gonna happen oldhemi@sbcglobal.net
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junk yard jon |
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Posts: 2256 (06/20/09 6:00 AM) |
for the front, use 550 forks. there about 1 1/2-2 inches shorter. shorten the kick stand also
I was born with nothing and still have most of it.
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Jhaines |
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Posts: 40 (06/20/09 7:39 PM) |
If you want a lowered bike, just shove the fork tubes up through the clamps an inch or two. Thats the simplest/cheapest way to lower the front end. If you do
that, you can put a pair of clipon handlebars on the excess fork tube sticking up from the top clamp. If you want to be even lower than that, put the clipons
UNDER the top clamps on each fork. If you want to lower the rear as well, I think TAS Classic Motorsports sells a set of shorter rear shocks.
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bikerat |
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Posts: 18 (06/20/09 8:50 PM) |
thanks guy I dropped the front tubes on my bobber to level things out and all your advice will really help on my fresh build
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