lowering motorcycles?

Question

I have a kawasaki zx6r but i could barely reach my toes on the ground so i want to lower it but i heard i will mess up the suspension and what is the average price for it.

Answer 1

You can remove the seat cover, then use a bread knife to cut some of the foam off. To actually lower the suspension you need to get a lowering link for the rear and have it installed by a pro because he will also need to lower the front slightly to maintain the correct geometry. Make sure to ask the mechanic how many times he has done it. Your bike is not uncommon, he may even be able to have a customer whose zx6 he has lowered come by the shop so you can sit on it.

Answer 2

Motorcycles are designed with some care in handling and suspension. Don't mess up a good bike cause you bought the wrong one. Any custom shop can do anything you want, pay em enough. Feet are sposed to be on the pegs, not the ground, if stopped, lean her over a bit and use one as a brace and other on Brake/Shifter/whatever is needed.
You could maybe just change Wheel Diameter and lower it without making or doing any radical or expensive changes that could ruin it, 1" off the tyres would give you about 3" of leg reach.

Answer 3

Do it. I have a 2004 6R that I had lowered. And it's just fine.
Even my husband who's taller and heavier than me (at least at the moment....) didn't have any problems riding it. They used a dog bone (??) to drop it about 2".

I didn't ride it before it was lowered because I couldn't reach the ground either (I'm 5'3). But I've had no problems cornering and I've never scraped anything. There's plenty of ground clearance. And unlike the Magna that I had lowered, it doesn't feel like a bumpier ride either. I initially had the front lowered as well, but then I had them bring it back up because it was just too uncomfy. I don't ride crazy but that hasn't caused any problems for me either.

I don't recall how much it cost but I don't think it was a huge amount.

I don't have a lot of pics of it yet but you can check it out on my 360.

EDIT: Changing the seat won't help on this bike. There's hardly any padding to it to start with.

Answer 4

The biggest problem with lowering a bike is that, done properly you will give up some lean angle, thus cornering ability. For most street riders this should not pose a big problem because rarley do they need all the angle afforded by a modern sport bike.

Another solution would be to alter the seat by removing some padding.

Answer 5

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lowering motorcycles?
I have a kawasaki zx6r but i could barely reach my toes on the ground so i want to lower it but i heard i will mess up the suspension and what is the average price for it.

Answer 6

The spring should not be shortened by cutting off some of the coil. The reason is that this will make the spring effectively stiffer. Imagine a spring that is 2 ft long. A certain amount of force will be needed to compress the spring one inch. Now imagine the spring is cut to 1 ft length. That same force will only compress the spring by 1/2 an inch.

Answer 7

Answerer number one is mistaken. Lowering kits will not generally hinder the handling of a bike. Lowering kits were made for the exact purpose of making the bike more rider friendly. I found the general price on the lowering kits for my Daytona 675 to be around $179 to $199.

Answer 8

Here's a link with a slew of lowering parts for Metrics:

http://denniskirk.com/jsp/search/search.jsp?resultType=results&store=Main&searchString=lowering%2Bis_nla%253A%2B0%2B%2Bsubcategory_id%253A%2B416%2Bleafcategory_id%253A%2B41607&userString=lowering&catId=416&leafCatId=41607

Answer 9

if it were me i would just loosen up the bolts on the triple clamps and let the forks slide up a bit to where i felt comfortable and then tighten them.but that's not the greatest idea.but it's still what i would do.

Answer 10

see if lowering seat height is available.
by changing the seat.....