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Old 01-30-2004, 1:32 PM
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should I lower my 600rr
just at the title said guys, should I lower my bike
i'm only 5'4" and I have to tip toe to touch the gound.
I wanna low it another 1" or more. but the dealership guy told me that
it's not a good Idea becouse it's going to case alot of clearance problem.
exactly how many Inches off the ground am I going to have left if
I lower it 1" or 3"

any input is great. and sorry about the dumb question. I'm perty sure you guys get these questions alot form newbies
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Old 01-30-2004, 1:34 PM
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Re: should I lower my 600rr
Take a look at this: CBR 600 F4i/RR Lowering Kit
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Re: should I lower my 600rr
not a dumb question at all...

You will lose ground clearance, but that may not matter to you unless you are a heavy track day participant. If you do trackdays and the like, I'd suggest leaving it at stock height or higher!

But assuming you aren't lowering it is easy. Conqsoft got a new linkage (for princess' bike) setup for the rear that lowered the rear a bit (while keeping the amount of travel) and then dropping the forks in the tubes would complete the front.

There is a thread on this forum about that. See if you can find it...
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Re: should I lower my 600rr
why dont you lower it by reducing the preload and see what happens
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Re: should I lower my 600rr
Shift Down - I'm shorter than you and I refuse to lower my bikes. ( I do have to pick them off the ground occasionally.......)

Just scootch over and use 1 foot. As I've said many times in the past, you only need to have one foot down while playing pool or screwing in a hammock, so why should riding be different?
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Shift Down - I'm shorter than you and I refuse to lower my bikes. ( I do have to pick them off the ground occasionally.......)

Just scootch over and use 1 foot. As I've said many times in the past, you only need to have one foot down while playing pool or screwing in a hammock, so why should riding be different?
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Re: should I lower my 600rr
OUCH!

A little bit of burning going on there!

I never do anything but put one foot down myself, but if da man wants to lower it, make it so!
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...I was hoping you didn't have the one with the hammock....
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Re: should I lower my 600rr
That one foot down thing looks like it will give you a wedgie!
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That one foot down thing looks like it will give you a wedgie!
Not if you're wearing a thong....
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Old 02-15-2004, 8:43 PM
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Re: should I lower my 600rr
Funnily enough, the Honda race team in Oz last year was having problems getting the 600RR dialled in until they lowered the rear. They were shocked, as usually they were used to jacking the rear up (and/or dropping the front). BUT, their "dropping the rear" may mean that it was back to standard.
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