I am considering lowering my bike with Muzzy links in the rear and raising the tubes in front. Muzzy's recommends raising the front tubes 3/4" which with installing their links will lower the bike overall 1 1/2".Post count 1! Welcome to the forum!
Two questions:
1. For those of you who have lowered the bike in this manner, does it affect the handling adversely?Yes and no. If you lower "properly", then you will have to lower the front to match the rear, and the handling will be only slightly changed. You will lose ground clearance, and you will lose some suspension travel... and will need to compensate with adjusting the suspension settings. Since the pegs will be lowered 1", it will reduce the amount you can lean, which is not a problem unless you are REALLY REALLY leaning far.
2. For the front, I understand about installing the risers before you can raise the tubes. I do not know exactly what must be undone to raise the tubes. Does anyone have photos that would show this and a description of the steps?Yes. It is easy, you just loosen the clamps. I don't recall exactly how I did it, but it was easy and mostly intuitive. Posting above has more info.
Once you lower the bike you will need to modify the side and centerstand.
Thanks for all of the replies. Yes, I am a newbie. I bought the bike about two weeks ago.
I had searched the for info on lowering the bike and found a lot of threads. However, I did not find one that had photos posted of someone actually doing the mod. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words and, in my instance, probably more than that. If I do a mod on either my cars or bikes and have not found a thread with photos, I will probably post it.
I found a CD repair manual on EBay for $7.99 and it already has been a great help.
What, NO PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!
So I installed a Signal Minder today along with a headlight modulator. Thanks to the manual, I knew where to look for things and how to take apart what was needed. And I actually got it all back together and everything works!!
As long as you realize that both you and the person you bought it from broke the law. Kawasaki manuals are not available legally on CD, meaning a violation of copyright.I guess you never broke the spered limit on your bike??? A broken law is a broken law!!
What, NO PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!
This little gal rode my bike fine, she'd rather be on tippy toes and not sacrifice cornering by losing ground clearance and mucking up the bike.
As long as you realize that both you and the person you bought it from broke the law. Kawasaki manuals are not available legally on CD, meaning a violation of copyright.
Amazing how brazen the sellers are, too! A quick search shows up numerous illegal offerings:
I guess you never broke the speed limit on your bike??? A broken law is a broken law!!
This little gal rode my bike fine, she'd rather be on tippy toes and not sacrifice cornering by losing ground clearance and mucking up the bike.
The handling will be affected - due to a lower center of gravity (at least). As stevewfl said, it's simple physics. Whether you find the difference objectionable (or even noticeable) is going to be subjective.