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Old 25-09-16, 22:11
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Originally Posted by crofty View Post
Now the top of fork tubes on this bike stand 10mm above the top yoke. I expected them to be flush. So do I drop them another 10/20mm or has it been dropped already ? Also if someone knew the torq values for the pinch bolts that would help. Thanks in advance for any help you can give. The links I fitted lower the bike by 40mm
The front end has been lowered already by the 10mm you see poking up through the yoke (the end of the stanchions sit flush with the yoke as standard). You cannot really pull the forks through the yokes more than another 5-10mm or you'll end up with clearance issues when the suspension is fully compressed or bottoms out.

Torque for the pinch bolts are 23Nm for the top yoke and 21Nm for the bottom - not as much as you'd think, so be careful!

With a 31" inside leg, you should be able to manage perfectly well on a bike with a standard seat and standard suspension so, as Pepsi suggests, why not deal with the root of your problem and change the seat? Lowering the suspension does funny things to the geometry and handling. You could even come out with a profit! TT seats are in demand and make almost as much as they cost new when sold through ebay!