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Old 21-04-09, 19:13
stuxtttr stuxtttr is offline
XT-Moto SuperStar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Lutterworth/Midlands
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Bike lowered by 50mm rear and 35mm front

rear spring is about 5 up from minimum

I have not played with the forks yet but I do want to stiffen them up a bit and may drop them back down to 25-30mm

I have found this set up pretty good on and off road although my exhaust shows that I have rubbed it a couple of times with the back wheel but this was before i wound up the rear spring.

If I was going to load the bike up and ride more off road I would take off my off the road bones and revert to standard heights then just stiffen up front and back.

I have short legs so the bike can feel high off road, some of this is due to the tank/saddle. I feel the tank is slightly too wide at the point where my knees are when stood up on the pegs.

the same with the saddle I think it should be slightly narrower for better movement. This is something I will look into probably mod the current set up or look for a new narrower saddle.