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Old June 18th, 2022, 06:35 AM   #60
Bob KellyIII
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Name: Robert
Location: Weed, California.
Join Date: Jul 2021

Motorcycle(s): 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R, 2021 CSC TT250, 1977 Triumph Bonneville 750cc,2001 Honda XR650L.

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ok a quick update here.... I took it for a short ride and it was draging the rear tire on the plastic fender well on every little bump... by the time I got back it had wore a small hole in the plastic fender well.. but luckilly did not go into the air box. so I did stop in time.
so I pulled the shock again yesterday and replaced the spring with a 500lb spring I had purchased from race tech. I left the new lower link on there and just replaced the spring.....
once buttoned back up I measured the seat height again and it's right at 30"
which is almost 2" lower than stock. I have about 3" clearance between the rear tire and the inner fender well now.... and there is NO give what so ever when sitting on it.... I think I'm going to have to live with it like that !
it might well beat me to death on these bumpy roads but I can still flat foot it !
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we got alot of rain last night and everything is soaked outside so a test ride will have to wait !
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Bob......
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