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Old October 14th, 2021, 11:11 PM   #8
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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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ View Post
here's fork-tube extensions
https://cyclehaven.co.uk/cyclehaveno...ork-Tubes.html

You can make your own dogbones from bar-stock. Problem with that is it changes leverage-ratio of shock. Another idea is to replace lower clevis of shock with 20-30mm longer one.
this is very true and something to consider on your suspension.....
I lowered my bike by adding extendable dog bones (the turn buckle type)
and it softened my suspension A LOT !!!!! and I only extended them 5/8"
if you shorten them it will make your suspension harder ...by alot !
I'm fairly certain you can go as much as 1/2" Shorter than the original dog bones, which would probably raise the seat by 2" or so....
i think for your use I would go with the ADJUSTABLE lowering kit ( that's what they call it on Amazon) and instead of making them longer than the stock bones like I did, you could make them shorter .... but you may have to grind off the ends of the turnbuckles to get the height you really want !
I bet you could get 3" rise of the seat by doing that !
....it would be really stiff though... REALLY STIFF !!!!
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Bob.......
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