Clip ons and suspension geometry

ieathonda · April 13th, 2015, 08:31 AM

I have some clip ons coming in this week sometime. I plan to move the forks up the clamps a bit and install the clip ons on the upper fork body similar to Rebeln9tn11's setup:

https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=74050

My question about this setup is: I know it will lower the front a bit and I dont want to lower the rear at all, Will the bike's handling change considerably? I know turn ins and the front end will be a little more twitchy to inputs and dont want to compromise the lean angle of the bike as a whole by "evening" out the bike by lowering the rear as well. Any input would be great!

agentbad · April 13th, 2015, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ieathonda

I have some clip ons coming in this week sometime. I plan to move the forks up the clamps a bit and install the clip ons on the upper fork body similar to Rebeln9tn11's setup:

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My question about this setup is: I know it will lower the front a bit and I dont want to lower the rear at all, Will the bike's handling change considerably? I know turn ins and the front end will be a little more twitchy to inputs and dont want to compromise the lean angle of the bike as a whole by "evening" out the bike by lowering the rear as well. Any input would be great!

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ieathonda · April 13th, 2015, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by agentbad

If you use imgur to host your pics you can do an instant resize by just adding an s, m, or l to the end of the filename in the link. Examples:

Yeah I figured it out. Nice scooby in the background btw

crazymadbastard · April 13th, 2015, 09:54 AM

If you dont like it you could try ex500 tubes. I think they arw longer and would swap over. You could try mounting the clip ons under the top tripple clamp. Since looks like you are going naked.

bruce71198 · April 13th, 2015, 10:24 AM

Slide the tubes up just enough to make the clip on's fit, I think you will like the way it handles.

accumack · April 13th, 2015, 04:04 PM

You need to make sure your forks don't bottom out on the lower triple tree. Put a zip tie on the fork tube and bottom the forks out to make sure you have room between the lower fork tube and the triple tree.

Mike K · May 28th, 2015, 07:15 PM

So what did you end up doing? I just got a set of used Woodcraft clip-ons for my '02 and now I'm scratching my head wondering if I should use them or not. I'm tracking the bike.

ieathonda · May 28th, 2015, 07:38 PM

I ended up installing them above the upper triple tree. It lowered the bike maybe 1/2"-3/4". Love how it turns in after the clip ons. I also upgraded to new gen fork springs, new maxima 10wt fork oil and new fork seals which dramatically improved front end handling

Btw, the forks never bottom out. Plenty of travel left. I am 145lbs if that helps

April 13th, 2015, 08:31 AM	#1
ieathonda ninjette.org member Name: William Location: Houston Join Date: Feb 2015 Motorcycle(s): Ninja EX250F Posts: 110	Clip ons and suspension geometry I have some clip ons coming in this week sometime. I plan to move the forks up the clamps a bit and install the clip ons on the upper fork body similar to Rebeln9tn11's setup: https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=74050 My question about this setup is: I know it will lower the front a bit and I dont want to lower the rear at all, Will the bike's handling change considerably? I know turn ins and the front end will be a little more twitchy to inputs and dont want to compromise the lean angle of the bike as a whole by "evening" out the bike by lowering the rear as well. Any input would be great!

April 13th, 2015, 09:54 AM	#4
crazymadbastard I'm crazy,your excuse is? Name: Winston Location: Connecticut Join Date: May 2013 Motorcycle(s): 250 2007 ninja Posts: A lot.	If you dont like it you could try ex500 tubes. I think they arw longer and would swap over. You could try mounting the clip ons under the top tripple clamp. Since looks like you are going naked. __________________________________________________ My Cafe Racer Build My intro post

May 28th, 2015, 07:15 PM	#7
Mike K ninjette.org guru Name: Mike Location: NJ Join Date: Jul 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300 track bike, 2007 Suzuki GSXR 750 track bike, 2002 Yamaha R6, 1995 CBR600RR f3 track bike Posts: 304	So what did you end up doing? I just got a set of used Woodcraft clip-ons for my '02 and now I'm scratching my head wondering if I should use them or not. I'm tracking the bike. __________________________________________________ Track, track, track

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ieathonda ninjette.org member Name: William Location: Houston Join Date: Feb 2015 Motorcycle(s): Ninja EX250F Posts: 110	I ended up installing them above the upper triple tree. It lowered the bike maybe 1/2"-3/4". Love how it turns in after the clip ons. I also upgraded to new gen fork springs, new maxima 10wt fork oil and new fork seals which dramatically improved front end handling Btw, the forks never bottom out. Plenty of travel left. I am 145lbs if that helps