$40 pre gen adjustable dog bones

mayonaise_invasion · April 24th, 2014, 06:38 PM

If you're like me and have been looking to raise the ass end of your beloved pregen but cannot justify dropping $100 for soupys adjustable dog bones, look no further. After scoping evilbay for too long I found these. they even come in colors.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Adjustable-R...1522a3&vxp=mtr

now before you jump all over me, yes i know these are meant for the new 250s, but you might also notice that they are almost identical to the soupys dogbones only both ends are ball joint rod ends instead of one ball joint rod end and one eye bolt. As the are out of the package, they are longer than our stock pregen dogbones. nothing a little surgery can't fix. tomorrow ill run the coupling ends through the ban saw and clean up the ends with a grinder and voila, nice green soupy knockoff adjustable dogbones for under $40.

I shall post before and after surgery pics as well as pics of them installed soon.

Alex · April 24th, 2014, 08:54 PM

/moved to pre-gen tech

quarterliter · April 26th, 2014, 07:59 AM

Awesome great find!

mayonaise_invasion · April 26th, 2014, 08:10 AM

Surgery was quick and painless. I cut 25mm off of each end and cut about 10mm of the thread end of the rod ends so they could screw all the way in. Ill hopfully pop them into the bike next week and play around with them to see how much lift i can get out of them.

choneofakind · April 26th, 2014, 08:23 AM

Nice find!!! I run the Custom length shortener Soupy's links. I really appreciate what raising the tail does for handling (and aesthetics), but like you said, the price was steep. Worth it? yes. Would I do it again if I knew I could get these for less money? Likely not. Let us know how they hold up, how the quality is, etc. The one thing I'll give soupy's is the quality is perfect and they used high grade hardware.

mayonaise_invasion · May 15th, 2014, 10:49 AM

Put the dog bones on the bike today. I was a little ambitious on the cutting and would recommend that if someone were to recreate my project, they only cut 10-15mm off each end of the coupling. The bones raised the ass end quite a bit, enough that i needed to modify my kick stand so it can touch the ground. I think ill look into buying 2 new couplings and cutting them to a bit longer length. Pics of the entire bike before and after to compare tge stance to come.

mayonaise_invasion · May 16th, 2014, 08:13 PM

Heres pics of the new butt lift as well as a my extended kickstand to accompany it. Thoughts?

choneofakind · May 17th, 2014, 01:40 PM

Have you ridden it yet? That looks mighty high.

CZroe · May 17th, 2014, 02:09 PM

I can't really make that out on this iPod: how did you modify the side stand?

Major_Paine · May 17th, 2014, 02:23 PM

this looks legit, might add this mod to my track bike

mayonaise_invasion · May 17th, 2014, 10:22 PM

Yes ive put about 130 miles on it so far. Mixed feelings. Ive gone from having both feet flat on the ground to one foot flat and the other on the ball of my foot at a stop (im about 5'10") and it may be over stretching my shock a little. On the other hand if i whip it around a corner the ass end comes right around. Heavily considering dropping it down a little to a happy medium. As for the kickstand, i cut it in half with a grinder and saw that the stand is hallow then shoved a rod slightly smaller than the diameter of the hallow channel, then welded it in place to the two ends of the stand. In extended it about an inch and a quarter

choneofakind · May 18th, 2014, 07:31 AM

Make those links longer. I'm also 5'10" and I can flat foot without issue. I also don't have tail whipping issues. Only time I get squirrelly is under hard braking at the track.

Josh_kcco · May 18th, 2014, 03:02 PM

Do you have to cut them to make them work?

mayonaise_invasion · May 18th, 2014, 03:51 PM

As they are out of the box, they're slightly longer than the stock dog bones so they would lower the bike. So yes too raise the bike the couplings need to be cut. Just trim them a little less than i did

choneofakind · May 24th, 2014, 07:00 PM

Bump on this thread for @Sirref

Sirref · May 24th, 2014, 07:37 PM

Alright, I'm looking into doing this.

You said you cut 25mm and would recommend 10-15mm for future cuts

why didn't you cut 5mm at a time and test it rather than jump straight to 25mm on the first cut?

mayonaise_invasion · May 24th, 2014, 09:09 PM

haha I was waiting for this question. I don't have unlimited access to the ban saw at my work thanks to my boss's boss not being super stoked on "personal projects" which i tend to have a lot of all revolving around my bike. So rather than getting an earfull from him i just went for a quick session on the saw and popped em in the bike. I've been pretty swamped with classes lately so I havent looked, but I'm sure it will be easy and cheap to find identical couplings that I can cut again on a later day.

CZroe · May 25th, 2014, 04:18 AM

OK, I'd really love to do this but I don't have access to a bandsaw or a tap and die set for cleaning up the threads.

If I take it to a welder or machine shop I'll probably end up paying too much.

mayonaise_invasion · May 25th, 2014, 07:55 AM

I didn't need a tap and die. I considered it, but simply did a tiny bit of clean up with a bench grinder after cutting rod ends. Honestly im not sure that shortening the rod ends would be necessary.

mayonaise_invasion · July 24th, 2014, 09:22 AM

Bought another set and recut them a little longer. Original set is now up for grabs. $15 plus shipping. Pm me.

Major_Paine · July 24th, 2014, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mayonaise_invasion

Bought another set and recut them a little longer. Original set is now up for grabs. $15 plus shipping. Pm me.

how much does it raise the rear? if i have a gsxr rear shock, will that still clear?

garth285 · July 24th, 2014, 12:36 PM

Do you know how much it will lower the bike the way it comes?

EDIT - Nevermind I saw it was 4" in the ad

April 24th, 2014, 06:38 PM	#1
mayonaise_invasion ninjette.org member Name: Aaron Location: Seattle Join Date: Oct 2013 Motorcycle(s): '01 EX250 Posts: 28	$40 pre gen adjustable dog bones If you're like me and have been looking to raise the ass end of your beloved pregen but cannot justify dropping $100 for soupys adjustable dog bones, look no further. After scoping evilbay for too long I found these. they even come in colors. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Adjustable-R...1522a3&vxp=mtr now before you jump all over me, yes i know these are meant for the new 250s, but you might also notice that they are almost identical to the soupys dogbones only both ends are ball joint rod ends instead of one ball joint rod end and one eye bolt. As the are out of the package, they are longer than our stock pregen dogbones. nothing a little surgery can't fix. tomorrow ill run the coupling ends through the ban saw and clean up the ends with a grinder and voila, nice green soupy knockoff adjustable dogbones for under $40. I shall post before and after surgery pics as well as pics of them installed soon.

April 24th, 2014, 08:54 PM	#2
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May 17th, 2014, 10:22 PM	#11
mayonaise_invasion ninjette.org member Name: Aaron Location: Seattle Join Date: Oct 2013 Motorcycle(s): '01 EX250 Posts: 28	Yes ive put about 130 miles on it so far. Mixed feelings. Ive gone from having both feet flat on the ground to one foot flat and the other on the ball of my foot at a stop (im about 5'10") and it may be over stretching my shock a little. On the other hand if i whip it around a corner the ass end comes right around. Heavily considering dropping it down a little to a happy medium. As for the kickstand, i cut it in half with a grinder and saw that the stand is hallow then shoved a rod slightly smaller than the diameter of the hallow channel, then welded it in place to the two ends of the stand. In extended it about an inch and a quarter __________________________________________________ Apparently it's bad to rev at girls when there's already one riding on the back?
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May 18th, 2014, 03:51 PM	#14
mayonaise_invasion ninjette.org member Name: Aaron Location: Seattle Join Date: Oct 2013 Motorcycle(s): '01 EX250 Posts: 28	As they are out of the box, they're slightly longer than the stock dog bones so they would lower the bike. So yes too raise the bike the couplings need to be cut. Just trim them a little less than i did __________________________________________________ Apparently it's bad to rev at girls when there's already one riding on the back?

May 24th, 2014, 09:09 PM	#17
mayonaise_invasion ninjette.org member Name: Aaron Location: Seattle Join Date: Oct 2013 Motorcycle(s): '01 EX250 Posts: 28	haha I was waiting for this question. I don't have unlimited access to the ban saw at my work thanks to my boss's boss not being super stoked on "personal projects" which i tend to have a lot of all revolving around my bike. So rather than getting an earfull from him i just went for a quick session on the saw and popped em in the bike. I've been pretty swamped with classes lately so I havent looked, but I'm sure it will be easy and cheap to find identical couplings that I can cut again on a later day. __________________________________________________ Apparently it's bad to rev at girls when there's already one riding on the back?

April 26th, 2014, 07:59 AM	#3
quarterliter ninjette.org guru Name: Kevin Location: Madison Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2004 Ninja 250 Posts: 465	Awesome great find!

April 26th, 2014, 08:23 AM	#5
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Nice find!!! I run the Custom length shortener Soupy's links. I really appreciate what raising the tail does for handling (and aesthetics), but like you said, the price was steep. Worth it? yes. Would I do it again if I knew I could get these for less money? Likely not. Let us know how they hold up, how the quality is, etc. The one thing I'll give soupy's is the quality is perfect and they used high grade hardware.

May 17th, 2014, 01:40 PM	#8
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Have you ridden it yet? That looks mighty high.

May 17th, 2014, 02:09 PM	#9
CZroe CPT Falcon Name: J.Emmett Turner Location: Newnan, GA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.	I can't really make that out on this iPod: how did you modify the side stand?

May 17th, 2014, 02:23 PM	#10
Major_Paine ninjette.org member Name: Ernie Location: LA area Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2004 ninja 250 (in progress), 2009 cbr600rr Posts: 122	this looks legit, might add this mod to my track bike

May 18th, 2014, 07:31 AM	#12
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Make those links longer. I'm also 5'10" and I can flat foot without issue. I also don't have tail whipping issues. Only time I get squirrelly is under hard braking at the track.

May 18th, 2014, 03:02 PM	#13
Josh_kcco ninjette.org guru Name: Josh Location: Kern Join Date: Dec 2013 Motorcycle(s): '04 Ninja 250R Posts: 367	Do you have to cut them to make them work?

May 24th, 2014, 07:00 PM	#15
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Bump on this thread for @Sirref

May 24th, 2014, 07:37 PM	#16
Sirref Private Joker Name: Ben Location: Towson, MD Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '14	Alright, I'm looking into doing this. You said you cut 25mm and would recommend 10-15mm for future cuts why didn't you cut 5mm at a time and test it rather than jump straight to 25mm on the first cut?

May 25th, 2014, 04:18 AM	#18
CZroe CPT Falcon Name: J.Emmett Turner Location: Newnan, GA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.	OK, I'd really love to do this but I don't have access to a bandsaw or a tap and die set for cleaning up the threads. If I take it to a welder or machine shop I'll probably end up paying too much.

May 25th, 2014, 07:55 AM	#19
mayonaise_invasion ninjette.org member Name: Aaron Location: Seattle Join Date: Oct 2013 Motorcycle(s): '01 EX250 Posts: 28	I didn't need a tap and die. I considered it, but simply did a tiny bit of clean up with a bench grinder after cutting rod ends. Honestly im not sure that shortening the rod ends would be necessary. __________________________________________________ Apparently it's bad to rev at girls when there's already one riding on the back?

July 24th, 2014, 09:22 AM	#20
mayonaise_invasion ninjette.org member Name: Aaron Location: Seattle Join Date: Oct 2013 Motorcycle(s): '01 EX250 Posts: 28	Bought another set and recut them a little longer. Original set is now up for grabs. $15 plus shipping. Pm me. __________________________________________________ Apparently it's bad to rev at girls when there's already one riding on the back?

July 24th, 2014, 12:36 PM	#22
garth285 KAWASAKI GURU Name: Shawn Location: Florida Join Date: Jul 2013 Motorcycle(s): Turbo Ninja 250 Posts: 863	Do you know how much it will lower the bike the way it comes? EDIT - Nevermind I saw it was 4" in the ad

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