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May 31st, 2009, 10:59 AM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Dave
Location: San Diego
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 250 ninja 2002, 2008 ZX10-R Posts: 149
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just dropped the front forks 3mm
Well, after the 5'3" wife continued to express her lack of confidence in being able to reach the ground on the 250ninja as she gets ready to complete the MSF rider course this afternoon...I decided to go out and loosen up the pinch bolts on the forks and get the bike as low as possible, and managed to get it dropped about 3mm or so. Every little bit helps. Now the top of the forks are topped out against the handlebar mounting surface. I already got the pirelli MT-75's with the 120 rear, so things had already gotten a bit lower for her.
I guess those Kawasaki Eliminator 125's she's riding at the course have spoiled her. Although she admits they don't look as cool! |
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May 31st, 2009, 11:00 AM
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make sure the rear shock preload is set at it lowest setting, too.
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May 31st, 2009, 12:34 PM
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Name: Dave
Location: San Diego
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no can do...pre-gen =(
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May 31st, 2009, 08:01 PM
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ah... sorry.
they make lowering blocks for the front end... that would help. |
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June 17th, 2009, 10:46 AM
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My girl is just under 5'3", when learning she was very comfortable after I fitted MT75s and cut down her seat. After she got about a year of riding under her belt she went back to the stock seat. You can cut a lot of foam out of the seat and still have it be fairly comfortable.
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June 18th, 2009, 05:58 PM
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July 14th, 2009, 07:38 AM
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