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Has anyone lowered their Rockster without adverse effect?

Thanks!

You could let some air out of the tires...

How low do you want to go?...shorter springs would be the only way to do it..IMO

DJ

DJ Downunder wrote:You could let some air out of the tires...

How low do you want to go?...shorter springs would be the only way to do it..IMO

DJ

That's what I was thinking, but don't really want shorter springs, as it's bound to change the way the bike rides.

Thanks!

Although apples and oranges, this gal I work w/ had her 929 lowered and it never road the same. She ended up selling it.

You could TRY a longer Paralever arm - that would change the height of the rear end?

Not sure what bikes have a longer arm though: RT??

(the GS one is 5 mm shorter - but that equates to about 2" of difference in the ride height!!)

Sir Patrick, i believe, lowered his bike. Seems to me that he was not exactly happy with the results. Chopping the struts limited the suspension travel and the results were not satisfactory.

riceburner wrote:You could TRY a longer Paralever arm - that would change the height of the rear end?

Not sure what bikes have a longer arm though: RT??

(the GS one is 5 mm shorter - but that equates to about 2" of difference in the ride height!!)

Searching shows the R and RT arms are the same lenght. so no help there.

M1ka wrote:

riceburner wrote:You could TRY a longer Paralever arm - that would change the height of the rear end?

Not sure what bikes have a longer arm though: RT??

(the GS one is 5 mm shorter - but that equates to about 2" of difference in the ride height!!)

Searching shows the R and RT arms are the same lenght. so no help there.

Get an adjustable and see if it'll go longer? (I think they will)