I need to reduce height on my WR a bit more .......
So far lowered front forks and wound in adjustment on rear shocker.
Has anyone got a contact for reducing height of seat on wr's? Looking at couple of companies on internet that will cut the foam and re-upholster bike seats.
Thinking of taking 30-40mm of foam out of thickest part of seat - comments on comfort and height savings?
I have found the problem with shaving the seat foam is that you tend to end up sitting up against the tank and it reduces your ability to move your weight back and forth on the seat.
Much better to fit a lowering link IMHO but I will be interested in other views!
Hi Brian
Point noted! Have also lower link fitted but still think I need a bit more (lowering) to improve confidence off road.
I use 17" X wheels to commute to work and change to 21/18"'s for weekend. I have a spare seat so tempted to try shaving and see if it hinders movement.
Otherwise fit knobbly tyres to X wheels.......................................
At 6'1 / 6'2, i'll never be needing a lowering link myself . That said some shorter friends of mine have tried the lowering link route and found it completely messes with the leverage ratio and geometry of the suspension and already under dampened stock rear shock.
I guess if you're just gently puttering around the green lanes enjoying the view. Then maybe it doesn't matter. However if you push the bike harder in more of an enduro style , a lowering link would unleash all kinds of hell.
My forks and shock were sent to Go Race in the states for a complete over haul. Travis does the suspension work for the great Graham Jarvis and knows our little WRR exceptionally well, enabling him to correct the flaws within it superbly. The bike now flows smooth like butter through the whoops and takes sizeable jumps well enough too, along with having good road manners at high speed. In my personal opinion for what ever it's worth , all that would be lost with a lowering link.
Just my two cents as they say ...
-- Edited by Grassroots on Wednesday 14th of December 2016 07:15:29 PM
At 6'1 / 6'2, i'll never be needing a lowering link myself . That said some shorter friends of mine have tried the lowering link route and found it completely messes with the leverage ratio and geometry of the suspension and already under dampened stock rear shock.
I guess if you're just gently puttering around the green lanes enjoying the view. Then maybe it doesn't matter. However if you push the bike harder in more of an enduro style , a lowering link would unleash all kinds of hell.
My forks and shock were sent to Go Race in the states for a complete over haul. Travis does the suspension work for the great Graham Jarvis and knows our little WRR exceptionally well, enabling him to correct the flaws within it superbly. The bike now flows smooth like butter through the whoops and takes sizeable jumps well enough too, along with having good road manners at high speed. In my personal opinion for what ever it's worth , all that would be lost with a lowering link.
Just my two cents as they say ...
-- Edited by Grassroots on Wednesday 14th of December 2016 07:15:29 PM
That was my thoughts about messing with the rear end, you know the sort of riding I do from the videos & best to leave it alone, I read some guys posts about fitting a lowering link but perhaps they don't push it
. That said some shorter friends of mine have tried the lowering link route and found it completely messes with the leverage ratio and geometry of the suspension and already under dampened stock rear shock.
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