Thu, 07 May 1998 03:20:36 +0300
- Message No. 2897
From: Phoebus Katsanos
Subject: Re: Ground clearance
Seaton, Andy wrote:
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> Good morning from London.
>
> I have a problem which I cannot find any reference from your database
> FAQ.
> For the last 10 years or so I have owned sports bikes plus I race a 250
> tz Yamaha. I decided this year to try and keep a clean license and so I
> hunted around for a bike that wasn't too fast at the top end but still
> fun to ride. After trying a few bikes I bought a new 98 @. Great bike.
> My problem is the ground clearance. I cannot ride with motorcross boots
> anymore as they don't have toe sliders and I have worn out the sides of
> the boots. I have reverted to my normal sports boots with toe sliders.
> This helps but the pegs are grinding out and the bashplate is also very
> scarred. Has anyone come across this and if so how have they managed to
> increase the ground clearance, if this is possible. Does anyone make
> rearsets or had any made. I know that the @ isn't really made for this
> kind of behaviour but I really like the bike but I am worried that one
> day the pegs will dig into the road too deep and lift the back end off
> the ground. Hey presto, one sorry looking @.
>
> Thanks in advance...
I kinda lost you a bit there with all this about toe slidders...
Anyway, if you want to encrease ground clearence a simple way of doing
it is increasing the rear sorings pretention.
It is fairly easy for you or your mechanic, it doesn't cost and since I
did it I really like the resaults.
Also you can make the front taller by using other springs, or a pair of
extra small springs that you can put as an addition to the once your
motorcycle already has (ald motocross tryck), but then you will have to
play arround with fork oils to get the right dampening too.
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