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Side Stand Options when Lowering the FJR
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<blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 1352851" data-attributes="member: 3828"><p>When you lower the suspension, either by swapping out the dog bone links in the rear, or by sliding the front forks up in the triple clamps, the suspension will still be sitting at the same sag point of the suspension, and will still have the exact same amount of suspension stroke. The suspension compliance and travel will be completely unchanged. It will also feel exactly the same when going in a (relatively) straight line, which is why many riders don't notice any difference.</p><p></p><p>What <em>will change dramatically </em>is the angle that you can lean the bike over to without hard parts touch down, which will be reduced. So your maximum cornering speed will be limited by that difference</p><p></p><p>I agree that the steering angle changes will only be affected if the front and rear are lowered unevenly. Ideally you'll want to lower the bike's ride height the same amount front and back to retain the stock handling, which is a compromise of stability vs turn-in quickness. But that can always be adjusted, whether lowered or not, via altering the preload at one end or the other.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred W, post: 1352851, member: 3828"] When you lower the suspension, either by swapping out the dog bone links in the rear, or by sliding the front forks up in the triple clamps, the suspension will still be sitting at the same sag point of the suspension, and will still have the exact same amount of suspension stroke. The suspension compliance and travel will be completely unchanged. It will also feel exactly the same when going in a (relatively) straight line, which is why many riders don't notice any difference. What [I]will change dramatically [/I]is the angle that you can lean the bike over to without hard parts touch down, which will be reduced. So your maximum cornering speed will be limited by that difference I agree that the steering angle changes will only be affected if the front and rear are lowered unevenly. Ideally you'll want to lower the bike's ride height the same amount front and back to retain the stock handling, which is a compromise of stability vs turn-in quickness. But that can always be adjusted, whether lowered or not, via altering the preload at one end or the other. [/QUOTE]
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