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Title: questions on shortening forks
Post by: night_ryder on January 18, 2015, 12:03:06 AM

I getting ready to shorten my forks internal. My question is when making the spacers.  How long do I make them to keep a 2'' ground clearance?

Title: Re: questions on shortening forks
Post by: sportbikeryder on January 18, 2015, 06:58:21 AM

having 2" ground clearance is going to be up to your specific bike setup.

Measure the bike now, and measure how much fork you have sticking out.
Put a front end strap on the bike and pull the front down until you get the ground clearance you want. Measure how much fork you have sticking out again.

The amount of spacer that you remoce and put back on teh other side is the amount that the fork will shrink, in this case, shoot for the difference in the two form measurements.

Title: Re: questions on shortening forks
Post by: night_ryder on January 18, 2015, 11:32:20 AM

K, thanks. Great information,but unfortunately I have already disassembled the front end. I'm getting ready to tear down the forks. I will be guessing at this. I'm going to make spacers in 3 sets with o.a.l. being 1.75, 2.00 & 2.25. I'm leaning towards the 2.00 length. Hopefully, it isn't too much.

Title: Re: questions on shortening forks
Post by: night_ryder on January 22, 2015, 07:07:16 PM

One more question.what is the factory spacer? I don't see what looks like the pic. I have 01-01-02 gsxr 1k forks.

Please help. This is the last step that I need to do.

Title: Re: questions on shortening forks
Post by: night_ryder on January 22, 2015, 07:14:19 PM

My internals.

Title: Re: questions on shortening forks
Post by: night_ryder on January 22, 2015, 07:16:25 PM

The one that I have taken apart.

Title: Re: questions on shortening forks
Post by: night_ryder on January 23, 2015, 09:22:18 AM

No body?

Title: Re: questions on shortening forks
Post by: dave3.4 on February 02, 2015, 05:49:04 AM

The one at the top .