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Offline LeasingGuy

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Re: How to internally lower your forks.
« Reply #50 on: April 25, 2009, 10:08:18 AM »
A 2" spacer will reduce fork travel by 2" (lower the front 2"). Fork oil? I use Automatic transmission fluid on lowered street/strip bikes, heaver fluid will only slow the valving. You ALWAYS spring the bike for rider weight. The shim stack or oil weight wont help. I would only trim 1.50"-1.75" off the factory spacer  :wink:
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Re: How to internally lower your forks.
« Reply #51 on: April 25, 2009, 06:45:28 PM »
 :thnks: :thumb:

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Re: How to internally lower your forks.
« Reply #52 on: April 28, 2009, 07:17:48 AM »
Did mine today, good  writeup. If you heat up  the threaded joins on the damper tube & valve assembly with a hot air / heat gun they undo alot easier (factory use loctie). Just becareful of the damper seal. Make sure the inner hole in your new spacer is big enough to sit on the flat edge of the valve assembly, not jam on the taper where the threaded section is. Leigh

These are good words of advice from Lee re. tapering the spacer and heating up the threaded spots. I did my forks on the weekend and even a heat with the wifes hairdryer was enough to soften the loctite to make it easier getting the threads loose. Definitely suggest making the spring compressor as well. I added a retainer to both ends on the spring compressor for safety sake. No blood spilt

Thanks again Corey and Lee  :thumb:

P.S I took 1.5" off the factory spacer and the my fork travel has dropped by roughly 2.5" (Although I haven't put the oil in yet as I am waiting for some new seals). I did not measure my new spacers beforre I put them in but I assume they are the 2" that I asked for. 
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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #53 on: June 20, 2009, 10:46:12 AM »
Mo bettah pics! :thumb:

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #54 on: June 20, 2009, 10:55:55 AM »
perfect instructions  :thumb: 
  The pics should help out alot,anyone should b e able to do it

 hopefully  I'll be able to post up the pics of them on the bike in a week or so


 

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #56 on: June 20, 2009, 07:29:14 PM »
perfect instructions  :thumb: 
  The pics should help out alot,anyone should b e able to do it

 hopefully  I'll be able to post up the pics of them on the bike in a week or so


 

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #57 on: June 20, 2009, 10:08:02 PM »
Those pics made a big difference

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #58 on: June 21, 2009, 11:43:58 PM »
I'll be doing this asap. What is the best amount to cut off if you want forks to not expand to run with out a strap. If I use a 2" spacer for example what needs to be taken off the factory piece?

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #59 on: June 22, 2009, 04:55:40 AM »
I'll be doing this asap. What is the best amount to cut off if you want forks to not expand to run with out a strap. If I use a 2" spacer for example what needs to be taken off the factory piece?

I would take 2" off of the factory spacer. :thumb:

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #60 on: June 22, 2009, 05:03:45 AM »
A+ pics  :thumb:

Very good instruction Cory  :D
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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #61 on: June 22, 2009, 06:35:03 AM »
New photo's are great, you have done well with the whole post . :thumb: Leigh
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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #62 on: June 22, 2009, 02:00:52 PM »
Aloha and thanks to everyone who helped with this post this is exactly what I needed to know. I'm about to change a leaky seal on my 750 and lower my busa.

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #63 on: June 22, 2009, 06:11:34 PM »
Thanks fellers! :woot:

I home this saves some of you "do-it-yourselfer's" some money! :thumb:

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #64 on: June 24, 2009, 07:47:10 AM »
Well done on the new photos. Much Better. No excuses now for not doin your own.

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #65 on: June 24, 2009, 06:07:28 PM »
Well done on the new photos. Much Better. No excuses now for not doin your own.

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #66 on: June 26, 2009, 09:43:30 AM »
hey baldy (inside joke)
this round of pictures looks great
very well done
and the spring compressor you made works much better then the old way doesn't it lol

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #67 on: June 26, 2009, 05:53:41 PM »
hey baldy (inside joke)
this round of pictures looks great
very well done
and the spring compressor you made works much better then the old way doesn't it lol

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Thanks buddy!
Yeah, that compressor does work really well. Saves the cuts to the hands! :D

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #68 on: July 19, 2009, 10:16:23 AM »
Here's a couple pics with the lowered forks that Cory did for me.The forks are lowered 2.5" and the bike still has the lowered tree also. I think it's roughly 3" total...............thanks again Cory



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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #69 on: July 19, 2009, 03:34:50 PM »
Low and not so slow! Looks great! :woot:

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #70 on: July 19, 2009, 06:56:07 PM »
Thanks the new pics answered all questions.Now the garage just has to drop below 110 degrees. :1:
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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #71 on: July 19, 2009, 07:01:02 PM »
Thanks the new pics answered all questions.Now the garage just has to drop below 110 degrees. :1:

I hear ya on that one! Stay hydrated! :thumb:

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #72 on: October 10, 2009, 11:23:06 AM »
Just lower my forks 4'' they work great and only cost me seven dollars.
The only problem i had the bottom allen would not come out had to
go threw the top of the forks to get them apart.But went back together
with no problem.
THANKS Coryonbusa

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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #73 on: October 10, 2009, 01:35:39 PM »
Just lower my forks 4'' they work great and only cost me seven dollars.
The only problem i had the bottom allen would not come out had to
go threw the top of the forks to get them apart.But went back together
with no problem.
THANKS Coryonbusa

Awesome!
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Re: How to internally lower your forks. Updated with better pics. 6/20/09
« Reply #74 on: November 01, 2009, 10:47:53 AM »
great info. i have wondered about this.