Lowered the rear, Dealer made house call.

Todd H · Oct 27, 2014

RandallNYC said:
What happens when you lower the rear 5-10mm? How does the geometry change affect turn in, corner exits, and ground clearance? Will it make the bike more wheelie prone? Will it affect weight transfer during hard braking and acceleration? Can any of this affect stability? Can this be dangerous?

While there are exceptions to every rule...

Lowering the rear (without lowering the front) will make the front turn in slower. It will require more physical effort to get the bike turned in. The bike may also want to stand up at lean angels, particularly when power is applied.

On corner exists, the bike will likely try to run wide as you apply power compared to the previous set up.

It will reduce ground clearance.

Not sure about making it more wheelie prone, although in theory it could as more weight is transferred back quicker.

Yes, it will effect braking because the geometry is shifted. It "could" give you better stability under hard straight-line braking, but make the bike want to push if you are trail braking.

By increasing the effort required for directional changes, it could make the bike more "stable" and less sensitive.

Everything is dangerous.

Phl · Oct 27, 2014

i think in south florida it won't matter if the rear is a bit lower.

in western NC it would though

Todd H · Oct 27, 2014

Phl said:
i think in south florida it won't matter if the rear is a bit lower.

in western NC it would though

sadly

Alpha Male · Aug 26, 2016

1stduc1199 said:
Fluid must have leaked out slowly and went unnoticed. Lowered a couple of mm only(yes sato)which did NOT affect any handling characteristics, in fact it seems to do everything better now.

How much did it cost you and do you have the part number?

Lowered the rear, Dealer made house call.

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