Lowering forks

RODOLFO said:

I have a 19 V4S

recently, I followed advice of some forum experts, and lowered the forks 3 mm (less fork showing) raised the front of the bike

i am happy to say, it totally transformed the bike in a good way

now the front feels a lot more planted, better mid corner grip

turn in requires, a bit more effort, but nothing important, and bike still change direction very fast.

the question is, should I lower the forks even more, for ever Even more mid corner grip?

or are they any geometry disadvantages of raising the bike too much up front?

sorry for the stupid question, just want to check in with people that know way more than me.

thanks

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Superquadro 1299 said:

I had my forks flush with the yokes. I also took some preload out of the rear shock, and I loved it.

However in my case I have changed tyres from supercorsa sp to rosso corsa 2. So I needed to push the forks about 3mm through the yokes.

2019 V4S as well.

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craig bush said:

Why did the tire change necessitate reducing front end height?

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Superquadro 1299 said:

The supercorsa sp and rosso corsa 2 tyres are quite different in feel. The bike turned slower. So I dropped the yokes through the forks about 1mm away from stock. It now turns better.

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