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Offline gzone

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« on: March 22, 2005, 07:07:23 PM »
I was reading in the faqs forum and was wondering if i made the dog bones 1/4" shorter how much would that raise the bike. I would like a little more ground cleareance for the corners. i keep dragging my pegs but i still have plenty of tire left to go.

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« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2005, 08:02:03 PM »
It'll raise the taillight about 1.5"
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Offline B12MoJo

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« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2005, 10:27:13 PM »
Check your suspension settings for more clearance.

I'm 220lbs and can run to the edge of the tire without scraping... then again, I do have different pegs on mine.

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« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2005, 11:29:40 PM »
i just built new ones for mine and made them 3/8 shorter and it raised mine about 2 inches.on a 99 b6 with all my other mods i would highly recommend doing it  feels totaly diffrent.


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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2005, 01:07:16 AM »
thanks for the reply's. I think i will try making some at 1/4" then. I got my bike last year, a 01 b6, and now it is time to start doing a little modifying to it.

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« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2005, 10:13:37 AM »
Why don't you just add a Busa shock to raise the tail and improve the quality of your shock?  They can be had cheaply (~$35) on e-Bay.
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« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2005, 04:33:46 PM »
Quote from: "B6Matt"
Why don't you just add a Busa shock to raise the tail and improve the quality of your shock?  They can be had cheaply (~$35) on e-Bay.


FWIW, I did end up doing just that. (Mine cost me $25 + $15 shipping.)
On the flip side, the shorter dogbones will make the stock shock a little stiffer.
(But the Busa shock is still better.)
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« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2005, 07:53:59 PM »
thanks for the info. maybe i will look into both. I really like this bike but i want to get just a little more out of it.

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« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2005, 11:07:33 AM »
what would happen if you have lovered the front forks 10mm in the triple clamps and shorted the dogs bones 3/8 to raise the rear end?

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« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2005, 11:25:53 AM »
Quote from: "B6Matt"
Why don't you just add a Busa shock to raise the tail and improve the quality of your shock?  They can be had cheaply (~$35) on e-Bay.

Will these fit without modification?  Just curious.  jwalters just put in a gsx1100 shock, and had to do a little grinding to make it fit.  grind-fit-grind-fit-grind-fit...   looked frustrating!  :grin:
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« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2005, 08:34:44 PM »
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what would happen if you have lovered the front forks 10mm in the triple clamps and shorted the dogs bones 3/8 to raise the rear end?


You will have quickened the steering even more than the guy who left the forks alone and only shortened the bones 1/4".  The tail would probably be ~2" higher (or more) than stock. My guess is by this point the centerstand would be useless. (If that matters to you.)
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« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2005, 08:38:04 PM »
Quote from: "land_shark"
Quote from: "B6Matt"
Why don't you just add a Busa shock to raise the tail and improve the quality of your shock?  They can be had cheaply (~$35) on e-Bay.

Will these fit without modification?  Just curious.  jwalters just put in a gsx1100 shock, and had to do a little grinding to make it fit.  grind-fit-grind-fit-grind-fit...   looked frustrating!  :grin:


The Busa shock goes on the 2G B12's with only a trimming of a tab on the airbox. If the 2G has pod filters, then it bolts right in. Not sure how easy it goes into the 1G bikes, but I wouldn't use it in a 1G without some lowering dog bones because otherwise it will lift the tail of a 1G ~3" or more - and that's a bit too far, IMHO.
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« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2005, 03:49:17 PM »
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what would happen if you have lovered the front forks 10mm in the triple clamps and shorted the dogs bones 3/8 to raise the rear end?


You will have quickened the steering even more than the guy who left the forks alone and only shortened the bones 1/4".  The tail would probably be ~2" higher (or more) than stock. My guess is by this point the centerstand would be useless. (If that matters to you.)


No it doesn't!  I'm just more worried about causing problems making the bike unstable during hard riding !