moving the forks up higher in the triple clamps?

[FreediverGa]

Has anyone every raised their forks above the triple clamp on there bandit 600?  How much would be good to start out with? I thought maybe 3mm or 5mm, any ideas?

[chupacabra]

What are you hoping for be doing this?

No I've never tried, but its ez to do.

[Red01]

It can be done. 10mm seems to ring a bell, too.

If you're looking to quicken steering, you can get the same effect by raising the tail. While this won't be free, you can make your own dogbones (see the FAQ) pretty cheap. The advantage of raising the tail over lowering the nose is you gain graound clearance instead of lose it.

[FreediverGa]

I can't raise the tail, that will only make touching the ground tougher than it alrighty is!

[chevsuz12]

I raised mine on my B12 about 10mm initially.  It definately quickened the steering.  After performing the stage 2, exhaust and gearing down, I raised it by about 3/4"!  This definately quickened the steering, made the bike much more 'flickable'.  And helped keep the unintended wheelies under control.

You certainly won't hurt anything by adjusting them.  And you can always return them to original height.  Just take some time and get used to the new handling, as it will feel like a different bike.

[FreediverGa]

thanks Chev for the info!

[bobby1950]

I was considering lowering dogbones on rear and raising fork tubes to lower bike slightly and retain geometry, has anyone done this. 07 1250