HOW TO LOWER YOUR 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R6.

annguyen1981 · December 21, 2006, 05:07:00 PM

Ok Folks.

I completed the procedure today. I must admit... It's nice to be able to touch the ground with BOTH feet. Granted, I still can't flat-foot both feet, but I didn't wanna lower her TOO much.

Here's the steps I took. (I may have done some unneccessary steps, but I didn't wanna f%$k anything up.)

STEP 1]
Remove to lower fairings on both sides.

STEP 2]
loosen the two bolts to the dogbones.

STEP 3]
Get your hydraulic jack and cover the end of the jack with a soft cloth. Using this cloth as a "platform", lift the bike "up" right where the two exhaust pipes converge into one. This will TIP the bike over more to the clutch side, so be careful in this step.

STEP 4]
Once the bike is "supported" a bit, pull the bolts out from the dogbones.

STEP 5]
Insert the adjustable lowering link. If the original holes are farther apart than the lowering links, jack up the bike a little more until the holes line up.

STEP 6]
Insert the bolts into both holes and lightly screw on the nuts.

STEP 7]
Lower and remove the hydraulic jack.

STEP 8]
Sit on bike and test the height. Adjust as needed.

STEP 9]
Once you get the correct height desired, tighten all bolts and reinstall the lower fairings.

VIOLA!!!

scratch · December 21, 2006, 05:09:38 PM

And, here I thought you crashed.

annguyen1981 · December 21, 2006, 05:10:31 PM

That's another way of lowering it, huh?

Alphamazing · December 21, 2006, 06:27:58 PM

Wrong forum, dude. This is GSTwins.

werase643 · December 21, 2006, 06:38:56 PM

I was going to give you sh!t but this is in O&E

what brand links did you use?

here's some BLING for ya
http://www.yanashiki.com
the 3-D covers are frickin KEWL
dang all I can find is the resevoir covers
I guess the stator covers I saw were pre-production stuff

rob1bike · December 21, 2006, 06:54:39 PM

Wow! I changed a light bulb today?!?!?!

annguyen1981 · December 21, 2006, 07:31:33 PM

Quote from: werase643 on December 21, 2006, 06:38:56 PM
I was going to give you sh!t but this is in O&E

what brand links did you use?

here's some BLING for ya
http://www.yanashiki.com
the 3-D covers are frickin KEWL
dang all I can find is the resevoir covers
I guess the stator covers I saw were pre-production stuff

I was thinking of putting this in GD, but I knew I'd get flamed for it...

I got the lowering link from a member on r6-forum.com.
The brand is Naarden
www.naarden.biz

Thankz for the yanahiki lead.

94suzuki500 · December 21, 2006, 08:01:39 PM

that link doesnt look too strong....but I guess if its been working well then it works.

annguyen1981 · December 21, 2006, 08:03:59 PM

I thought the same thing, but when I got it in the mail yesterday, I was shocked...

VERY STRONG. VERY WELL MADE.

AWESOME PRODUCT.

seaheifer · December 22, 2006, 01:48:07 AM

Was your strenght test to try to bend it with your own two hands.......product might be very stong indeed!

MarkusN · December 22, 2006, 02:28:33 AM

Wow! A blue car!

annguyen1981 · December 22, 2006, 07:47:29 AM

I think it doesn't look that strong in the picture because the holes are much bigger in proportion that the item itself.

There are bearings and bearing covers that have to go inside where the bolts go... The item is MUCH bigger than it looks.

Jake D · December 22, 2006, 08:56:01 AM

You could always just put a fat chick on the back.

The Buddha · December 22, 2006, 09:27:44 AM

What ... you people are crazy.
I bent up steel flat bar into a loop around a steel rod (OK OK my welder did) to make them for his brothers R1. Then put a pipe of the right size in the loop and weld them shut and weld the pipe to the loop. Thin steel is fine, it takes straight tension but we still used some good thick one. You can go double also. And weld it on the first one. OK this is adjustable ... this wasn't.
Oh yea ... if you need sheite lowered, buy a bike that fits ... your ability and your riding style and your comfort level. I knew of a 5 ft 2 chick who's handle a ZX 7 just fine.
My welders 6 ft brother was scared of that damn r1 and was too chicken to admit it.
I've also bought an SV with all the padding the the seat removed ... like WTF ... and the newb that bought it, crashed on the test ride.
Dont buy bling ... buy what you will use.
Cool.
Srinath.

werase643 · December 22, 2006, 05:13:49 PM

An
that looks worse than the crap that goofball in Charlotte makes

but, hey it's your bike

annguyen1981 · December 22, 2006, 08:53:42 PM

Hey... it's hidden... It works...

That's good enough for me.

Kasumi · December 24, 2006, 10:07:43 AM

I don't think i would buy a bike that i would need to lower. I don't trust or understand how lowering kits work but i guess it would really fook up something like handling/steering etc... Thankfully i havn't found a bike yet that has been what i would consider too tall. 5'11"

annguyen1981 · December 24, 2006, 05:51:07 PM

Well, for us "vertically challenged" (I'm 5'6"), we need to get a little help.

Just imagine...

If I DIDN'T lower it, how mush worse my lowside would have been...

The Buddha · December 24, 2006, 06:29:05 PM

Quote from: werase643 on December 22, 2006, 05:13:49 PM
An
that looks worse than the crap that goofball in Charlotte makes

but, hey it's your bike

Right ... now you know why I am complaining ... I can string up some cheese and some thread and make it just as well ...

...
Cool.
Srinath.

pandy · December 26, 2006, 11:22:51 PM

Quote from: Kasumi on December 24, 2006, 10:07:43 AM
I don't think i would buy a bike that i would need to lower. I don't trust or understand how lowering kits work but i guess it would really fook up something like handling/steering etc... Thankfully i havn't found a bike yet that has been what i would consider too tall. 5'11"

Spoken like a true tall person!

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