Has anyone seen the RYCA.com website about modifying the Suzuki Savage? They lower the front by installing internal spacers under the dampening rod. Would this work on the GS??? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
just cut an inch off of the stock spacers if you want to lower your bike
or buy some tubing and cut it 1 inch shorter than the stock spacer tube
Just want to point out: by lowering your forks this way, I'm pretty sure you will lose that travel in the suspension. If you have the original springs, it may be a great time to upgrade so you don't bottom out.
Quote from: Geezer on April 23, 2011, 11:02:30 AM
Has anyone seen the RYCA.com website about modifying the Suzuki Savage? They lower the front by installing internal spacers under the dampening rod. Would this work on the GS??? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
That will work, but you will lose travel. You'll need to shorten the stock spring spacer the same amount to keep the preload the same.
The shorter travel is a significant tradeoff. You will be much more likely to bottom out the forks, particularly with the stock springs. As werase643 mentioned, you can reduce the stock preload by shortening the spacers. You just have to be careful that you don't run negative preload, i.e. the spacer does need to contact the fork cap at full extension, you don't want a gap there.
Why do you what to lower the front?
Quote from: Geezer on April 23, 2011, 11:02:30 AM
Has anyone seen the RYCA.com website about modifying the Suzuki Savage? They lower the front by installing internal spacers under the dampening rod.
:police: Wait, contributers seemed to go negative too quickly on this method. Clearly, if cutting down the preload spacer to lower the forks was optimal then they would have done the same on the Savage. It
is the easy way. With the RYCA.com way youcan lower more and maintain the proper preload at the top of the stroke. May not matter much on a streetbike but would be useful for converting a dual-purpose bike into a motard. :cheers:
About lowering the front- I have a 27" inseam!!! lowered the rear 2" with a pair of links , and I want to lower the front some to keep the bike level. Don't want to use clipons, I like the standard bars, and there's no space to slide the forks up. Will probably go to Sonic springs no matter what else I do; still open to any other suggestions/comments.
Not sure, as I don't have stock handlebars myself. But isn't there a hole in the top plate for each fork tube? And if so, it's your handlebars that would hit the fork tubes if you slide them up through the triple clamps? If I have it correct, you could maybe use bar risers to get them up above the fork tubes. I think it was Electrojake who has pics of his risers.... :dunno_black: