Adelita doesn't like the seat hight on her GS with the taller 70 height Dunlops on. So I've been trying to make a set of longer dog bones to lower it an inch or so.
Problem is, I can't find ANYONE in Columbus who will sell me a fricken 12mm drill bit to do the eye holes. As I was wandering from store to store, I though I would take a wild shot at the dealer and see if they happened to have any lowering links (the kind drag racers and squids use). I go in there and low and behold, they had a set of Muzzys links for ZX series that at the narrowest (ie: tallest) are almost exactly GS stock, and the it has two other settings a half inch apart. BINGO!
(http://www.knology.net/~ARS/images/MuzzyDBs.jpg)
They were a bit pricy at over $70 with tax, but I was tired of fooling with them and they look so purty. You can probably find them online/ebay cheaper.
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Just an FYI in case anyone wants to lower their GS the quick and expensive way. :thumb:
Thanks for the info. I am sure I will have to make new dog bones when I get around to installing the RGV swing arm. Not sure if I am going to need longer or shorter.
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I'm bringing this topic up again. A friend of mine just got herself a GS :) and she needs to lower it. I noticed the part number on the Muzzys links is M1200-SL. I checked their website, and there's a number of bikes using the same links. Is that right? How much did Adelita's GS get dropped using these?
Link linky (http://www.muzzys.com/catalog/chassis.html#links)
I saw this while looking around. As said before, the Kawi ZX series should work on the GS?
Metmachex Ride Height Adjusters (UK) (http://www.metmachex.co.uk/product_information.php?product=36)
Hellishly costly though :o x2!
Any thoughts?
Those ride height adjusters look alot like what I was imagining when I suggested cutting the dogbones in half and welding in turnbuckles.
http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3914&highlight=turnbuckle
I saw similar ones on a RC51 that I rode with this past weekend. With the heigth adjustment in the shock, they allow him the vary the wheel base as well.