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Post by scoot on Mar 21, 2013 23:02:19 GMT -5
should I buy lowering springs or should. I cut the stocks
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Post by justbuggin2 on Mar 21, 2013 23:18:01 GMT -5
they sale lower blocks that will lower the back 1 to 2 inches it will be much better to use them than to cut the springs
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Post by rockynv on Mar 22, 2013 1:22:24 GMT -5
To do it right you need to adjust the front forks too otherwise the bike could develop the tendency to flip to the side during hard braking. Thicker boots might be a viable alternative. Resculpting the seat is also another method that won't impact the dynamics of the bike as much.
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Post by prodigit on Mar 22, 2013 1:28:09 GMT -5
I'm all for cutting the springs!
They're way too hard anyway!
They're set up for 200+LBS people. If you're 160-170 like me, riding on the road feels like you're riding with a ferrari on a dirt path!
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Post by fokus on Mar 22, 2013 3:57:34 GMT -5
Here is the way i have lower all of mine with the exception of the one i do long rides on. Meet Bumble Bee  Alot of people do not like this part but i can tell you I personally have had no issues after doing this.  link to full size pic tinyurl.com/8xr6klq link to full size pic tinyurl.com/86fyguwIf you dont go crazy you have plenty of room to lower the front. The only other alternitive is to cut the springs inside the shock. We made these for the rear shocks. It lowers it alots 3.5 inches.   different style  |
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Post by scootzy on Mar 23, 2013 9:51:33 GMT -5
don't cut the springs you'll will make them stiffer. do the lower kit DX
I did that with an 86' toy MR2 and that was a hard ride. 11/2 coil's off it droped 2" but the ride was harder than asphalt, like the ferrari on a 4x4 trail. do what you want. food for thought.
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Post by fokus on Mar 25, 2013 0:32:18 GMT -5
you can cut the springs..just need to play around with the shock oil to make it smoother. The only problem is if you go to soft you can bottom, and it hurts  |
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Post by rockynv on Mar 26, 2013 4:11:31 GMT -5
Just remember that when you lower the bike you also loose lean angle and the ability to go over speed bumps. If you have money to burn and your bike is not your main ride but just a toy to experiment with then that is another matter.
Myself I chose my current bike to be able to ride over speed bumps without bottoming out and to ride twisty roads without catching the stand or dragging the lower fairings and belly pan.
Lowering a bike can compromise your ability to ride safely on the street and can make it just a show or conversation piece.
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Post by fokus on Mar 26, 2013 4:21:03 GMT -5
I disagree rockynv. I ride tight twisty mountain roads almost daily and find it better since lowering it. I will say that you cannot lean to far left if you leave the center stand on. You will notice that mine is removed on this scooter.
As for speed bumps, you should creep over them anyway so why not make the scooter lower.
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Post by rockynv on Mar 26, 2013 12:15:41 GMT -5
On my previous bike while crawling slowely over them the belly pan would hit bottom on many speed bumps without lowering as will many others. On my current bike which has great clearance and sport bike like handling I would be dragging more than the side stand if I lowered it at all. Not all bikes are the same and while a few wide wheeled scooters can take lowering without ill effects a good number will not.
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Post by DaveC on Mar 26, 2013 13:40:57 GMT -5
I guess I missed the 'Why" part.
Is it that you can't sit flat footed?
Is it cause it looks cooler?
When I rode motorcycles, we lowered em cause us short fat people couldn't reach the ground.
I don't see that as a problem with a scoot (per se)
I'm all for leaving the geometrics of the scoot they way they were designed, and just lower the seat/cut the foam down/reshape the seat, install a gel pad while you're in there, recover to match the wcoot, whatever.
But, cutting shocks, lowering kit, front forks, that's all too much work, and I have no doubt it changes the handling of the scoot, let alone going over speed bumps.
Just a thought
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