[KILLER750]

I got my bike lowered 2 inches but its hard for me to bring the front up cause the tire spins,read about shaving something (the seat)not sure,i would like to bring the bike back up but live the sit low..im a short guy

thanks guys

 

[ECC3]

what's your question?

 

[outcold]

Chop the forks in half....add some solid tubing and make a chopper!!

 

[ridder994]

make a gixxer trike

send pic. would love to see 1

 

[outcold]

Dude.... Seriously, My bike is lowered 2 inches also and I have no trouble getting it up at just about any speed. I think you just need to learn your bike.
I used to think that it was all my bikes fault too till I really started paying attention to details like, throttle position - I used to crank the throttle wide open or so I thought, but once I started paying attention, I found that I had more throttle than my wrist would turn.
I had to grip the throttle in a different position to get "FULL" throttle.

You can raise your bike up and shave your seat, but you won't like the feel of the seat. Just practice some more, you'll get it!

 

[KILLER750]

I got a extra seat i would like to try it, but how do i shave the seat? if you have any pictures, that would be a lot a help.thanks man

 

[outcold]

Draw a line where you want to cut and then chop away!! You'll need to get some kind of knife that is wider than your seat if you want to make a smooth cut. I used a hack saw blade But I sharpened the back side of it and then used it like a razor blade.

 

[ECC3]

Originally posted by luis:
I got a extra seat i would like to try it, but how do i shave the seat? if you have any pictures, that would be a lot a help.thanks man

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">You can also use a metal wire hanger.... straighten it out.... heat it up on a fire, hold the other side with a rag (unless you enjoy first degree burns

).. and slowly shave off excess foam material with it... when the hanger begins to cool, heat it up again.....

[ 01-08-2003, 09:12 PM: Message edited by: migz123 ]

 

[outcold]

Good Idea!

 

[96Gixx7Fitty]

you guys are kinda' silly! hehe j/k

 

[ErGoDyNe1]

I saw a documentary once about harleys (sorry for that...

) but they had some guy making their seats ands he cut the biggest parts of with an electric knife (I've never seen such things in real, only in American killer-movies) and smoothed the rest with a, i don't no the name in engl. that tool with a blade on it....

 

[gsxr12161216]

He means an electric carving knife, two blades going back and forth in an motorized housing,like what people use to cut Thanksgiving turkeys with. The guy who does all of Jesse James (west coast choppers) custom bikes seats cuts the foam with an electric knife. They work real well from what i saw!

 

[Starter98]

Tool with a blade???
Maybe a knife.....

 

[KILLER750]

Thanks for the tips and the pictures guys.That wil be my project for the weekend.

 

[Paper_Clip619]

Just wondering if you lower your bike, is the handling a little bit worse? Like will going through twisties be a little more difficult due to pegs scraping more?
Also whats the best way to lower a bike?

 

[outcold]

I have my bike lowered 2 inches and have never had any problems with it yet......I don't go to a track and race but on the street you can handle all that the road will send your way!