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Motorcycle Forum / General / Sportbikes / November 2006lowering a cbr1000f
I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating position of the bike by about a inch, can anyone tell me if this is possible, and if so how. thanks gary.fox27@ntlworld.com >I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating position >of the bike by about a inch, can anyone tell me if this is possible, and if >so how. thanks I'm guessing if you let most of the air out of the tires, you will get more than you need in seat height reduction. >> I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating >> position of the bike by about a inch, can anyone tell me if this is >> possible, and if so how. thanks > > I'm guessing if you let most of the air out of the tires, you will get > more than you need in seat height reduction. hehehe.  SignatureAndrew 00 Daytona 00 Speed Triple 71 Kawi H1 05 Infant >> I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating >> position of the bike by about a inch, can anyone tell me if this is >> possible, and if so how. thanks > > I'm guessing if you let most of the air out of the tires, you will get > more than you need in seat height reduction. I was thinking maybe removing the seat & sitting on the battery would do it. (Was that a Hayden or Bostrom that raced that way last year once?) Bruce >>> I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating >>> position of the bike by about a inch, can anyone tell me if this is [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Bruce It was Tommy I think...but it wasn't by choice, it fell off. SignatureAndrew 00 Daytona 00 Speed Triple 71 Kawi H1 05 Toddler >>>> I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating >>>> position of the bike by about a inch, can anyone tell me if this is [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > It was Tommy I think...but it wasn't by choice, it fell off. I know - I was pretty impressed by the way he kept going as the seat slowly migrated to the side of the bike wedged under his leg, after it stopped moving around it didn't seem to affect him that much, talk about focus. bruce > >>> I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating > >>> position of the bike by about a inch, can anyone tell me if this is [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > 71 Kawi H1 > 05 Toddler my sv seat is 3 inches low....take rubber out ..replace w w inch temper foam and flat plywood more comfy than stock phil scott > my sv seat is 3 inches low....take rubber out ..replace w w inch > temper foam and flat plywood > > more comfy than stock My sv seating position is 3 inches higher....didn't touch the stock seat...replaced it with a Corbin and got a decent suspension. If you are a midget, Filberts solution is superior except it doesn't fix the suspension issues on the bike. more comfy than stock and I use it at both the track and while riding cross country, whereas filbert cruises the rv park trying to impress other senior citizens ( unknown if he focuses on the male or females ) when he isn't speeding and getting caught and whining about it. > > my sv seat is 3 inches low....take rubber out ..replace w w inch > > temper foam and flat plywood [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > citizens ( unknown if he focuses on the male or females ) when he isn't > speeding and getting caught and whining about it. Took the seat pan on my SV, covered it with 1/2" hard foam and then leather. It's not exactly comfy, but I can easily move around on it now and also make upshifts while hung off on the right. SignatureTweak >>I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating position >>of the bike by about a inch, can anyone tell me if this is possible, and if >>so how. thanks > >I'm guessing if you let most of the air out of the tires, you will get more >than you need in seat height reduction. i was thinking the same thing. That said lets get serious here. Try some high heels. Regards Mike Go Bears! Join the Minutemen. http://www.minutemanhq.com/hq/ PETITION TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS & President Bush to Stop Amnesty for Illegal Aliens.HIT THE LINK BELOW and fill out the form. Takes one minute or so. http://www.citizenslobby.com/petitions.htm#gephardt >>>I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating >>>position [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > i was thinking the same thing. That said lets get serious here. Try > some high heels. Nah...maybe if he gains another 20 or 30 pounds of ground hugging weight, he can do to suspensions what I do...which is squash them. >>I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating position >>of the bike by about a inch, can anyone tell me if this is possible, and >>if so how. thanks > > I'm guessing if you let most of the air out of the tires, you will get > more than you need in seat height reduction. ... and replace it with Winter air... sadly, it's that time of year again... you could also raise the pegs very inexpensively by zip-tying a piece of 2x4 to them... ;-) >I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating position >of the bike by about a inch, can anyone tell me if this is possible, and if >so how. thanks gary.fox27@ntlworld.com Cut the seat >>I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating position >>of the bike by about a inch, can anyone tell me if this is possible, and if >>so how. thanks gary.fox27@ntlworld.com > >Cut the seat Honda CBR seats are notoriously spartin=(thin already). Now if it were a GSXR:) Bob Nixon, Chandler AZ 01 Sprint ST "RED" 55K miles http://bigrex.net/pictures >>>I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating >>>position [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Honda CBR seats are notoriously spartin=(thin already). Ah. Well then he could shave his feet. > I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating position > of the bike by about a inch, can anyone tell me if this is possible, and if > so how. thanks gary.fox27@ntlworld.com Buy or fabricate yourself a set of lowering links, install them for a 1-inch to 1.5-inch drop, and then lower your triple clamps by the same amount on the fork tubes. You'll lose some cornering clearance, but there's no need to drag a knee on the street anyway. Save your old suspension links to reinstall for track days. Good luck. Tim Kreitz 2003 ZX7R 2000 ZX6R http://www.timkreitz.com >> I ride a honda honda cbr1000f bike, Id like to lower the seating >> position of the bike by about a inch, can anyone tell me if this is [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > knee on the street anyway. Save your old suspension links to reinstall > for track days. Good luck. Ummm... ever try to raise the tubes 1-1.5 inches in the triple? I have. Don't do it. Sure, there's a desire to maintain the same handling geometry, but other gremlins arise: 1) Fender may rub something when forks are compressed. 2) Unlikely the bike will be stable on the kickstand. NOT raising the tubes will make the bike handle heavier. You must find a compromise between comfort and handling. Steve |
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