lowering a 95 vfr i'm to short

Hey guys i'm new here and my 95vfr i bought seems too tall i'm not too short about 5'7 but i cant put both feet on the ground only one at a time and i cant get good leverage on the bike , i almost dropped for this reason, so I wonder is it very easy to lower the bike some?? or is it really complicated or expensive??

 

Short Biker

OPtions:

1. Lower bike by raising forks in triple clamps, max about 10mm (1/2") safely. Speeds up steering, also.

2. Buy lowering kit for rear shock, Thurn is one source.

3. Modify your seat to reach the ground. You can take some foam out of the seat, maybe even remove some rubber from the bottom of the seat where it meets the frame. Search for DIY seat modification.

4. Check and see if you can flip the eccentric on the lower shock mount and lower some.

5. I even saw when one rider added some to the bottom of their shoes.

Options, your choices.

Larry

 

I'm about 5'8 and I can reach the ground just fine on my VF500, but it's really only due to my boots I wear, which give me almost 1 1/2 inches. If I were to try to wear normal shoes, I wouldn't have a leg to stand on.

I stole (but he's making me pay for them :biggrin: ) the boots from my brother in the Marine Corps, except for the fact that their laced and fairly thick at the toe; they work wonderfully. They go pretty high up the ankle and are made of suede/leather, canvas and really durable rubber.

Before I'd start moding the bike I'd try modifying your wardrobe.

 

So just curious how is it then you ride a cr125? If I'm correct those have like a 35" seat height? milk carton? LOL. Really thou, it's a bit tricky as it messes with the over all feel of the bike, and if you do lower for petes sake cut off a section of the side stand other wise you're asking for a tip over in the parking lot and take off the center stand, as you really won't be able to use it now. you also might look into the shaved seat thing.

 

You could just practice sliding off a bit to one side and holding it on the one leg. I used to do that with my gixxer, and if you give the bars a little nudge just as you roll to a stop you can put the bike over to either side you want. I always put it to the left so I could hold the rear brake, unless I was on a left slope downhill and then I'd tip it to the uphill side. Starting up it's just all about the timing, lift the bike up, slide back on as you clutch and throttle away. You *do* need to be conscientious about always gearing down to first before you stop, but learning the skill is a lot cheaper than modding a bike and it doesn't mess with your chassis geometry either.

 

You are not too short, just unfamiliar with the VFR.

AS above, try removing some seat foam.

It is not absolutely necessary to flat-foot both feet;I am much shorter than you (5'5") and have no real problem getting one foot only in firm contact, the toes of the other.

IF the bike is new to you.......just keep riding to gain miles and experience, since the bike will soon FEEL much smaller and lower than it does now.

What feels uneasy now may disappear with experience.

 

any help on this one? i cant find any info on thurn

 

All the thurn links I have seen were to raise the tail ... not lower

 

well, does anyone know a company making lowering links for 3rd gen?

 

I have not seen any, most people will do as stated above, lower the triple clamps by 10mm, have seat foam taken out, wear boots .....

 

http://www.thurn-motorsport.de/html/fahrwerk-rc36.html

part number 08-UH0436

I have hyperpro lowering kit in my vfr
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/1268075/

 

Good Job Grondr ! Shows what happens when one looks hard enough

 

this is it???





man, i wish someone had a set of these laying around. i'd have some made at my buddys machine shop in like 5 minutes.


i wonder if anyone in the US sells these parts