lowering question lustracing

I bought some Lust racing plates for my 95. I know there a lot of debate about the good and bad about lowering but im not concerned over any issue of bottoming out as in just 155 lbs, the question I have is if the rear is lowered 36 mm , how much do I lower the front to maintain proper steering Geometry , would you lower the front the same or less, Im not impressed with lustracing customer service, I bought their product and asked them a question and that respond by saying" read the directions" , a simple question that they should be able to provide a answer for with no trouble. they had no trouble taking my money..anyhow anyhelp would be much appreciated

 

I can't offer much of a suggestion in regards to how much to drop the front of your bike but one suggestion I might mention is "Don't forget to shorten the side stand." Lowering the bike will in essence make the side stand longer and thus the bike will sit closer to vertical when on the stock height side stand.

Hopefully someone one will chime in soon with some suggestions as to how far you can drop the front of the bike. Ride safe and keep her shiny side up.

 

I already picked up a spare side stand and center stand im going to shorten

 

Did it to my 6 gen with lustracing and raised the forks 10mm, never bottom out, handles better and of course shortin the stand just under the tab that sticks out....heli arch. The stand cost me $20 to shortin at a local welding shop.

 

It really depends what you want from the bike and how you ride.
Check out your chicken strips, if you have none, then I wouldn't be lowering the rear.
If they are large, lowering it 35mm (man, that's a lot) might not be noticed by you.
I'm not judging, just stating the facts.
I don't think you could lower the front 36mm. The best way to find out would be to remove the fork caps to release the springs, and push the front wheel to the stops.
What ever gap you have left between guard, top of forks and anything else that might hit the radiator or any other non moving part, is your maximum.
You will lose ground clearance, but if your nowhere near reaching it now, it won't be a problem unless you hit a large bump mid corner.
Your bike won't handle better, but it might feel more stable to you.
A lot of people here, including myself have raised the rear and lowered the front for better and faster handling.
And I'm a short arse, I can only reach the ground on the tips of my toes.

 

The most u should lower (raise) the forks is 10mm.

 

I agree with Squirrel, any more than that and I think you'll get interference between the wheel/guard and things like the horn or cylinder head. You could possibly reduce the fork travel to allow the fork to be moved further up.


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I did it because of being vertically challenged at 5'6.
Just didn't feel in control tip toein it, especially since these bikes like taking naps from time ta time.
Also shaved the seat between the thighs. JMO bud

 

The only way to get the geometry exactly right is to have the chassis measured. GMD Computrack has a location in Ontario. If you don't know what GMD Computrack is: http://www.gmd-computrack.com/