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Any advise

Postby Stevojumps » Sat May 03, 2014 6:13 pm

I'm thinking of pushing the forks through the tripple clamp on my zx12 just to see if it will steer a little bit quicker , already got a 190 on the back and that helped.
From what I've read people seem to drop them between 5 -10mm , has any one done this and did it make much of a difference?
I can't really raise the rear because I'm a short arse :roll:
Any advise would be helpfull.
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Re: Any advise

Postby captain slow » Sat May 03, 2014 7:05 pm

Stevojumps start with 5mm and go from there
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Re: Any advise

Postby JimZXR » Sat May 03, 2014 8:13 pm

Totally different bike I realise but after dropping my ZXR750 5mm through the forks the difference was unreal! Tipping in way quicker!
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Re: Any advise

Postby MAXUMIS » Sat May 03, 2014 9:12 pm

I dropped mine 6mm's and it made a very noticeable difference in tight corners with a 190/55 rear . :D
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Re: Any advise

Postby Stevojumps » Sat May 03, 2014 11:31 pm

Thanks for the feedback guys , I'll try 5mm and go from there.
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Re: Any advise

Postby Jonno » Sun May 04, 2014 1:11 pm

Dont do the fork thing, your better off to raise the rear ride height on the shock with spacers on the ZX12R otherwise you WILL scrape the fuk out of your fairings if your suspension is stock.

Not that I would know much :lol:
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Re: Any advise

Postby Nelso » Sun May 04, 2014 1:44 pm

Jonno wrote:Dont do the fork thing, your better off to raise the rear ride height on the shock with spacers on the ZX12R otherwise you WILL scrape the fuk out of your fairings if your suspension is stock.

Not that I would know much :lol:


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Re: Any advise

Postby Stevojumps » Sun May 04, 2014 5:13 pm

Jonno wrote:Dont do the fork thing, your better off to raise the rear ride height on the shock with spacers on the ZX12R otherwise you WILL scrape the fuk out of your fairings if your suspension is stock.

Not that I would know much :lol:

Thanks for the heads up Jonno , I had heard of that happening.
It's just that I'm a bit of a short arse and on the balls of my feet now :roll:
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Re: Any advise

Postby SteveW » Mon May 05, 2014 1:07 am

Im running a 190/55 on mine, raised the ohlins rear 5mm, might try the full 12mm the ohlins gives..
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