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FZS 1000 height
« on: 09 May 2019, 04:40:51 pm »
I have a Fazer 1000 with R1 forks and an R6 shock. I've got the dog bones that Luke supplied with the shock to keep the standard height. My question is, how much lower would the bike be with the standard bones back on and how much would i need to drop the forks through the yolks to even out the height and do you think this will effect the handling of the bike. I'm going to be do a lot more touring on the bike and as I'm a short arse I was hoping to pad out the seat a bit more. I normally like to ride with a bit of spirit and have dragged the pegs a few times but I'm not planning on riding like this with my tent and all my camping crap on the back. Your thoughts and suggestions are always valued and Thanks in advance.


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Re: FZS 1000 height
« Reply #1 on: 13 May 2019, 06:07:44 pm »
I have just recently done the same front R1 & rear R6 suspension conversion.
On the front, the R1 USD forks are about 40mm shorter than the originals (I have used 2000/01 5JJ version), so I suspect that your front end will naturally be lower now anyway.
If you have changed dog bones on the rear to make it same height as original, I would expect that you would need to lower the rear in order to come closer to the ‘even keel’ of the original setup. Dropping the forks through the yokes will only lower the front even more.
I can’t remember what the hole centre-to-centre distance is on the original Yamaha standard dogbones.
Does anyone out there have that ?
What is the hole c-c distance of the dogbones you currently have ?
Longer bar risers might be worth considering for a slightly more 'upright' ride ?

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Re: FZS 1000 height
« Reply #2 on: 17 May 2019, 04:15:10 pm »
standard dogs are 142 mm centre to centre


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Re: FZS 1000 height
« Reply #3 on: 17 May 2019, 07:19:58 pm »
Cheers Kwick Kwack !

After the R6 mod, I had dog bones @126mm c-to-c, which I think was roughly the equivalent height as the standard shock setup (open to someone telling me otherwise though )
When the R1 front was put on, I lowered the rear 25mm by making new dog bones @136mm c-to-c.