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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZS600 Fazer => Topic started by: pezos on 07 November 2017, 04:32:57 pm

Title: Has my bike been lowered?
Post by: pezos on 07 November 2017, 04:32:57 pm

Hello all,


This is my first post having just picked up my fazer at the weekend. I've found lots of posts about seat lowering but I'm 6ft and having never had a fazer before it seems very low to me. Maybe this is how they are, I wondered if anyone has any advice for me on how I could tell?


Thanks and looking forward to joining the community.

Title: Re: Has my bike been lowered?
Post by: Disorderlypunk on 07 November 2017, 04:50:25 pm

on side stand the left hand join on the center panel is 35 1/2 inches from the ground
(just ran in garage to measure what i could)

Title: Re: Has my bike been lowered?
Post by: BBROWN1664 on 07 November 2017, 05:54:42 pm

Quote from: pezos on 07 November 2017, 04:32:57 pm

Hello all,


This is my first post having just picked up my fazer at the weekend. I've found lots of posts about seat lowering but I'm 6ft and having never had a fazer before it seems very low to me. Maybe this is how they are, I wondered if anyone has any advice for me on how I could tell?


Thanks and looking forward to joining the community.

Post a picture

Title: Re: Has my bike been lowered?
Post by: tommyardin on 07 November 2017, 05:58:28 pm

Exactly  :useless


Depends a lot on the 6 footer, some have an inside leg of 32 some have an inside leg measurement of 35, this reminds me of a Peter Cook and Dudley Moore sketch about legs.


 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CVrJDLie0k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CVrJDLie0k)

Title: Re: Has my bike been lowered?
Post by: darrsi on 08 November 2017, 06:05:04 am

Measure the dog bones as well, standard length are 140mm centre hole to centre hole.
If they're longer it'll make the bike lower, and shorter makes it a bit higher, but unless modified these can cause centre and side stand issues.

Title: Re: Has my bike been lowered?
Post by: F4celess on 08 November 2017, 03:25:12 pm

Quote from: pezos on 07 November 2017, 04:32:57 pm

This is my first post having just picked up my fazer at the weekend. I've found lots of posts about seat lowering but I'm 6ft and having never had a fazer before it seems very low to me. Maybe this is how they are, I wondered if anyone has any advice for me on how I could tell?

I found the Fazer to have a "low" seat position too. I'm a few inches over 6". Felt like sitting onto a Cruiser.  :lol
As said above, measure the dog bones are the original length, or possibly longer (which would explain the Drop). Another thing that people sometimes do is remove padding from the Seat (short/female riders).

Resolved this situation on mine with a Jack-Up kit. Feels perfect now.
There are a few side effects of jacking the bike up however. Although the Positives outweigh the negatives (which are minor anyway).

Title: Re: Has my bike been lowered?
Post by: pezos on 08 November 2017, 08:59:13 pm

Thanks all for getting back to me. The Jack-up kit sounds interesting! I haven't had time to measure dog bones or panel height yet but will report back when I do. I read somewhere the seat height dimensions so I'll measure that too. I suspect I'm just not used to a lowish bike compared to xt600?

Title: Re: Has my bike been lowered?
Post by: pezos on 13 November 2017, 01:16:25 pm

Hello again,

So I looked up the seat height and various sources cite 790mm or 31.1 inches. Having measured mine today it is a tiny bit over this, but is probably because I have an after market seat. In any case, it is not lower than specified which is good news!

Thanks again for all your input.