21-05-12, 07:42 PM
Right! Seat has DEFINITELY been re-sculpted to a lower profile, so.....
Managed to get hold of the guy who bought my first Gen 1 and we're getting together in the next few days to compare and maybe swap seats if we're both happy.
Had a play with the forks and have now dropped them correctly. WOW! I love the change in the steering and general feel of the bike.
I'm hoping the seat swap will sort my ride height issue out too.
Gonna hang fire fitting the shorter dog bones until I've tried the old seat. It's possible that the higher seat AND jack-up may be overkill.
Even though I really like the profile of a jacked up Gen 1, the side stand and rear wheel touching the ground when on centre stand might turn out to be impractical for a daily rider like me.
I'll update, once I've tried out the above options.
Here's a pic of how my forks look now. God I hope I've done it right!
Managed to get hold of the guy who bought my first Gen 1 and we're getting together in the next few days to compare and maybe swap seats if we're both happy.
Had a play with the forks and have now dropped them correctly. WOW! I love the change in the steering and general feel of the bike.
I'm hoping the seat swap will sort my ride height issue out too.
Gonna hang fire fitting the shorter dog bones until I've tried the old seat. It's possible that the higher seat AND jack-up may be overkill.
Even though I really like the profile of a jacked up Gen 1, the side stand and rear wheel touching the ground when on centre stand might turn out to be impractical for a daily rider like me.
I'll update, once I've tried out the above options.
Here's a pic of how my forks look now. God I hope I've done it right!
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I NEVER watch Emergency Bikers for the emergencies...