06-06-13, 12:41 PM
(06-06-13, 11:53 AM)edoffroad link Wrote: Morning all
Being a bit of a shorty (5'7" on a good day) i feel that I need to lower my fzs600 2002 to get both feet flat on the floor and am looking at buying a lowering kit supplied by Lust Racing or something similar. I have been advised that my suspension is already on a low setting.
Has anyone had any experience of these kits and are they fairly easy to fit
Thanks, EdÂ
To be honest mate I really don't think I would ever lower a bike - I'm about 5 foot 10, and tend to raise most of my bikes up to get them to turn in quicker - the Ninja 9 I had before this I could only get the balls of one foot on the floor, but that was enough!
Problem with lowering them is you'll lose a fair bit of ground clearance (and the Fazer 6 is pretty easy to ground out anyway), and you'll make it turn rather slowly. Your best bet really is to get used to the height (unless you literally cannot touch the floor at all), I've personally never been able to completely flatfoot any of my bikes!
Other option that wouldn't affect the handling though would be to get the seat reshaped so that it's a bit lower?