GPZList Digest, Vol 15, Issue 5

[Jonathon Jay]

Hearing some good input here, think I may have to get 'em. Especially since it's my impression that lowering the front is a matter of relocating the forks in the clamps. Besides having my 240 of fat a** in the saddle...
I'm 6'1" never had a problem with height, just want a lower look. Am also considering ditching the stock bars and going with a set of real clip ons.Regards- Jonathon Jay"If you don't do it this year, you'll be one year older when you do."> Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 18:25:42 -0800> From: dhall308 at yahoo.com> Subject: Re: GPZList Digest, Vol 15, Issue 5> To: gpzlist at micapeak.com> > I used these on my 95 GPZ. The worked very nicely.> Only took about 30 minutes to install. I was having to> tippy toe and the 2" drop did just what I needed. It> did not affect the handling that I could tell and it> make the bike look low and mean. > > David> --- gpzlist-request at micapeak.com wrote:> > > Send GPZList mailing list submissions to> > gpzlist at micapeak.com> > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web,> > visit> > http://micapeak.com/mailman/listinfo/gpzlist> > or, via email, send a message with subject or body> > 'help' to> > gpzlist-request at micapeak.com> > > > You can reach the person managing the list at> > gpzlist-owner at micapeak.com> > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it> > is more specific> > than "Re: Contents of GPZList digest..."> > > > > > Today's Topics:> > > > 1. Lowering Links (Jonathon Jay)> > 2. Re: Lowering Links (Steven Bixby)> > 3. RE: Lowering Links (Jonathon Jay)> > 4. Re: Lowering Links (Steven Bixby)> > > > > >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > > > Message: 1> > Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:19:46 -0800> > From: Jonathon Jay <annihilator1100 at hotmail.com>> > Subject: Lowering Links> > To: GPz List <gpzlist at micapeak.com>> > Message-ID:> > <BLU115-W8C88DF6D7344AE27B8770A22E0 at phx.gbl>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > > > > > Anyone know anything about products like this?:> > > >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawasaki-GPZ-1100-1995-1996-1997-Lowering-links-link_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35592QQihZ024QQitemZ370020860084QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVWRegards-> > Jonathon Jay"If you don't do it this year, you'll be> > one year older when you do."> >> _________________________________________________________________> > Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest> > Loser!> > http://biggestloser.msn.com/> > > > ------------------------------> > > > Message: 2> > Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:26:50 -0800> > From: "Steven Bixby" <steven at bixbys.net>> > Subject: Re: Lowering Links> > To: "Jonathon Jay" <annihilator1100 at hotmail.com>> > Cc: GPz List <gpzlist at micapeak.com>> > Message-ID:> > > >> <373890460802071026x2c8ccca0v7fe7c0e52644f34d at mail.gmail.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1> > > > I don't know about this specific product for the> > GPZ, but I did add> > some lowering links to my wife's Suzuki Bandit 1250S> > a few weeks ago> > and they work great for that bike. The links are> > similar to what the> > eBay item looks like - two holes on the bottom which> > add or subtract> > some height from the stock links.> > > > The Bandit gets about 1" lower in the back, and I> > raised the forks> > about 15mm for a total effect of just under 1" of> > saddle height> > reduction. She *loves* it now, no tip-toe takeoffs> > or fear of> > dropping the bike at a light.> > > > This particular bike seems to handle a wee bit> > better with the lower> > CG - more planted and secure feeling. The> > drawbacks are reduced> > cornering clearance, the bike doesn't have much lean> > on the sidestand> > now, and the centerstand is impossible for her to> > use. I can get it> > on the centerstand but it takes a good bit of> > push/heave.> > > > I'm considering getting both stands modified to ease> > these issues -> > for example, parking at a curb with the typical> > crowned roads, the> > bike is nearly upright - not a comfortable angle in> > my book. I'm> > sure I can have the sidestand shortened a bit and it> > would work much> > better. The centerstand is another factor entirely,> > I dunno how this> > would work out yet if it's shortened. We'll> > see.\> > > > > > On 2/7/08, Jonathon Jay> > <annihilator1100 at hotmail.com> wrote:> > >> > > Anyone know anything about products like this?:> > >> > >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawasaki-GPZ-1100-1995-1996-1997-Lowering-links-link_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35592QQihZ024QQitemZ370020860084QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVWRegards-> > Jonathon Jay"If you don't do it this year, you'll be> > one year older when you do."> > >> >> _________________________________________________________________> > > Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest> > Loser!> > > http://biggestloser.msn.com/> > > > > > ------------------------------> > > > Message: 3> > Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:34:57 -0800> > From: Jonathon Jay <annihilator1100 at hotmail.com>> > Subject: RE: Lowering Links> > To: Steven Bixby <steven at bixbys.net>> > Cc: GPz List <gpzlist at micapeak.com>> > Message-ID:> > <BLU115-W14E8A6289EBF4A9757B9BFA22E0 at phx.gbl>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > > > > > How would they even work? Bolt to the rear shock?> > > > To lower the front, wouldn't I somehow lower or> > compress the forks?Regards- Jonathon Jay"If you> > don't do it this year, you'll be one year older when> > you do."> Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:26:50 -0800>> > From: steven at bixbys.net> To:> > annihilator1100 at hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Lowering> > Links> CC: gpzlist at micapeak.com> > I don't know> > about this specific product for the GPZ, but I did> > add> some lowering links to my wife's Suzuki Bandit> > 1250S a few weeks ago> and they work great for that> > bike. The links are similar to what the> eBay item> > looks like - two holes on the bottom which add or> > subtract> some height from the stock links.> > The> > Bandit gets about 1" lower in the back, and I raised> > the forks> about 15mm for a total effect of just> > under 1" of saddle height> reduction. She *loves* it> > now, no tip-toe takeoffs or fear of> dropping the> > bike at a light.> > This particular bike seems to> > handle a wee bit better with the lower> CG - more> > planted and secure feeling. The drawbacks are> > reduced> > > cornering clearance, the bike doesn't have much> > lean on the sidestand> now, and the centerstand is> > impossible for her to use. I can get it> on the> > centerstand but it takes a good bit of push/heave.>> > > I'm considering getting both stands modified to> > ease these issues -> for example, parking at a curb> > with the typical crowned roads, the> bike is nearly> > upright - not a comfortable angle in my book. I'm>> > sure I can have the sidestand shortened a bit and it> > would work much> better. The centerstand is another> > factor entirely, I dunno how this> would work out> > yet if it's shortened. We'll see.\> > > On 2/7/08,> > Jonathon Jay <annihilator1100 at hotmail.com> wrote:>> > >> > Anyone know anything about products like> > this?:> >> >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawasaki-GPZ-1100-1995-1996-1997-Lowering-links-link_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35592QQihZ024QQitemZ370020860084QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVWRegards-> > Jonathon Jay"If you don't do it this year, you'll be> > one year older when you do."> > _______> > > >> __________________________________________________________>> > > Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest> > Loser!> > http://biggestloser.msn.com/> >> _________________________________________________________________> > Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest> > Loser!> > http://biggestloser.msn.com/> > > > ------------------------------> > > > Message: 4> > Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:58:19 -0800> > From: "Steven Bixby" <steven at bixbys.net>> > Subject: Re: Lowering Links> > To: "Jonathon Jay" <annihilator1100 at hotmail.com>> > Cc: GPz List <gpzlist at micapeak.com>> > Message-ID:> > > >> <373890460802071058o2817cca5y40d6ea5ccb334606 at mail.gmail.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1> > > > There's a linkage with several pivots that connect> > the shock to the> > swingarm; the lowering links change the angles of> > the linkage enough> > to effect a change in the swingarm's at-rest angle,> > without > === message truncated ===> > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Never miss a thing. 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