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Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 14, 2015, 17:18:43 PM Calling Driftingirl and Mike her mechanic they installed a lowering kit on her 800, his is still normal, so they will be able to tell you, I'll pm them to get them started on that.
Replacing the mono shock, which I did last winter did not raise the bike any, but it sure made a huge difference in the ride.
Posted by greenbarn
- April 14, 2015, 17:07:35 PMI wonder if someone has put a lowering kit on there? If I understand, on the sidestand, it must barely tilt to the left, not enough to be "stable"?? (per your comment about blowing over) If someone lowered it and did not shorten the stand, it would look like that.
I do not have, nor have seen, a lowering kit installed - but maybe someone that has one can tell you what to look for???
(((((Troll beat me to the post, but I'm posting anyway))))))
Posted by Troll
- April 14, 2015, 17:06:20 PMSounds like it has a lowering kit installed. 800s are taller than 1500s..
Posted by Groatski
- April 14, 2015, 16:24:43 PMHello,
I just bought a 2000 Drifter 800 (8600 miles), and one of the first things I noticed was that it seems to ride extremely low. I find myself dragging the foot boards during moderately sharp turns, and when resting on its side stand I fear a stiff wild will knock it over. Also the suspension seems overall to be soft and squishy. I've read on this site how the rear monoshock can be adjusted, but after locating it I discovered that it's already at its firmest setting (setting #7).
Aside from replacing the rear monoshock (they cost close to $500!!) is there anything I can do to stiffen the ride and raise the ride height?