Motorcycle Seat
lowering the motorcycle seat?
I am a short female (5 feet) and a new beginner in motorcycling. I am looking to get a sport motorcycle and I have found that Kawasaki Ninja 250 R has the lowest seat height. It is about 29.3 inches high. I also found that I can lower the seat as well. Could the dealer do this? If not, does anyone know a good garage in Detroit Metro who does this?
what are the things I need to know specifically when lowering the seat. example: dog bones and shock adjustments
does lowering the seat cause instability in ninja 250 R. what sport motorcycle would be a better optoin for lowering the seat to 27 or 28 inch
Other than replacing the seat altogether, lowering the seat entails removing the seat cover and reducing the thickness off the foam pad but cutting some off. This certainly helps, but can also make the seat more uncomfortable and leave you with a wrinkled up seat cover. I don’t know the rear suspension arrangement on a 250 Ninja, but if it has two conventional shocks, in the good old days you could replace the shocks with ones slightly shorter or add a device that moved the bottom of the rear shocks back, thus lowering the entire rear of the bike. Not sure of the tire size, but using a lower profile tire (shorter) will get you a little closer to mother earth. For lowering the front, the old trick was to loosen the triple clamps and slide the fork tubes upward a bit. For most of the above suspension tricks, you’re going to be able to lower the seat height by about an inch before you start running into trouble.
While nowhere near a sport bike, the Suzuki Intruders have a very low seat although the seat on early ones were a tad bit uncomfortable. They range from 700-800cc depending upon the year and are fairly light in weight and have good performance as well as great fuel mileage. My ex was just slightly over 5′ and she was very comfortable on it, even more so than on the 250 Suzuki she had. And LOTS faster and better looking. Keep in mind that most sport bikes are bought for their looks and the average rider NEVER comes close to riding them to their full potential. In other words, the average cruiser bike is going to be able to keep up with most sport bikes in the handling department, not that their better handling, just that the rider is the limiting factor. And while the little Ninjas are fast, a big thumping V twin is going to be just as fast more than likely. There’s a big difference between whacking open the throttle in high gear on a little bike and have it make a “waaah” sound from the carbs and slowly gather up speed while a big V twin will immediately walk away without having to do any down shifting or ever breaking a sweat.
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