lowering kit

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mrapriliafalco · #1 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:44 am

Has anybody put one of these ebay kits onto their bike?
Thought it might help the wife, do you know how much it lowers the bike and will it affect the handling as I love the way it handles at the moment.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Falcoholic · #2 Post by **Falcoholic** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:02 am

You let your Mrs ride your bike?

mrapriliafalco · #3 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:11 am

LOL what's this world coming to

EdinburghFalco · #4 Post by **EdinburghFalco** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:35 pm

You'll be telling us next that she reads this forum, if wives start reading some of us might have come explaining to do. "oh that, it was on the bike when I got it" kind of explaining!

GRFalco · #5 Post by **GRFalco** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:36 pm

Just let some air out of the tyres.

mrapriliafalco · #6 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:41 pm

yeah yeah yeah a laugh a minute

Aladinsaneuk · #7 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:56 pm

buy her her own one :)

mrapriliafalco · #8 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:04 pm

Man you you kill me

D-Rider · #9 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:31 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:buy her her own one :)

A "His" & "Hers" thing then ....... will it be the girlie yellow colour or will we be seeing the first bright pink Falco ?

sl1000_dk · #10 Post by **sl1000_dk** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:25 pm

Like this

mrapriliafalco · #11 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:33 pm

For some reason I thought I was gonna get a sensible answer lol
I have to give her a 10 min shot for good behaviour 20 if really good

Viffer · #12 Post by **Viffer** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:35 pm

I have to give her a 10 min shot for good behaviour 20 if really good

If she's really really good how long a go do you give her

D-Rider · #13 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:04 pm

mrapriliafalco wrote:For some reason I thought I was gonna get a sensible answer lol
I have to give her a 10 min shot for good behaviour 20 if really good

Never let her on the Falco if she's been drinking shots - let alone 10 or 20 of the things ....

That's really not good behaviour

I did understand that right - didn't I?

HowardQ · #14 Post by **HowardQ** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:15 pm

Common then lets be serious what's her inside leg measurement.

i.e. how far do we have to lower it?
If you get a Mille shock and wind it down pretty low, it will go a bit lower than standard Falco height. It will alter handling a bit, but should still be pretty good and not that difficult to swap back.
I'd be much happier doing that, rather than fit any funny lowering kit.
Let's face it you ain't gonna be going for other options like thinning out the seat padding are you.

Failing that, you could get her some platform soled leather boots I suppose.

D-Rider · #15 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:49 pm

Yes, lowering the back will slow down the handling - but you can counteract that somewhat by dropping the yokes down the forks - which will also help the overall lowering.