pincushion79
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I'm about 280, and I lowered the front end roughly 2.5". I haven't noticed any negative effects from it. Handles grrrreat!
Lowered her a bit
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that is quite the drop haha
pincushion79
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At first I was a little skeptical about the drastic drop, but with my weight it kinda evens the bike out a bit. And with the wife on the back, my headlight doesn't shine upwards into the abyss anymore.
Attached an ok pic of the side view.
Attached an ok pic of the side view.
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i just installed the apex bars tonight and dropped my front 1-2 inches and ohh man i can feel it big time between the new aggressive bars and the drop i feel twice as confident in corners!!!
there s two bolts on the top and then about a foot down another set of two.
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41 mm Black 3" Apex Riser Clip-Ons | eBay
Thats the cheapest apex bars you can get for our bike im gonna put up a better post along with a install guide when i feel like it haha its kinda alot of work
im sure you can do it on the ground when you loosen the forks the bike shouldn't just fall you have to kinda wiggle them up by prying the clamp open.... but i did it with it half suspended so that it stayed up straight wile i worked on it
Thanks I would be able to keep it straight but not to sure about suspending it totally, might be my next mod
nice man!!!Thanks I would be able to keep it straight but not to sure about suspending it totally, might be my next mod
ya my garage is in my basement so i used the houses center stud which is 7 beams thick to hoist about 200lbs of my bike up so the forks did not just go flying up. i had never done this before so i was playing it safe haha
Do you have a torque wrench? If you are changing stuff around on you bike you may want to invest in one. I'd have to look again to be sure but I THINK it was around 10-14 lbs of torque per the service manual. I'd have to check though so don't torque em without finding out 1st.
richierich781
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time to hit up harborfreight, buy a set of metric hex keys and a torque wrench. its good enought for this application.
3/8" Drive Click Stop Torque Wrench
9 Piece 3/8" and 1/2" Drive Metric Hex Bit Socket Set
Not to much of a wrench head myself. My buddy knows a lot more than I do. He gave me the service manual though and IM PRETTY SURE it says the lower pinch bolt gets 22 ft lbs and the upper pinch bolt gets 14 ft lbs. if anyone else wants to check my numbers please do.
You can get a torque wrench and use pretty much any hex/socket whatever, and it's just like any wrench but puts the exact amount of torque on the bolt that you need.
Good luck bro and safe riding to ya!