Hey jeffthehammer, I am trying to lower my 83 and was told to scoot up the front forks, but I am new and clueless to what that even means. Can you tell me how you did it? I heard that you have to remove the front tire to do it.
On Monday, May 14, 2007 9:07:56 AM UTC-4, jeffthehammer wrote: > > Hi, > > I am trying to do the same, so far I have put on the different seat, kinda > like the Corbin gunfighter and this has helped. > I do know that you must lower the front and back the same to keep the > balance and geometry(?) the same. > > I have an 84 Nighthawk S. I know that you can scoot the forks through the > triple tree (scoot them up) so thats what I was going to do for the > lowering of the front then take the springs off around the shocks and cut > about a half inch or inch off the spring. > > The seat lowered me about 3/4" to an 1" and then with the methods above, > it should lower me another inch while maintaining the factory ride. This > will let me be flat footed sitting on the bike. > By the way, I am about 5'7" > > Anyways, my 2 cents. > > Keep us udated as to what you decide to do. > > Take care,Hammer > > -----Original Message----- > >From: BEATRICE P MILLER <[email protected] <javascript:>> > >Sent: May 12, 2007 9:05 PM > >To: [email protected] <javascript:> > >Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] lowering your nighthawk > > > > > >has anyone here ever lowered their nighthawk? i'm thinking of lowering > >mine for the wife. > > > > > > > >> > > > ________________________________________ > PeoplePC Online > A better way to Internet > http://www.peoplepc.com > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
