Hi, first of all, welcome to the group. I might not be the best person to answer this question, and I am sure there will be more appropriate answers, but let me just say that you are right on the fact that if you want to lower the bike, one option if the lower the forks. However, let me say too, BE CAREFULL! this is not a common practice and requires some thinking and knowledge. Is not difficult to do at all, and I believe it does not require to take the front wheel off. What you need to be careful is with how much you lower the forks. Lowering the front of the bike can dramatically affect its geometry and handeling, so it really need to be done by someone that knows what is doing. It is more common to try to lower the back of the bike, by replacing the rear shocks with shorter ones. This is not difficult at all, but you need to make sure you know which size you have to go with too.
Is the bike way too tall for you? how much do you think you need to lower it to be confortable on it and reach the ground? how tall are you? On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 9:15 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I am 18, a girl, and this is my very first bike. I am completely > clueless... > > I just bought a 83 Honda nighthawk 550 and was told that it is as tall as > it can be when I bought it. knowing this, I figured I can lower it. The man > didn't help me at all with telling me how to lower it. I have figured out > that I need to lower the "front forks" or something and from all my > research, I have figured that this involves taking off the front tire. > > Can anyone tell me how to take off my front tire? I don't even know what > to search to figure it out myself. > > Thanks to anyone who can help me! > > -- > 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. > > > -- 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.
