Lowering The Rs

hi,just got my lust racing 40mm lowering kit ,i'll get the suspension set up later but can anyone tell me how much they dropped the forks through the yolks by please?

 

I do one side at a time, undo bolts and move leg up n retighten, then do other side

 

When I dropped my Tiger Sport 40mm, I started with the front dropped 25mm.
Then adjusted to suit after riding it.

 

Thanks .I know how just not by how much

 

Lol, must put my reading glasses on next time.

 

I know the feeling

 

Not the same but I lowered the wifes Street Triple 675R with 25mm kit on the rear, felt horrid when I "test rode" it with front still standard. Dropped the front by 10mm and felt much better. On the Street3R the forks neck down either side of the clamping area so can't do more than 10mm anyway, also top adjusters are very close to bars as standard so had to fit 20mm bar risers to give some space for them. Using bar risers ment I had to reroute the brake hose to avoid any strain on full lock. Also needed a shorter side stand to get back some lean angle when parked. On the Street3 the R in standard trim runs higher than the lower spec stocker, as a consequence the stock bike has a shorter sidestand, so I got one of those from a breaker and just about does the job, so might be worth checking out if the Speed3 is a similar situation.....
So quite a bit to check out before you get stuck in. (the devil is in the detail )

 

IIRC, I do have a lowered stand for a Speed Triple that will fit the RS.
I used it on my 2017 Speed but didn't bother lowering the RS when I got it.

 

thanks ,i'd forgotten about the stand issue ,i should of remembered as i did it before on another bike

 

is it for sale?

 

Yup, £35 posted

I'll dig out a pic of it.

 

Hi l fitted one of these kits to Mrs fzrs Speed rs. Droped the front by 13mm. Handling wise you'd never know it was lowered. Side stand I removed about a mm from the foot of the stand and the same from the stop, it stands slightly more upright than mine but is absolutely fine.

 

cheers ,good to know

 

Spony
Yes 40mm does seem a bit extreme. I don't know how it would affect the handling but take it very easy till you know exactly how it goes. The front you would just have to say take 10mm at a time till you feel it right by testing how it feels out there on the road.
Regards
Joe.

 

i thought it was fairly common mod on these bikes ?

 

so i bottled it ,i'm swapping the 40mm for 25mm,and a seat ,should end up about the same

 

Spony.
You should do what you want your bike. Don't pay mind to us its just an opinion not fact.
Regards
Joe.

 

Hi mate ... did the same with mine ... you'll definitely need a different side stand otherwise your Speedy will stand near vertical ... I got an adjustable one from Soupy's

 

Cheers .I'm just doing 25mm now .I'll see what like when its done