I have recently purchased an ST1100 and I would like to lower it about an inch. what would be the best way to do that?
Ah . . . . now here's what you need to do then and it will take some practice, but make you a better rider. You need to learn to come to a stop with one foot down only - the left foot. You can still touch tippy toe to your right, should your balance go that way at the stop. With one foot down and your arse slid up to the shelter (false fuel tank), where the front of the seat is narrowest, you should be able to flat foot the left foot, while you keep your right foot on the rear brake.with my 29" inseam I'm on my toes at a stop light.
The good news of just lowering the triple tree is it improves the handling. Start easy with 1/2" first. Betcha like it.You could lower the triple tree on the front forks but that messes with the geometry of the bike and how it handles.
Then you would have to deal with what you could do at the back of the bike - not an easy solution.
Buy a shorter rear shock and run the front forks up the triple tree a little. Just like lowering a goldwing.I have recently purchased an ST1100 and I would like to lower it about an inch. what would be the best way to do that?
Thankyou for your reply. where would you recommend I purchase a shorter shock?Buy a shorter rear shock and run the front forks up the triple tree a little. Just like lowering a goldwing.
Thankyou for your reply. My dad and I and another friend took a motorcycle trip from Michigan to the Cap back in 1983. My dad was 72 at the time and he got to ride on some of the roads he road on as a young man on his 4 Cyl Henderson. It was a fantastic Trip. Regards, DaveI have a 29" inseam and the Timberland Pro boots were a blessing. Oh! And welcome from Boston. Lots of experienced st people here. Bought my Corbin saddle here in the for sale section.