1 Low seat info - using a standard 2 valve shock on a 4 valve Tue Jun 19, 2012 5:17 pm
MT350Explorer
Life time member
Guys,
I have tried various ways to make the bike feel more manageable for someone my size i.e. 31" inside leg. The only one that has worked for me is fitting a shock from a standard 2 valve which is significantly shorter than the standard 4 valve shock. The 2 valve is about 14 inches. Have also dropped front forks by 10 mm (just seen in the red circle). The seat height (yellow line) is now 787 mm or 31".
Bike seems to handle well, a bit sharper and a bit pointier. First impressions are I am really happy with this set up ; it makes the bike feel much less tippy when I'm pushing it around and a bit more 'to scale' when riding. Clearance is fine for me but if you regularly got your knee down - well it is lower.
I believe GITH has said (but am open to correction) that all 2 valves have the same short shock that I've fitted and the lower ride height is a function of the attachment points being further apart on the 4 valve thus a longer standard shock. There are 25mm shorter rear shocks for 2 valve bikes made by Realm Engineering -it would be interesting for someone to share their thoughts having fitted one of these?
Cheers
Dave
I have tried various ways to make the bike feel more manageable for someone my size i.e. 31" inside leg. The only one that has worked for me is fitting a shock from a standard 2 valve which is significantly shorter than the standard 4 valve shock. The 2 valve is about 14 inches. Have also dropped front forks by 10 mm (just seen in the red circle). The seat height (yellow line) is now 787 mm or 31".
Bike seems to handle well, a bit sharper and a bit pointier. First impressions are I am really happy with this set up ; it makes the bike feel much less tippy when I'm pushing it around and a bit more 'to scale' when riding. Clearance is fine for me but if you regularly got your knee down - well it is lower.
I believe GITH has said (but am open to correction) that all 2 valves have the same short shock that I've fitted and the lower ride height is a function of the attachment points being further apart on the 4 valve thus a longer standard shock. There are 25mm shorter rear shocks for 2 valve bikes made by Realm Engineering -it would be interesting for someone to share their thoughts having fitted one of these?
Cheers
Dave
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