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1982 gs650g lowering

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Hey everyone I'm wanting to get ideas on lowering or changing the front end of my bike. I'm going to get different springs to lower the back end. Thank you all in advance. And yes in a novice to this bike.
 
Indeed. Anything can be done. If you are of a... shorter stature... cutting down the seat might be an option. If it's just to change the looks... think long & hard as the chassis can become quite upset by slight changes in the wrong direction.
 
I'd be wary of lowering a shafty, given the uni-joint in the driveline might not last too long. I'd suggest a max lowering of one inch at the rear.
 
If like most all other bikes, loosen the triple clamps and slide the forks up about an inch will lower the front an inch.... Oh yeah, WELCOME
 
I'm 5'7 and my wife is 5'5, so was hoping to lower it for a more comfortable ride
 
Don't lower the front if you don't lower the rear, it will change the steering rake, it could be a tad bit more unstable. I was thinking about the same thing on the shaft drive. It's one thing for the wheel to go up and down, but lowering it will make one of those ups and downs at an extreme. You could end up with a bad shaft. Also, the shaft won't be constantly driving at it's optimal linear rotational position. Adding a passenger makes that happen anyway, so obviously Suzuki designed it with that in mind. Lowering it though would be like adding a passenger, and more. I guess it depends on how much you want to lower it. It could have no real effect, or 20K miles from now, you'll need a lot of drive train parts. You'll have to do the math in your head. I wouldn't lower it more than an inch. IMHO ;)
 
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