Rear Ride Height

[lcmarky]

50 miles yesterday and the rear just feels a bit low to me, so I've pulled the swinger off to raise the ride height.

I can get + 5mm on the Hagon lower mount & more than that I'll need to make a spacer to suit.  It's M16 X 1.0 thread so simple enough to do.

I'm interested to know who may have increased their rear ride height and by how much?

Cheers Folks.

[lcmarky]

Side on shot. I don’t want to go mad with the height, just up a bit.

[dougw]

What static sag( no one on bike ) and rider sag ( rider in normal gear sat on bike ) have you got at the back ?

Just a thought, if the spring rate is too soft a spring change may be a better option.

[lcmarky]

Jul 12, 2024 11:03:57 GMT 1 dougw said:

What static sag( no one on bike ) and rider sag ( rider in normal gear sat on bike ) have you got at the back ?

Just a thought, if the spring rate is too soft a spring change may be a better option.

Good questions.  I have backed off the Hagon shock to give me ~ 10mm of static sag max.  The spring is if anything stiff, but I can manage that a bit with tyre pressures.

Definitely I do not want it stiffer, just a bit taller..

[urbantangleweed]

Bike set up is of course a very personal thing, but for me, I like a bike with weight on the front, I get more feel from it that way so I tend to drop the forks through the yokes probably 10-15mm and raise the rear preload to give max 25mm rider sag.

[midlifecrisisrd]

Hi

You will have lost 13mm going to a 17 inch rear wheel so adding the 5mm adjustment on the shock should take you back to standard

On builds where I've had NK rear end conversions I've used the 5mm raised shock mount AND the 5mm shock adjuster so +10mm

Another thing to consider is fork length. How much longer than standard (if any) are they

May make it feel ass down if the front end is higher

Steve

[lcmarky]

Jul 12, 2024 13:00:59 GMT 1 midlifecrisisrd said:

Hi

You will have lost 13mm going to a 17 inch rear wheel so adding the 5mm adjustment on the shock should take you back to standard

On builds where I've had NK rear end conversions I've used the 5mm raised shock mount AND the 5mm shock adjuster so +10mm

Another thing to consider is fork length. How much longer than standard (if any) are they

May make it feel ass down if the front end is higher

Steve

Good points Steve.

[dougw]

Smart phone protractor apps , "measure" on Iphone, are useful for quickly checking fork angles.

If I recall correctly a stock 4L0/1 was 27 degrees, prodie racer frames used to suffer "accidents" to get them a bit steeper.

I`m running around 24 degrees on the KTM EXC fitted with wets for tarmac hill climbs . (Sorry, but it is a two stroke and its bullet proof and crashes with minimal damage , unlike the LC , which will be getting some abuse at the next Curborough Twisty Sprint)

[lcmarky]

+ 5mm on the shock mount and that's fine.

[lcmarky]

[Tobyjugs]

For your interest one RD which has been adjusted for track use, using standard 18 inch wheel is 480mm with static sag. measured from center rear wheel axle to center lower grab rail bolt. Fully extended 492mm