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91kawifive00:
whats going on fellas.. i just noticed after looking at some pics of members bikes that my 500 is lower in the rear than it should be. the rear shock isnt blown nore is the spring all the way up. it rides great and im very comfy on it but i would  love that extra travel and ride hight you know lol. i replaced the shock that originally came on it it was leaking like a sob. its not low like n ice bike i really didnt notice it till i compared my bike to to others. only thing i can think of is maybe the last owner changed the linkage? what do you guys think?

sandblaster:
Measure the distance from the top of your tire the the inside top of your rear fender and post it.
Since your bike seems to handle good what you may be seeing is some guys have done the rear fender mod which can make it appear to have more travel but in reality it's exactly the same.
Also, post a pic of your bike.

Polar-Bus:

--- Quote from: 91kawifive00 on July 20, 2011, 03:04:03 AM ---whats going on fellas.. i just noticed after looking at some pics of members bikes that my 500 is lower in the rear than it should be. the rear shock isnt blown nore is the spring all the way up. it rides great and im very comfy on it but i would  love that extra travel and ride hight you know lol. i replaced the shock that originally came on it it was leaking like a sob. its not low like n ice bike i really didnt notice it till i compared my bike to to others. only thing i can think of is maybe the last owner changed the linkage? what do you guys think?

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You are confusing the crap out of me. We need pics. For starters set the bike on a bike stand, draw a reference line on the rear fender. Measure the distance from  the line to the rear wheel axle bolt . Now remove the bike from the stand, sit on the bike with full gear on and measure again. The difference between the two measurements should be 3.75"-4"  . This is called race sag. Very important suspension setting.

91kawifive00:

--- Quote from: sandblaster on July 20, 2011, 03:30:19 AM ---Measure the distance from the top of your tire the the inside top of your rear fender and post it.
Since your bike seems to handle good what you may be seeing is some guys have done the rear fender mod which can make it appear to have more travel but in reality it's exactly the same.
Also, post a pic of your bike.


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i will measure that when i get home and post it. i have seen the fender mod but with the stock fender my bike still looks noticeably
shorter. i dont know how to post pics i would be glad to do so if i can get some guidence threw it.

91kawifive00:

--- Quote from: Polar-Bus on July 20, 2011, 04:18:28 AM ---
--- Quote from: 91kawifive00 on July 20, 2011, 03:04:03 AM ---whats going on fellas.. i just noticed after looking at some pics of members bikes that my 500 is lower in the rear than it should be. the rear shock isnt blown nore is the spring all the way up. it rides great and im very comfy on it but i would  love that extra travel and ride hight you know lol. i replaced the shock that originally came on it it was leaking like a sob. its not low like n ice bike i really didnt notice it till i compared my bike to to others. only thing i can think of is maybe the last owner changed the linkage? what do you guys think?

--- End quote ---

You are confusing the crap out of me. We need pics. For starters set the bike on a bike stand, draw a reference line on the rear fender. Measure the distance . Now remove the bike from the stand, sit on the bike with full gear on and measure again. The difference between the two measurements should be 3.75"-4"  . This is called race sag. Very important suspension setting.

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lol. sorry for the confusion. i havent checked my race sag i will check it out when i get home and post it. i would love to post pics just not sure how to do so.

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