Hi has anyone lowered their bike as I have found I am just too short, any ideas?
Great job! I'm sure your detailed report will help others on the forum. Do you have any photos of what you did to the seat? I am interested in that mod.
How did you shorten the side stand? I think the stock stand is too long and I have the shock preload at 17mm, fork preload at maximum.
I hope she loves her FTR as much as I love mine! It must feel like a rocket at her size.
Hyperpro has a 30mm lowering kit for the FTR, just recent release. It comes with a set of front and rear springs, and the suspension oil. I waited for 2 months and it finally came in this week. This may be the cleaniest way to lower the bike without changing the geometry and pre-loading of the bike. Of course all the ways described above would also workHi has anyone lowered their bike as I have found I am just too short, any ideas?
Hyperpro has a 30mm lowering kit for the FTR, just recent release. It comes with a set of front and rear springs, and the suspension oil. I waited for 2 months and it finally came in this week. This may be the cleaniest way to lower the bike without changing the geometry and pre-loading of the bike. Of course all the ways described above would also work
I would like to think that at some point,a manufacturer out there,will give us shorter Indian FTR1200 owners a chance to ride more comfortably,without the mega price tag. I want to change my tank side panels,but £450 for two pieces of pressed out plastic.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Think I'll look for a local upholsterer and get my seat lowered and narrowed. I did buy a Flat Track seat thinking that might solve the issue,but alas,no. So anyone out there there that might want not,I've got one here for sale.
£450 is a lot, but the paint is quality at least..I would like to think that at some point,a manufacturer out there,will give us shorter Indian FTR1200 owners a chance to ride more comfortably,without the mega price tag. I want to change my tank side panels,but £450 for two pieces of pressed out plastic.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Think I'll look for a local upholsterer and get my seat lowered and narrowed. I did buy a Flat Track seat thinking that might solve the issue,but alas,no. So anyone out there there that might want not,I've got one here for sale.
I would like to know about your suspension settings and what you did about the side stand.Hyperpro has a 30mm lowering kit for the FTR, just recent release. It comes with a set of front and rear springs, and the suspension oil. I waited for 2 months and it finally came in this week. This may be the cleaniest way to lower the bike without changing the geometry and pre-loading of the bike. Of course all the ways described above would also work
Sorry for being slow here. Shamefully I have not yet installed the lowering kit - as I waited for the kit for so long (2 months!), and now I am actually used to the height and probably won't need it anymore! I sold it back to the Indian dealer who has a rider wanted it. I will ask them for a review. I did lower my 1200GS ADV using the same approach (lowering suspension kit for both front and rear), and what I did to the stand is that the garage helped to just cut out a bit of the stand at the top (not bottom), so it allows a larger angle for the stand and make it "shorter". It works well but have limitation on how much that you can shorten it. The best but more complicated way to do it is to cut the foot off at the end, cut it 5-100mm shorter, then weld back the foot. Can't think of any other wayI would like to know about your suspension settings and what you did about the side stand.
Interesting. I did the exact opposite thing when I raised my FTR. I used a little strip of flat steel between the bracket and the sidestand itself, so the sidestand won't open as far as it normally does.and what I did to the stand is that the garage helped to just cut out a bit of the stand at the top (not bottom), so it allows a larger angle for the stand and make it "shorter".
This makes perfect sense, so the concept works both way! And this at least work for my ADV which I had to lower it quite a bitInteresting. I did the exact opposite thing when I raised my FTR. I used a little strip of flat steel between the bracket and the sidestand itself, so the sidestand won't open as far as it normally does.