legs to short

[cletus58]

I found myself getting into positions that I cant touch the ground.I would like to know how much it would cost to lower a 1996R1100RT.I can do the work.I just need a guide line for the parts for the warden

[drharveys]

Don't mess up the bike -- just lengthen the legs!

 

Distraction Osteogenesis -- Limb Lengthening

 

(As seen in the movie "Gattica". Actually invented by a Soviet-era doc in Siberia using bicycle parts. It seems that was what the local factory made...)

[BigArn]

Easy fix. Contact Works Performance Shocks and buy the ones that will lower the bike by 1". And if that isn't enough, buy a Sargent "Low" version seat, you shoud gain another 1".

[tomk99r11]

Spending money for a new shock + install, and buying a new seat are not what many would consider easy fixes! There are some seat mods that can be tried first - scroll through some of the recent posts and you will find a thread on this subject. I too am vertically challenged in terms of inseam length but some of the suggestions, inexpensive to try, helped greatly. Good luck.

[NonComp]

Easy fix. Contact Works Performance Shocks and buy the ones that will lower the bike by 1". And if that isn't enough, buy a Sargent "Low" version seat, you shoud gain another 1".

And don't forget to shorten the side stand. I ran into a guy last week who had this done and was tired of looking for holes in pavement.

[BigArn]

Spending money for a new shock + install, and buying a new seat are not what many would consider easy fixes! There are some seat mods that can be tried first - scroll through some of the recent posts and you will find a thread on this subject. I too am vertically challenged in terms of inseam length but some of the suggestions, inexpensive to try, helped greatly. Good luck.

 

I didn't say inexpensive. And tearing apart a seat is not easy. If you plan on keeping the bike get it done right. Most here replace the seat anyway. And most replace shocks with a better ones. Might as well bight the bullet and get the bike setup so you feel comfortable on it.