question on stretching
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Its ok,but requires substancially more effort to turn on winding roads.
I had mine 6in. over with stock wheels/tires... it was not really different than stock... now I have it 10in over ridin a 240... it is alot different.
im at 9" over and its a little different but you get used to it. the bike seems like it wants to turn but takes a little more effort. almost like you have to lean more to make the bike turn the same amount
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Hmmm . 9 over you say . Lowered how much ?
I'm about 6" over and down a little over 2.5" in the rear and 1.25" in the front, and bike seems fine. Like they said, it's a little different but you get used to it. If you rail your bike now, sure, you won't like it. To be honest, I notice a difference more with the lowering than I do with the stretch.
Hard riding makes you either go wide, or the rear end wants to come out...but like I said, that's hard riding.
Consider it this way. LEGAL road riding is fine on a stretched bike. If you can't do it...you're probably going too fast. LOL
Hard riding makes you either go wide, or the rear end wants to come out...but like I said, that's hard riding.
Consider it this way. LEGAL road riding is fine on a stretched bike. If you can't do it...you're probably going too fast. LOL
I'm about 5 over and down about 1.5 inches in back. I was really surprised at how little of a difference in handling I saw with the stretch. Yes, it definitely takes more effort to turn, but it isn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Like someone said above, I think the lowering affected handling more than the stretch did.
Like someone said above, I think the lowering affected handling more than the stretch did.
Saw a guy at the Gap pass me with his girl on the back and at least 9 over. It was a 600, but anyway.
Yes, I am happy.
No I don't drag race, particularly.
I like the way a stretched and lowered bike looks and the sacrifice in handling is well within my riding limits.
If I wanted a track bike, then hell no, I wouldn't stretch it.
Why do we need turbos? bikes are plenty fast
Why do we need 240-300-330-360 kits? came with a 190, its fine.
Why do we need NOS? bike don't need no more punch
Why do we need custom paint jobs? seems the factory paint works just fine.
Why do we need grill screens? Suzuki doesn't think we need them
Why do we need stainless brakes and upgrades? The bike will stop better than most can handle.
Why do we need new rims? the stockers are round.
It just burns me up (no offense) when people rag on others for stretching or lowering or doing other certain mods. I say if you wanna do it, go for it! It's your bike, it's yours to customize into whatever personal expression you want it to be!
i would not admit to getting passed by a 600, much less it being a 2 up rider
but then again, look who was speaking it
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