lowering kit

[wayne]

Can anyone tell me if you can lower a 650 Dakar I know you can a GS its just the wife likes the more expensibe Dakar

 

[Colt]

there is a lot of info on lowering on the f650uk and usa sites.
yes you can lower the dakar.its going to cost you.

depends why she like the dakar?it has higher suspension and front wheel.
so in a nutshell you will end up lowering suspension,forks,shock,using lowering links, changing to a 19" or 17" front wheel.

or buy a standard gs and put dakar colours and decals on

 

[VAL. H.]

Can anyone tell me if you can lower a 650 Dakar I know you can a GS its just the wife likes the more expensibe Dakar

Yep

You can either replace the rear shock with a standerd GS unit, fit a factory lowered rear shock (it's shorter than the standard) Or you can fit Kouba lowering links www.koubalink.com dog bones that drop the rear by either 1 or 2 inches.

Also fit a standard GS seat as the daker seat is usualy the high seat (there is no low seat)

By lowering the rear you will affect the steering geomitry. As the forks are the same on both bikes (it seems to be the 21inch front wheel is the sole reason the front of the bike stands higher 'about 1.5 inches at the bars') you have two choises, put a 19" front wheel on or slide the yokes down the stantions about 30mm. There is an internal mod you can do to lower the forks, but I'd need to draw it to explain it properly.

I had my head under a GS and a Dakar side by side looking at the differences last monday. Thinking of the posibilities of converting a GS to a Dakar. I haven't got a GS to convert yet, otherwise I'd have suggested a parts swop.


If you want to save yourself a whole load of time in the garage, you could fit a new compleat set of Dakar body panels to a standerd GS for about £360.00

I bet thats the reason your lady want's a Dakar. She likes the colour sceam

Val

Hi Colt thought you'd be along too. Looks like you can type faster than me too ;-))

 

[brassmonkey001]

Yes you can. Do a search as this question has been asked many times before, and also have a look at www.f650.co.uk and www.f650.com.
I've got Koubalinks on mine.

 

[Colt]

hi val,
As the forks are the same on both bikes

 

[VAL. H.]

hi val,
As the forks are the same on both bikes

Hi Mate,

The lower legs are the same part numbers 'as are the dog bone links' and the stantions Look to be the same too.

There are spacers under the fork brace to cater for the bigger front wheel.

Are you able to say yey or ney on the length of the stantions? am I wrong here, it'd be usful to know
Val.

 

[wayne]

Thanks guys as ever lots of info but I think its back to the standard GS as its going to cost me which meens less money for my 1150GSA. Once again thanks to you all
wayne