short of leg!

[gazzar]

having short legs as i do. i,ve been looking at possible ways of lowering the hight . i did read somewhere, that the tourque arm from the 1100st i think, being longer, raises the back wheel, & so lowering the seat hight by about an inch. has anyone done this? or know of any problems that may be caused by doing it. i.e. stress on pivot bearing, or u.j wear cheers all.
p,s shuold have said, its a 95 1100 gs
gazzar:cool

 

[Gas'd Off]

What about reforming the seat foam so it is narrower? Should help.

 

[ianboydsnr]

I thought you could move the rear shock mount to lower an 1100gs, dont have a 1100, so don't know for certain

 

[Colt]

is there such a thing as an 1100st?

 

[paddy dougan]

raises the back wheel[/I], & so lowering the seat hight by about an inch. has anyone done this? gazzar:cool

Don't think so, If the torque arn was longer, surely it would push the wheel down lower therefore increasing seat height,
You could try this just by unscrewing the rear bolt on the arm and lowering the wheel (to the ground), same effect as lengthening the arm, so to speak.
not what you want, me thinks.
Just my half euros worth,
Is it possible to get a slightly lower (read shorter) shock?
best of luck,
P.

 

[VAL. H.]

Don't think so, If the torque arn was longer, surely it would push the wheel down lower therefore increasing seat height,
You could try this just by unscrewing the rear bolt on the arm and lowering the wheel (to the ground), same effect as lengthening the arm, so to speak.
not what you want, me thinks.
Just my half euros worth,
Is it possible to get a slightly lower (read shorter) shock?
best of luck,
P.

The torque arm on the 1100 is underneath the swing arm, therefore a longer one would push the rear wheel upwards slightly, lowering the back of the bike a little.

I would do some research to find out the limits of allowable movenent on the rear pivot point on the GS compared to the S. A part number search should tell you if they are the same or different parts.

Lucy's 1100 has been lowered at the rear shock. I think Paul BHT told me that he simply drilled a new hole in the bottom mounting about 8mm higher than the original. This dropped the seat hight by three inches. The down side to this is that the forks can't be lowered easily if at all.

Send him a PM for more info.

Though I'd agree with Atkule, try getting a low seat or having yours modified first.

Val.

 

[gas boy]

having short legs as i do. i,ve been looking at possible ways of lowering the hight . i did read somewhere, that the tourque arm from the 1100st i think, being longer, raises the back wheel, & so lowering the seat hight by about an inch. has anyone done this? or know of any problems that may be caused by doing it. i.e. stress on pivot bearing, or u.j wear cheers all.
p,s shuold have said, its a 95 1100 gs
gazzar:cool

What about putting some smaller shocks on your bike ??

I have a friend who put some 1100/1150 Ohlins on his GS and it lowerd it by approx 1" - 2"

He doesn't have either bikes now and i'm sure he still has the shocks - I could make some enquires if your interested.

 

[gas boy]

What about putting some smaller shocks on your bike ??

I have a friend who put some 1100/1150 Ohlins on his GS and it lowerd it by approx 1" - 2"

He doesn't have either bikes now and i'm sure he still has the shocks - I could make some enquires if your interested.

Sorry that should have said 1100/1150 RS (Ohlins) shocks

 

[gazzar]

cheers all. should have said earlier, have allready had seat chopped down. gasboy, if your mate still has those shooks, would definatley be interested if he still has them.( keltic for shocks.) hope i,m not breaking any rules here. if you could leave a reply here,we can sort out getting in touch. in the mean time ,will look in to the t arm coversion,i,ll put a post on here if i find out anything, for the benifit of other shorta**eses in the audiance.
gazzar xx

 

[gas boy]

cheers all. should have said earlier, have allready had seat chopped down. gasboy, if your mate still has those shooks, would definatley be interested if he still has them.( keltic for shocks.) hope i,m not breaking any rules here. if you could leave a reply here,we can sort out getting in touch. in the mean time ,will look in to the t arm coversion,i,ll put a post on here if i find out anything, for the benifit of other shorta**eses in the audiance.
gazzar xx

No prob's mate - drop me a PM or let me have your e-mail and we'll get it sorted.

 

[gazzar]

nice one gas boy, i dont think i can pm yet, but heres my phone no; 07957 458 560 & ill phone you back. as for email, you never know who,s looking. i can handle loonys on the phone! thanks mate.
gazzar