would she notice 25mm lowering kit ?

[Ilovejapcrap]

lass has a KTM390 duke 2018.

They do a 25mm lowering kit (different front springs, different spacers on rear shock and smaller side stand).

I just cant picture it in my head, is it going to be noticeable do we think ?

[PIGINAWIG]

You won’t notice at all. Mate has one.

[Ilovejapcrap]

PIGINAWIG said:

You won’t notice at all. Mate has one.

damn that's not reassuring

[PIGINAWIG]

Ilovejapcrap said:

PIGINAWIG said:

You won’t notice at all. Mate has one.

damn that's not reassuring

I mean visibly it looks the same. Makes a big difference to him though. He’s glad he had it lowered. Sorry for confusion!

[crofty1984]

I had a 40mm kit on my nc700x. Made a big difference.

[Ho Lee Kau]

Had I think 25 or 30mm on 2009 CBR600RR for my girlfriend.
I could barely ride that bike, the shock was bottoming out on bumps, had to max preload, still was too soft.
And, of course I did notice the lowering kit.

[bimsb6]

The mrs has a kouba link on her duke 690 , she is delighted with the height reduction , we did have to cut the sidestand down on it though .

[wuckfitracing]

Ask here,
http://www.ktmduke390forum.com

[carinaman]

2 minutes 30 seconds in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTfKNgg-rX8

[Ilovejapcrap]

wuckfitracing said:

Ask here,
http://www.ktmduke390forum.com

Not the best forum to be honest never seems to have enougth people using it

[Ilovejapcrap]

carinaman said:

2 minutes 30 seconds in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTfKNgg-rX8

Her idea of altering the ride height at the back is to alter the preload of rear shock

[dreamer75]

I lowered my Tiger Sport by 25mm (I think it was 25) using a lowering plate at the back. Made a huge difference to being able to reach the ground comfortably, and means I can paddle it around now rather than skidding around on my toes ! I didn't drop the front by anywhere near as much as the kit recommended though - tried and it felt horrific so put it back up again.

[redback911]

Misses has a Monster 821 and although she can ride the bike with the OEM lowered seat, she can only use the tips of her toes when riding. She recently got a pair of these Daytona ladies boots:

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/...

They include a 2.5cm raised inner sole and its made a massive difference to riding her bike. She finds it much easier to stop/start, and move the bike off the side stand when moving away from a parked position. Definitely saved the hassle playing with the suspension.

[obscene]

It makes a big difference. Sister bought a 390 duke when they were blowing them out cheap last year and had it lowered. Haven't got any pics annoyingly but the KTM parts definitely did the job and made it rideable for her.

[dreamer75]

redback911 said:

Misses has a Monster 821 and although she can ride the bike with the OEM lowered seat, she can only use the tips of her toes when riding. She recently got a pair of these Daytona ladies boots:

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/...

They include a 2.5cm raised inner sole and its made a massive difference to riding her bike. She finds it much easier to stop/start, and move the bike off the side stand when moving away from a parked position. Definitely saved the hassle playing with the suspension.

I thought about those, but I'm 5'9 and don't need lifts in my shoes when off the bike, I'd feel like a giant. Plus it limits your choice of boots quite significantly. Lowering the Tigger wasn't difficult and the handling is fine, but it made a big difference moving it around and stopping at lights etc.

[carinaman]

Update?

[Ilovejapcrap]

Made a call ktm propper kit is 250 quid then 250 quid for fitting,

She may get it done when she’s has a service

[carinaman]

£500 sounds a lot. Hopefully she's liking the bike and the seat height isn't too much of a nuisance.

[Prof Prolapse]

I don't really know much about suspension. But for the sake of 25mm why can't you adjust the preload?

I mean, your sag will be too low, but any lowering kit is going to mess up the geometry and overall set up anyway. So it's always a compromise.

Why not get the spanners out and try that before spunking money on it?

[bimsb6]

Prof Prolapse said:

I don't really know much about suspension. But for the sake of 25mm why can't you adjust the preload?

I mean, your sag will be too low, but any lowering kit is going to mess up the geometry and overall set up anyway. So it's always a compromise.

Why not get the spanners out and try that before spunking money on it?

Dropping the back won’t upset one of those to any degree , it might actually make it a tad more stable .