Lowering F700GS

[Omega Man]

Omega Man,

On my bike, I didn’t need to do anything with the side stand. With this Hyperpro spring, the bike sits at a “normal” height when unloaded. The soft part of the spring compresses when you sit on the bike. It seems to work pretty well.

Sounds better than the way mine worked out.

Omega Man,

I haven’t tried the center stand yet since installing the new spring. I expect it to be about the same as before, which was a bit too high anyway.

If you need any info on the way I did the "calculation" or how I shortened it, Just let me know. Happy to help.

Gary

 

[akbeemer]

What are you doing with the front forks?

 

[JimStone]

Front Forks

AKBeemer,

I had previously swapped out the fork springs with Wilbers progressive springs. I got both the front and rear springs from Ted Porter’s Beemer Shop.

 

[akbeemer]

Okay, I was going to offer to swap the forks off my lowered F700GS.