2002 RSV fork lowering

[guidotheguide]

Has anyone found a kit to lower the front end of a 2002 RSV. I have lowered the rear 1.5" with a Baron's kit and what a difference it made for my footing. Now I need to lower the front to balance the bike. Any info would be appreciated.....thanks.......Gary

[jburrell]

You don't need a kit. You can just adj the front forks to a lower position. There is likely a tech article here on this site. I haven't lowered mine yet as I was waiting for winter to do it. Gunboat mentioned that I could do it without a kit and that he knew how to accomplish it and offered to help me. Its great when you have other members in the area that are willing to share their knowledge and lend assistance. If you can't find the article then check with freebird or squigly for the article. If that fails I am sure someone here will help explain it to you or show you how to find it. If nothing else I am sure Gunboat will take the time to explain the procedure.

Good luck with it.

[Ponch]

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=939

[Maritimer]

Did this to mine as a winter project this past winter and just loving it. This is the first mod I would do on a new bike.

[KiteSquid]

I lowered mine, and did not like it, so I put it back to stock!!!!!!

[Maritimer]

Here is a similar mod as 2mike2 in this post http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=939 but with pics.

[george_park]

I'm getting ready to install the Baron's rear kit (just arrived, burned a gift certificate at the dealer - 4 weeks later here it is...) and was wondering how it impacted the overall ride (better handling, etc) and how easy/difficult the installation was.

 

I'm going to have the dealer install the front lowering kit (BA-7503RS Baron's performance front lowering kit) when it's in for service.

 

We have a few lowered RS and they had the dealer lower the front forks when they were in for service, seems like they are really used to doing it - I would be worried I would have one longer than the other :-)

 

Regards,

gp