Yamamike Posted October 17, 2011 #1 Posted October 17, 2011 It seems there is no kit available to lower the rear on the 1st gen. Is that correct. Anyone out there know of a "poor man's" fix for this. I'm inseam chalenged at 5' 4" AND A HALF! Ride safe, Mike
fishrepair Posted October 17, 2011 #2 Posted October 17, 2011 I saw a set of leg stretchers at Wal-Mart the other night that might help.
Lil Venturous Posted October 17, 2011 #3 Posted October 17, 2011 I just let the air out of the air ride.
friesman Posted October 17, 2011 #4 Posted October 17, 2011 and take some foam outta the seat to lower you down. And good heavy thick soled boots help too. But to answer your question ive never heard of any lowering kit for the G1(83-93) Ventures. Brian
greg_in_london Posted October 17, 2011 #5 Posted October 17, 2011 Without air in the back the Venture sits pretty low anyway - no matter how short your inside leg, lowering too far will mean you don't need a centre stand and might need to avoid roads with bumps or bends in.
Yamamike Posted October 17, 2011 Author #6 Posted October 17, 2011 Oh well thanks for the input! Ride safe, Mike:thumbsup:
Yamamike Posted October 17, 2011 Author #7 Posted October 17, 2011 I saw a set of leg stretchers at Wal-Mart the other night that might help. Did you happen to get the price?
Yamamike Posted October 17, 2011 Author #8 Posted October 17, 2011 Ummmm...might be beating a dead horse here but anyone (except Fishrepair:o) know of a shorter rear shock? Even if it doesn't have air ride...I thought I saw something about that but it may have been for the Star Venture Ride safe, Mike
mmaleney Posted October 17, 2011 #9 Posted October 17, 2011 What I did for one of my ventures was remove all the foam and start again withh just the seat itself. Pick up a 6' by 2' half inch foam from sporting goods store, glue and staple one piece of foam over seat let dry,glue the next half foam on the first, pull the two together, let dry then trim off foam to edge of seat, then finish it off with black sheep skin from IKEA. It's no where near as soft as the stock seat but OK for about an hour or so, you will want to keep the seat you have now and just use the made up one for short runs.
Flyinfool Posted October 17, 2011 #10 Posted October 17, 2011 Dropping the air pressure in both the front and back will lower the bike a lot. But watch out for bumps. It will bottom out easy and can drag going in or out of driveways. There is a minimum amount of air that I need to keep in the shocks to get in and out of my parking area without high centering the bike. The other thing you will have to watch for is the side stand length, If you lower the bike you may need to shorten the side stand, and it will be harder to get up on the center stand. Lowering the seat and also taking some off of the sides to make the seat narrower should also help get your legs to the ground. I'm not saying you should not do the lowering if it makes the bike better for you, just pointing out some things to watch for.
GaryZ Posted October 17, 2011 #11 Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) You may try sliding the fork tubes up a little in the triple-trees to reduce the ride height. This will probably make the steering a bit 'quicker'. Edited October 18, 2011 by GaryZ
Lil Venturous Posted October 17, 2011 #12 Posted October 17, 2011 Anyone every changed their air ride to work with the ignition in the on position? I like the bike low put once I get playing I like it higher to scrub less.
greg_in_london Posted October 17, 2011 #13 Posted October 17, 2011 I didn't fiddle with the the wiring to the compressor because I killed the air seal on the shock. I had another shock made up which was a little longer than standard (about half an inch) and had a screw thread for the spring seat, so I have a lot of adjustment. It cost £120 several years ago, but I think the machine shop kept the measurements. If you really want to try this, it would give you some leaway to fettle the suspension until you got it right. You could try a stiffer spring which would stop it bottoming out, though obviously the ride would be a little stiffer. You could do the maths on a shorter stiffer spring and a weaker one too, but you'd have to be careful to avoid the coils locking and busting the spring seat. (I did this after preloading an uprated, thicker spring, waiting for the replacement. That was while on holiday abroad - getting back was not great fun, but the effect of Irish roads should have been predictable in retrospect...)
Yamamike Posted October 18, 2011 Author #14 Posted October 18, 2011 You may try sliding the fork tubes up a little in the triple-trees to reduce the ride height. This will probably make the steering a 'quicker'. I was thinking that Gary but was not sure if that would interfere with anything. Will look more closely at that when I get her home. Ride safe, Mike
Yamamike Posted October 30, 2011 Author #15 Posted October 30, 2011 You may try sliding the fork tubes up a little in the triple-trees to reduce the ride height. This will probably make the steering a bit 'quicker'. Gary, Unfortunately this won't work either cuz the air inlet for the fork tubes is on the side of the tube just below the top clamp of the tripple tree! Ride safe, Mike
GaryZ Posted November 8, 2011 #16 Posted November 8, 2011 Gary, Unfortunately this won't work either cuz the air inlet for the fork tubes is on the side of the tube just below the top clamp of the tripple tree! Ride safe, Mike Yes, I see where the 'air joint' must be properly positioned. However, you may find no need for the air assist if you install Progressive springs.
Yamamike Posted November 8, 2011 Author #17 Posted November 8, 2011 Yes, I see where the 'air joint' must be properly positioned. However, you may find no need for the air assist if you install Progressive springs. That's what I'm thinkin!
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