Ride height question

[mralex714]

My first 2 ventures were 1984's bought new and now I ride an 86 VR. When I bought the 86 the guy said he had ridden an 84 prior and it rode different, I thought nothing of it. After riding the 86 I see what he meant. High speed handling is fine, but low speed is a different story. It feels to me that the 86 sits higher at least in the rear than my 84's did which were more of a reclined position. Is this my imagination or is there a difference in the ride height between them?

[Wizard765]

There should be no difference in height between the two. Unless something was changed or worn. Say for example the 84 was weak and the 86 is newer or stronger with less stress over the years. Possible that the 86 has a progressive spring in it which would make it higher.. Stock should not be different.

[mralex714]

The two 84's I had were both brand new and the 86 I have appears to have the stock setup in the rear. I haven't ridden in about 10 years so it could just be that or me getting older, but it does feel top heavy at low speed.

[friesman]

you just got shorter since you rode a Venture last,....they do say that you get smaller as you age,...so most of us around here are a LOT shorter than we used to be...

 

Brian

Edited February 6, 2013 by friesman