• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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TR650 Lowering Options

engineerk9 said:
I suffered similar, i weigh close to 100kg, & sag was less than 20mm - Terry Hay at shock Treatment, lowered the rear shock, changed the 10.30 kg spring for a 9.80 kg that was also 10mm shorter, the front was lowered by 20 mm internally plus 10 mm extra preload to compensate for the Safari tank
Very pleased with the results, Birdsville Track loop was 4,500 klms, 900 klms desert
The lowering links are not the go, be warned
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Thanks for the input. Lowering links are used all the time - if not the way to go, then why?
 
John_Belgium said:
Well my dealer installed the lowering ring and before he already let the fork go down also a 30 mm or so. The bike is lower now and it is easier to put my leg over the saddle and to manoevrate with lower speeds or standing still or parking the bike. My ring was 125 euro, but I think it is a elegant solution and gives shorter people a lot more confidence in this all/offroad bike. In fact it is one of the lowest all/off road bikes or maybe the lowest, I do not know. I do know that for many years let's say the last 20 years I never looked at off road bikes, because they were always much to high. (Especially BMW and KTM seems to be build for 2 meter people minmum).

Regards, John :)
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Since you have the lowering ring, have you noticed a stiffer ride at all?
 
No it is not stiffer nor softer, it is the same.

I can not compare with a lowering link, for me the lowering ring works fine.

Regards, John
 
If I get how the lowering ring works ( I haven't seen one actually installed but it looks like all it does is rteduce the preload) the ride HAS to be softer. Now mostly shorter people are also lighter so it may get them back to where it needs to be in terms of intiial travel but the spring rate will still be the same only the initial break free load will be lower. If the rider is short ( legged) and heavy , the preload will be very soft and the bike will be already a fair way into its travel. Bike will wallow a fair bit and bottom easier ( as Sally's ktm is currently until I can get the Kouba link that I finally got, mounted ).
 
danketchpel said:
Yup, same here (~29" inseam). It seems like I'm tippy toe on dang near every bike, 'cept cruisers........ but I just can't go there.
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Same 29" inseam here too. Been following this thread to decide which way to go to lower the Terra and retain the SWMotech center stand. It's very difficult, not to mention dangerous, to tippy toe in Manila traffic.
 
Totally flat foot. But I stick to the pavement. Don't know what an off camber trail would be like but the bike isn't top heavy anyway
 
WoodsChick said:
Will do! I think new springs is all I really need. Hell, I got no sag whatsoever at the moment. Anyone know the stock spring rates on the Terra?
I'll give Les at LT-Racing a call. If anyone can set me up properly it's Les :thumbsup:
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Shock Treatment lowered my Terra, OEM spring rate is 10.3 kgs, new spring was 10mm shorter & 9.8 kgs, what a difference it made, vast improvement
 
This is a little unconventional but it's been a great help and I feel even better on this bike: There's a quality cobbler near me. I had them put a more rugged vibram sole on the bottoms of my "adventure" boots - AND I had them add an inch of lightweight but very firm FOAM filler between the bottom and my foot (don't know what that part of a shoe is called!) Anyway, I really got a great lift from it, no change in shifting or breaking, no balance issues, any extra weight is hardly noticable. Any good shoe repair should be able to do this for you. And there are different thicknesses, if you only want 1/2 inch I'm sure it will still make a difference. The cobbler told me he's seen a few motorcyclists coming in for the lift lately. LOVE the difference. ...and no, it doesn't look completely dorky...... just a little bit. :)
 
Just installed Seat Concept's LOW version seat on my Terra last night. The relative height difference in the "butt" area appears to be around 1/2" and the new seat profile provides a deeper pocket for the rider. (I also measured drop in the lowest, narrow area of the seat and it is a tad less than 1/2"... sorry no pics of that). The new cover floats above the foam in this area so there is more drop than shows in the picture.... maybe another 1/4".

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