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<blockquote data-quote="ossagp" data-source="post: 188798" data-attributes="member: 1650"><p>It looks to me like you would be rideable, especially for the desert, but we have made it easier for quite a few by taking some preload out on the back, and raising the fork tubes AFTER testing with the adjustment to the back. Remove the front springs and gently collapse the forks and see how much clearance you have under the fender or do the Floyd trick and use a spacer to simulate 1/4" of clearance. tape it to the tire and then loosed the triple clamp bolts that hold your forks in place. slide the tubes up until you feel the wheel hit and you can see how much you can drop the front without the tire being able to bottom. Most will tell you that bottoming it can lock the wheel if there isn't enough clearance, as you probably heard. Take the height out of the front a little at a time and test your higher speed stability. </p><p></p><p>From what I am reading if you decide to file anything I would suggest the spring, and the mount, maybe use something to glue them in place so they can't rotate slightly. That high temp silicone works well (better for me as a "glue" than the other silicones). </p><p></p><p>After you try the cheap and easy, you may be used to it enough by then that it won't be so desireable to lower it any more than that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ossagp, post: 188798, member: 1650"] It looks to me like you would be rideable, especially for the desert, but we have made it easier for quite a few by taking some preload out on the back, and raising the fork tubes AFTER testing with the adjustment to the back. Remove the front springs and gently collapse the forks and see how much clearance you have under the fender or do the Floyd trick and use a spacer to simulate 1/4" of clearance. tape it to the tire and then loosed the triple clamp bolts that hold your forks in place. slide the tubes up until you feel the wheel hit and you can see how much you can drop the front without the tire being able to bottom. Most will tell you that bottoming it can lock the wheel if there isn't enough clearance, as you probably heard. Take the height out of the front a little at a time and test your higher speed stability. From what I am reading if you decide to file anything I would suggest the spring, and the mount, maybe use something to glue them in place so they can't rotate slightly. That high temp silicone works well (better for me as a "glue" than the other silicones). After you try the cheap and easy, you may be used to it enough by then that it won't be so desireable to lower it any more than that. [/QUOTE]
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