Ride Height Lowering, Rc 36 Ii - Help

Maybe I wasn`t clear enough :D I still need to improve my English :P

Is not that I lack the strength to push it around, the problem is that my long legs do not touch the ground well while on the bike.

My RC 36 II is abour 3-4 cm higher then my RC 36 I, is that normal?

I don't think so, but I've never owned an RC36-II.  Do they both lean over the same amount on the sidestand?  When I "flipped the eccentric" on my RC36-I I also had to extend the side-stand and centre stand by 35-40mm.  Someone hasn't done that to your bike, have they?  (It means the hub carrier has been rotated 180-degrees so that the axle is in the lower half of the arc, whereas it is in the top half of the arc on a normal bike.)

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Close enough :D :goofy:

I will make a picture of both bikes and upload it here :P

Look in the downloads section.
http://www.vfrdiscus...ng-vfr-rc36-ii/

Look in the downloads section.
http://www.vfrdiscus...ng-vfr-rc36-ii/

Already did, need to find out if my triangles are stock or not, if not stock, gonna receplace them!

Look in the downloads section.
http://www.vfrdiscus...ng-vfr-rc36-ii/

I can see u have a VFR just like mine, how do u enjoy it? :D

Best mc ever. I am 61 years old, maybe a chopper would be better, but no, I love my VFR :)
In my lowering pdf file you can se the dimension of the triangle. Tomorrow I will measure the original triangle. I is late night now here in Denmark. Then I will post it here. What time is it at your place. Here it is 9.41pm

A break in the movie ;)
Ok original triangle:
Short side 56mm
Long side 86mm

The stock seat height should be around 31.5 inches or 800mm.

Remember if you lower the back end. Lower the front end like wise.

My seat height is 75cm, the triangle lower the bike 3.5cm and I have cut Out some frome? From the seat.
But could you post pictures of your triangle, some VFR model have very small triangle. If so? you cannot use my pdf file. It is for a 1997 model.

Hey guys!

Thx for helping!

Gonna ride my moto today, I will make some pictures! and measure the hight :)

I appreciate your help!

Hey, I`m back!

I have Uploaded some pictures.

I have measured the bike while on sidestand, from one side and the other, this is what i got:

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http://postimg.org/image/px7ew5bb3/

http://postimg.org/image/9ftlwqpof/

@Friis I`m from Romania, 27 years old, time is GMT+2 here.

P.S I love my VFR too, never gona sell it :D

Update:

Bike on sidestand, measuring from the right side: 75 cm (29.528in)

measuring from the left side: 66 cm (26in)

Hi Marc
Dont you have pic. Of triangle plate.
It look like your Bike is lowered, My Bike is 70cm stranding on both wheels and not on side stand.

I was able to decrease my seat height by 3 inches by modifying a new set of riding boots. I had a quality shoe cobbler replace my boot sole, and install a taller heel. Be sure to install a good non-slip sole and heel. I also replaced my rear swing arm link using a Lust lowering swing kit. These simple modification has made a world of differences.

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Could not find my triangle yet :D

Maybe tomorrow I will have more time.

@Resin thx for the idea :D

I'm 6' 200lb and my stock 97 sat too low and soft with the rear shock for the type of canyon carving I like to do. I spent a lot of time working out the geometry of the triangles and prototyping my own plates to both raise the bike a little and stiffen the affect of the stock shock. For a while, my girlfriend and I were sharing my 97 VFR 750. She is 5' 7" 130lbs and the bike was too high. So we did the same for her. I made a set of plates on my bike that allow for easy swapping of the shock bolt between us so either of us can ride the bike. I just raise or lowered the forks to match.   I'm sharing the geometry below for those capable of making their own plates and not wanting to risk trial and error. A lot of time went into working out the triangulation so if you don't know what you are doing, I recommend you do not alter any of the measurements. The wrong triangulation can result in limited/exaggerated travel, too soft/hard of ride, or the worst of either of those simultaneously   [image: 94-97 VFR 750 Raise/Lower Linkage Geometry]
94-97 VFR 750 Raise/Lower Linkage Geometry
Raise and Lower linkage plate geometry to accommodate a 6' 200lb rider or a 5'7" 130lb rider. This is the 5th revision of this plate and assumes you are using the stock shock.

 I'm 6' 200lb and my stock 97 sat too low and soft with the rear shock for the type of canyon carving I like to do. I spent a lot of time working out the geometry of the triangles and prototyping my own plates to both raise the bike a little and stiffen the affect of the stock shock. For a while, my girlfriend and I were sharing my 97 VFR 750. She is 5' 7" 130lbs and the bike was too high. So we did the same for her. I made a set of plates on my bike that allow for easy swapping of the shock bolt between us so either of us can ride the bike. I just raise or lowered the forks to match.   I'm sharing the geometry below for those capable of making their own plates and not wanting to risk trial and error. A lot of time went into working out the triangulation so if you don't know what you are doing, I recommend you do not alter any of the measurements. The wrong triangulation can result in limited/exaggerated travel, too soft/hard of ride, or the worst of either of those simultaneously  

Hey! Ive been reading your conversion topic, great job u have done there!

I`m as tall as u are, but 170 lbs, still I can`t touch the ground as I would like to.

I`m going to measure the triangles tomorrow, my bike might have been raised by the previous owner.

Thx for shring us your hard work :)

Well My Bike is lowered 35mm and the front forks is also lowered 35mm, it's makes the bike faster in curves.
And this is not an experiments, the plates is factory made. Lazer cut and thicker than stock plates - So no risk at all. But of course you will have to get familiar with the lowered bike. It isn't the same as the "stock high" it took me a couple of days to get the feeling with the bike.

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Is my triangle fitted right?

Notice how low is the rear tire on the central stand.

Yes Marc, your plate is fitted correct. And it looks like stock plates.

Yes Marc, your plate is fitted correct. And it looks like stock plates.

Ok, thank you!

Not gonna mess with it then, I will modify the seat a bit :)

But there are another way to adjust the height. I have read about it but I don't know how to. it's something about the back wheel. The suspension of the back wheel is eccentric and can be turned in to ways. And it will move the wheel up or down.
Remember the side and the center stand will not fit lowering the bike. Lowering and the side and the center stand would be to long.
I cut both my side and center stand to fit the lowered bike

But there are another way to adjust the height. I have read about it but I don't know how to. it's something about the back wheel. The suspension of the back wheel is eccentric and can be turned in to ways. And it will move the wheel up or down.
Remember the side and the center stand will not fit lowering the bike. Lowering and the side and the center stand would be to long.
I cut both my side and center stand to fit the lowered bike

Hmm...I guess is easier to modify the seat, 1-1.5 cm should do the trick.

I want to change the seat anyway.

You can see the eccentric wheel cylinder here. [video: https://player.vimeo.com/video/5741902]
Yes I also modified the seat.

Is that triangle touching the exhaust collector?

I just stepped out and this on my 4th gen.

From the right
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From the left




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no it's not possible That's the triangle touching anything. I think It will not be able too.
I can see at the picture from the right side top left corner the bolts is not original it should look like the other to bolts
Edited by Friis, 21 March 2015 - 02:16 PM.

You can see the eccentric wheel cylinder here. [video: https://player.vimeo.com/video/5741902]
Yes I also modified the seat.

Now I understand what u are saying, gonna buy a new chain soon and adjust the wheel cylinder too! :)

Is that triangle touching the exhaust collector?

I just stepped out and this on my 4th gen.

From the right
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From the left




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Yep my triangle is kind of touching the exhaust collector...that is bad I guess...

Hi Marc,

I found the forum tread where I read about the "eccentric adjuster"

http://www.bikersora...ead.php?t=11102

http://www.bikersora...ad.php?t=126962