Kansas Girl

welcome aboard

 

Beware of HOD's on this site.

HOD=horny old dudes

 

lmfao bb ^^^^

 

OMG BB way to say Hi.. sheesh Now as far as lowering. if it were me in that situation, I'd re form the seat first, lowering the bike via a drop in suspension is a way, yet at a cost of fouling up the ride, on a real thought though I understand your concern about tippy toes, I'd work on that confidence and know before I'd start messing with lowering, maybe, adjust the rear shock to it's softest setting might lower it a slight wwhen you sit on it a bit, so depending on your long term goal. that might be enough in the mean time. Of coarse once on the move ride height issues disappears right? if I may ask how tall are you? 32inch inseam? All that said welcome to the nut house. it's full of cool folks, I'd say be wherry of Badbilly, but he's all ready stopped by.

 

Welcome aboard Anne Marie. RVFR is offering good advice there, I'd definitely try putting the preload to minimum a both ends before lowering the bike. Next up (and for zero cost) would be slipping the fork legs up through the clamps by no more than 10mm.

If you do lower the bike, try and get both ends dropped equally, to preserve the steering geometry.

All these Hondas are pretty reliable but all share a common potential flaw (along with heaps of other makes/models) in their electrical charging system. The regulator or its wiring can fail, and either overcharge/cook the battery, or stop charging it. Lots of us have fitted a voltmeter to keep an eye on the output.

 

Hi Marie. Welcome to the forum.
I too have issues with my 28" inseam, but after lowering a GSX-R, I refuse to lower this one. Have had it for at least four years, and I already got used to its height.
I do ride long distances alone as well. Been to several states and as long as I can, I'll keep rolling by myself.

 

Welcome to The World Anne.Marie! Before you go too far with your lowering mod, check out some of the post on lowering here on the forum to see what options you have. I'm sure there are quite a few post that should help you to decide which way to go.

As far as anything pressing about the forum, there are few characters here but they are mostly harmless, the bike however could be a little different. As with any used bike it is always a good idea to give the bike a thurough once over and for peace of mind a full fluid flush/fill. The only real worry about the bike is the electrical system, this is the main wiring harness connections to the stator and R/R. These have a tendency to fail, if not maintained and/or not monitored. Basically, give the wiring harness a good look over and do a test of the stator and R/R to make sure they are performing well. Cleaning the connection terminals and ensuring your ground connections are good is the first step, otherwise these motors are pretty bullet proof.

Cheers!

 

I am 5' 4" 135 lbs of solid beauty and a 28" inseam, I can't back or walk the bike either -I do it off the bike when I need to- and I can pick it up myself. DAMHIKT.
Watch some videos on how to pick it up. I'm not saying is easy for us vertically challenged, but is very doable.

 

Regarding dropping it and not being able to pick it up, think again. There are videos on you tube that show the best way to pick up a downed motorcycle. In fact there is one where a young lady picks up a heavy Harley Davidson (that's redundant).

 

Worst thing about dropping your bike is when adrenalin kicks in and turns your knees to jelly. I crashed on oil a week back, and was much relieved when a passer by gave me a hand to get my poor bike back on its wheels. I can't have been completely rattled as I did remember to deploy the side stand before we lifted!


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Welcome Anne, I'm 5'6 and had the stock seat shaved between the thighs and alittle off the top, then installed Lustracing triangles to lower it...plus as what was mentioned, raised my fork tubes 10mm....you have to have the kickstand shortened so its not standing straight up....handles great, no adverse affects.
When moving the bike around either in your garage or parking, always have it on the kickstand when backing her up.
Alrighty then enjoy

 

Welcome Anne Marie. Kinda erie but my wifes name is Anne middle name Marie. She's from Wichita also lol. The bike is somewhat heavy but as was said, watch the videos on picking up a bike. You will be impressed with what you might be able to do. Any problems you have with the bike have more than likley been experianced here. You will find plenty of help here to achieve any repairs needed.

 

ANNIE!. I am harmless, useless penniless and sometimes senseless. Well. maybe more often than not.

Welcome to the site. I think you should give yourself some time in the saddle before you start modifying the bike. There are many here that are unable to reach both their feet flat on the ground together and seem to manage fine. I hear you about trying to remain upright, but if you are leaning to the extent that you need a lower bike, I think the bike is about to be dropped. They are top heavy. Having gone through some hell with back surgeries, when mine reaches that point, I just guide it down to lessen the depth of the scratches then get someone to help me lift it. I have watch that video of the young small lady lifting the bike and she sure makes it look easy. But it is even more easy to ask for help to lift it.

We like pix here. If you have more than the avatar, post them up.

ATGATT

ride on sister ride on.

 

White- Excellent choice!

Welcome and you'll find no shortage of advice here.
And like billy says, watch out for those old guys.

Rob