Hey guys  ,

i have 10" progressive lowered shocks on my bike.. im only short and need that to touch the ground...

however since lowering the bike the bike stands completely upright while on the stand... i have always been weary about where i park it cause i dont want it to tip

Friday i parked it outside my house like i normally do start it up walked back up the driveway to shut the door and i hear a huge bang.. i look behind me and yep she fell over

i race down there picked her up and checkded for damage only a slight mark on the exhaust no other damage thank god...

So being in a fit of rage i decided not to go for a ride but to park it back in the garage..

i get online and search some fourms about this issue as surley someone else in the world is running the same setup.

i came  across an america site that talks about grinding down some TAB on the stand and about 3mm should be enough..

i did this over the weekend and what a difference it makes.. bike learns over just enough and now i dont have to lean the bike right over to the right to put the stand down...

a must do mod if your bike is lowered ..

http://www.hdridersusa.com/dyna-glide/1371-how-lowering-kick-stand-free-pics.html

 

Thanks limpn. Fuck that must be low with 10" shocks!

there is a finger gap between the rear guard and the tyre...
curved gutters and speed bumps i have to take like im driving a fully sick commodore .
does scrap around corners the pipes seem to scrape before the foot pegs do ...
you get use to it..

wish I'd read this yesterday cos I've been searching the net all day today for some decent shocks at a resonable price and came across 10.5" shocks with a short kickstand. Too short for me (need atleast 12) so kept on looking...so..question is...where the hell did I see it?? MAYBE EBAY.COM USA eBay but can't be sure. so just google 10.5 shocks with short kickstand and start searching...best I can offer, hope you find it cos it looked cool...just real short

I ran 11 inch shocks on a yamaha vmax. Looked great until I was riding pretty quick in a straight but built up area and there was a change in road surface that I didn't see which saw me ride down a bump about an inch high. With the low shocks and a few knots, my rear wheel bounced up into the rear fender and almost threw me off the bike arse over head. I stayed on but it wrecked my rear fender, rear wiring and chewed up the number plate, frame, Mount and lighting around the plate. It stuffed everything at the back bar the indicators. Gotta be really careful with shocks this low as even a pot hole or imperfect road surface can cause dramas. Looks sweet though

Bloody hell, 10" is short, I can't imagine it would be a very good ride, look cool yes but fuck all travel

yeah the swing arm is completely straight lol ... looks bad ass but travel not so good...
its not a overnighter bike its more of a local weekend warrior.. in the process now sourcing AirRide