Lowering the XT-R
 

Not sure if this is the right place in the forum to post this, but anyway:

My wife and I are planning to do Iceland, as I've mentioned somewhere else here. She needs a bike that is more capable than her Guzzi Breva to handle the roads up there. Now, she has this general height issue that applies to so many girls, so a standard XTR is too high for her. We need to bring the seat height down to at last 80 cm - preferably 78. If this is not possible, I'll be forced to buy her a Suzuki Freewind (*shudder*) which is low enough.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the board: how can I possibly lower the R without compromising the ride quality too much, thus introducing my wife to the wonderful world of XT660? Have any of you done this or seen it been done?

I am all ears.

hansp off-the- road.de do a lowering kit i think it drops it by 3 cm which sounds a lot might have to alter the side stand to

Caution
 

I bought a lowering kit for my 08 XTR from BikeFarm. It was I later found out it was the wrong one and lowered the bike too much. 43mm actually. I Got bar raisers and lowered the forks by 50mm (which equated to 43mm vertically).

All was well till the wife and I both got on it and turned the tap on full. We are both heavy and the rear tyre wore through the tool holder box. Also it snapped off the upper chain stay roller and the rear disc calliper cover broke on the exhaust.

I am not trying to put you off but if you go for the 3cm lowering kit that should be ok but do not overload the bike too much and if you do make sure the suspension is jacked up.

I also cut 25mm off the sidestand to accommodate it and cut some foam out of the saddle.

Good luck.

Thanks folks. Just what I needed.

Not sure who will do them near you but a lower seat is a good option as well as the 3cm drop could be enough??:angel11:

Yep, that's what I'm thinking too. So all in all it may be enough. We'll start doing some measures.