I have Yamaha TTR230 Motorcycle and i need to lower it. What are some things i can do?

Question

I was thinking i could modify the seat to make it lower, not sure if someone sells a different sit.

The other thing i heard of is to shock load it, let me know if you have any suggestions on getting or modifying the seat or other ways to lower the bike.

Answer 1

You hit on it the head with the seat dude.

Keep the " bike" the same height, they make them that way for a reason.

After removing most the seat padding as needed, if it still a struggle, raise the rear sets. ( foot pegs )

Try not to bother with the shock or forks untill the last resort.

Do me a favor, as I want to help, add some details as WHY you want to lower it. Is it to tall to get on? putting your feet down at stand still?

Give us all some more details.

Thanks Dude.

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Thanks for the added details.

I know this sounds really rotten, but the bike is built to ride in the form and size it is. If you start to muck about with rising rate linkage's and dropping the forks through the yokes (fork clamps) you change the wholes bikes style.

For something as simple as stopping, I personally would not change the bike.

When you think about, [apart from falling off] she will always have someone to help her getting on / off and standing still in the pits.

Keep the bike in the standard trim is my best advice.

Answer 2

you can loosen the suspention but if you loosen it to much whenyou jump the is no coouchin but that is a option

Answer 3

just lower the forks and rear shocks

if u cant do it go to a dealer and they will do it sometimes for free

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Answer 4

You can shave the seat (remove seat foam with a knife and sand paper).  You can also loosen the upper and lower triple clamps where they pinch the fork tubes.  Then you grab each fork and twist and push them up in the triple clamps so that more of the fork is above the top clamp (don't go more than an inch or 1 1/2"). Make sure you adjust the forks equally. Now you need to soften the rear shock pre-load to compliment the drop in front height.  There are two set collars around the top of the rear shock spring.  Using an adjustment wrench (or a rod and hammer) loosen the top collar  (counterclockwise) and spin it up about an inch or so.  Now spin the lower collar up (will be much harder as the spring tension is against it)  to soften the spring preload.  This will let the bike sag more when sat on (thus lowering it).  Don't make it too soft.  Now tighten the top collar back down.

Or go buy her a crf150r.