r.e. lowering a bike, it can be done, but it will cost you
a close friend suffers from what we kindly refer to as "ducks syndrome" i.e. her legs dont hold her backside far enough off the ground to make getting on *any* bike easy.
she went from a 1996 zzr600 (thats in australia, not the zx6 relabelled a zzr600 you americans have) to a zx636 and it was too tall for her. So she bought it, had it sent directly to a suspension shop and they lowered it 5cm (2.05 inches or so), lowered the forks on the tree's, new front springs, reworked the rear shock. Cost her about $1000AU ($780US), she scrapes the fairings a bit, but the bike handles very nicely and she loves the bike.
6 foot? i wouldnt bother lowering it at all, im 5ft7 and can handle a seatheight of 77-78cm without too much trouble.
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