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ridered-450r
06-12-2004, 11:44 PM
i saw somone with a 450r lowered on here and could somone explain how i could doit.. do i have to have that tool. and how much is that tool.

r450rr
06-12-2004, 11:49 PM
i was to, someone explained it to me once but i forgot how, is it easy

06-13-2004, 12:39 AM
adjust preload loweres it alittle...turn the metal things at the top up & it shiuld lower it alittle...nothing drastic though

sparky450AR
06-13-2004, 03:18 AM
Originally posted by Jumbo747
adjust preload loweres it alittle...turn the metal things at the top up & it shiuld lower it alittle...nothing drastic though

Lowering your bike an inch is pretty drastic to me. Once I adjusted my preload, the space between my frame and the ground decreased an inch, both front and rear.