Bcsmith
Well-Known Member
Hello NC riders. I have been thinking about lowering my bike. I put 9000km on it last summer and I am able to touch pavement with my toes only. Most of the time I can feel comfortable doing this but the odd time when I may be on a slope to one side of the road (usually for water runoff) I can only reach toes on one side. Again I managed but I have to be aware of conditions when I come to a stop or I feel one wrong move and I will drop the bike. I got caught by surprise once at a highway stop light and that was a wake up call. I just watched a video on how to do this and it looks pretty straight forward. I only do light off road riding on occasion so I think I could give up a little clearance. My main concern is that Honda has done a wonderful thing with the engineering on this bike and I am very hesitant to play with that whatsoever. How do most of you feel about this? Should I lower my bike or just continue to deal with toes only at a stop. How important do you feel it is to flat foot the bike at a stop? Thanks bcsmith