Hawk Seat Height

paulesmann · 02-10-2016, 06:05 AM

I'm looking to get a little more height out my hawk(even just 1 or 2 more inches of seat height) and to have the seat be a bit more flat rather than slightly angled towards the head of the bike. What do you guys think about extending the front forks a little more than they're set to be, just to milk a couple more inches out of the bike?

Thanks y'all

Weldangrind · 02-10-2016, 10:43 AM

Extending the front forks increases rake, which improves high speed stability at the cost of slowing low-speed steering. Raising the rear has the opposite effect.

That said, the forks should be flush with the top of the upper triple. Are they?

paulesmann · 02-10-2016, 05:37 PM

I'm sorry, what do you mean by flush? They are even and maybe a half inch higher than the triple tree.

Thanks Weldangrind

Weldangrind · 02-11-2016, 12:15 AM

It sounds like you're saying that the forks are sticking up through the upper triple by 1/2". Is that right? Can you show us a pic?

paulesmann · 02-11-2016, 02:36 AM

Will do when I get a chance.

paulesmann · 04-06-2016, 03:38 AM

Hey Weldangrind sorry I took so long to get this picture to you but here it is. This is how my forks are set. They are even on both sides.

Weldangrind · 04-06-2016, 11:44 AM

Thanks for the pic. Your fork tubes are flush with the top of the upper triple, so you have no room to extend the current forks; they are as low in the clamps as they can go.

paulesmann · 04-07-2016, 01:18 AM

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jbfla · 04-07-2016, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by paulesmann

I'm looking to get a little more height out my hawk(even just 1 or 2 more inches of seat height) and to have the seat be a bit more flat rather than slightly angled towards the head of the bike. What do you guys think about extending the front forks a little more than they're set to be, just to milk a couple more inches out of the bike?

Thanks y'all

If you need more height, the easiest thing to do is:

...add handlebar risers

...add an inch or two of foam to the seat

jb

paulesmann · 04-07-2016, 11:57 PM

For sure. Thanks jb! Will look into both of those things

02-10-2016, 06:05 AM	#1
paulesmann Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 76	Hawk Seat Height I'm looking to get a little more height out my hawk(even just 1 or 2 more inches of seat height) and to have the seat be a bit more flat rather than slightly angled towards the head of the bike. What do you guys think about extending the front forks a little more than they're set to be, just to milk a couple more inches out of the bike? Thanks y'all __________________ Paul Mann 2015 Haosen Hawk 1989 Kawasaki EX500 1991 Suzuki DR350
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02-10-2016, 10:43 AM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Extending the front forks increases rake, which improves high speed stability at the cost of slowing low-speed steering. Raising the rear has the opposite effect. That said, the forks should be flush with the top of the upper triple. Are they? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-10-2016, 05:37 PM	#3
paulesmann Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 76	I'm sorry, what do you mean by flush? They are even and maybe a half inch higher than the triple tree. Thanks Weldangrind __________________ Paul Mann 2015 Haosen Hawk 1989 Kawasaki EX500 1991 Suzuki DR350
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02-11-2016, 12:15 AM	#4
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	It sounds like you're saying that the forks are sticking up through the upper triple by 1/2". Is that right? Can you show us a pic? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-11-2016, 02:36 AM	#5
paulesmann Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 76	Will do when I get a chance. __________________ Paul Mann 2015 Haosen Hawk 1989 Kawasaki EX500 1991 Suzuki DR350
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04-06-2016, 11:44 AM	#7
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Thanks for the pic. Your fork tubes are flush with the top of the upper triple, so you have no room to extend the current forks; they are as low in the clamps as they can go. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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04-07-2016, 01:18 AM	#8
paulesmann Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 76	:( __________________ Paul Mann 2015 Haosen Hawk 1989 Kawasaki EX500 1991 Suzuki DR350
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04-07-2016, 11:57 PM	#10
paulesmann Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 76	For sure. Thanks jb! Will look into both of those things __________________ Paul Mann 2015 Haosen Hawk 1989 Kawasaki EX500 1991 Suzuki DR350
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