Brand new to the forum and motorcycles!

Jorogumo4 · 07-17-2023, 03:46 PM

Hello! I've never riden a motorcycle before and was reading a few threads on here regarding the Hawk 250 I had arrive today, I'm still putting everything together, but noticed that the motorcycle sits way too high for me, I'm 5'6" and I can BARELY touch the ground with my toes.

I read a few threads on here regarding changing the rear shock to lower the ride height? I'm guessing the stock rear shock is 320mm? I plan on using this mostly on the road as a back up commuter, so I was looking at a 290mm shock that would supposedly give me 3 more inches to work with?

I was looking at the following shock on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...C5ZG4UYX&psc=1

Any recommendations when it comes to a rider my height?

07-17-2023, 03:46 PM	#1
Jorogumo4 Join Date: Jul 2023 Posts: 27	Brand new to the forum and motorcycles! Hello! I've never riden a motorcycle before and was reading a few threads on here regarding the Hawk 250 I had arrive today, I'm still putting everything together, but noticed that the motorcycle sits way too high for me, I'm 5'6" and I can BARELY touch the ground with my toes. I read a few threads on here regarding changing the rear shock to lower the ride height? I'm guessing the stock rear shock is 320mm? I plan on using this mostly on the road as a back up commuter, so I was looking at a 290mm shock that would supposedly give me 3 more inches to work with? I was looking at the following shock on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...C5ZG4UYX&psc=1 Any recommendations when it comes to a rider my height?
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