Lowering Hawk

Cooperdevi · 08-25-2020, 05:20 AM

On the Amazon page for the Hawk, the description recommends the bike for riders over 5'8". I am shorter (5'4"-5'5"ish) and am wondering if there is an easy way to lower the bike to a comfortable height for me (I'd like to be able to flat foot it since I'm a new rider). Perhaps an adjustable spring, or shaving seat foam, or just a certain part I should buy?

OneLeggedRider · 08-25-2020, 08:26 AM

So you're 5'4", how much do you weigh? The reason I ask is you can buy a shorter monoshock for about $80. If you're a heavy person you're not gonna want to go any shorter than 290mm which will drop the rear 3". But if you're a lighter person you could go as short as 280mm which would be a 4" drop. That combined with dropping the forks 2" in the triple tree should put you close to flat footing it. Also CSC sells a lower profile seat for it.

Cooperdevi · 08-26-2020, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by OneLeggedRider

So you're 5'4", how much do you weigh? The reason I ask is you can buy a shorter monoshock for about $80. If you're a heavy person you're not gonna want to go any shorter than 290mm which will drop the rear 3". But if you're a lighter person you could go as short as 280mm which would be a 4" drop. That combined with dropping the forks 2" in the triple tree should put you close to flat footing it. Also CSC sells a lower profile seat for it.

I'm about 130, so pretty light. Could you possibly send me a link to a good mono shock?
Edit: and possibly a link to the seat; I can't seem to find it. Thanks!

Megadan · 08-26-2020, 10:45 PM

Your height doesnt matter as much as inseam.

You can lower the rear about 3 inches without needing to then also shorten the kickstand. That will put the seat height around 31 to 32ish inches.

Seat https://store.cscmotorcycles.com/TT2...sc-300ttkt.htm

Cooperdevi · 08-27-2020, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Megadan

Your height doesnt matter as much as inseam.

You can lower the rear about 3 inches without needing to then also shorten the kickstand. That will put the seat height around 31 to 32ish inches.

Seat https://store.cscmotorcycles.com/TT2...sc-300ttkt.htm

Inseam is 30". Are you saying I can lower it without any new parts to 31-32", or would that be with a new monoshock? And would that plus a lowered seat probably be low enough?

ss27gogeta · 08-27-2020, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Cooperdevi

Inseam is 30". Are you saying I can lower it without any new parts to 31-32", or would that be with a new monoshock? And would that plus a lowered seat probably be low enough?

That's going to depend on your inseam I'm 5'6 with a 29 or 30 inch inseam can't remember. but my xpect has a 32 inch seat hight and if I really stretch I can almost get both feet on the ground usaly I just put one foot down. or if both are down usaly the ball of both feet are touching.

Megadan · 08-27-2020, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cooperdevi

Inseam is 30". Are you saying I can lower it without any new parts to 31-32", or would that be with a new monoshock? And would that plus a lowered seat probably be low enough?

That would be with a 20 to 25mm shorter rear shock.

Cooperdevi · 08-27-2020, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by OneLeggedRider

So you're 5'4", how much do you weigh? The reason I ask is you can buy a shorter monoshock for about $80. If you're a heavy person you're not gonna want to go any shorter than 290mm which will drop the rear 3". But if you're a lighter person you could go as short as 280mm which would be a 4" drop. That combined with dropping the forks 2" in the triple tree should put you close to flat footing it. Also CSC sells a lower profile seat for it.

Also, do I need anything to drop the forks?

Baby Huey · 08-28-2020, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Cooperdevi

I'm about 130, so pretty light. Could you possibly send me a link to a good mono shock?
Edit: and possibly a link to the seat; I can't seem to find it. Thanks!

That seat is in the accessories and it's kind of pricey!

Cooperdevi · 08-28-2020, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Baby Huey

That seat is in the accessories and it's kind of pricey!

Yeah...where would I find a monoshock?

08-25-2020, 05:20 AM	#1
Cooperdevi Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 5	Lowering Hawk On the Amazon page for the Hawk, the description recommends the bike for riders over 5'8". I am shorter (5'4"-5'5"ish) and am wondering if there is an easy way to lower the bike to a comfortable height for me (I'd like to be able to flat foot it since I'm a new rider). Perhaps an adjustable spring, or shaving seat foam, or just a certain part I should buy?
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OneLeggedRider Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Stockport, Oh. Posts: 1,442	So you're 5'4", how much do you weigh? The reason I ask is you can buy a shorter monoshock for about $80. If you're a heavy person you're not gonna want to go any shorter than 290mm which will drop the rear 3". But if you're a lighter person you could go as short as 280mm which would be a 4" drop. That combined with dropping the forks 2" in the triple tree should put you close to flat footing it. Also CSC sells a lower profile seat for it. __________________ ~ Don't poke the bear ~ M.M.I. Dean's List graduate class of '95 and Specialty welder 2020 Ice Bear Terifecta 150cc Trike 2011 Honda Foreman 500ES 4x4 2001 Polaris Scrambler 400
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Megadan Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 8,110	Your height doesnt matter as much as inseam. You can lower the rear about 3 inches without needing to then also shorten the kickstand. That will put the seat height around 31 to 32ish inches. Seat https://store.cscmotorcycles.com/TT2...sc-300ttkt.htm __________________ Hawk Information and Resource guide: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=20331 2018 Hawk 250 - Full Mod list here. http://www.chinariders.net/showpost....62&postcount=1 2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 https://chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=34124
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