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What is this big fascination with lowering sport bikes?



If youre just going to screw up the handling, why not just buy the cruiser in the first place?

yes..agree...and explain what's with the heavy chrome wheels some people put on sport bikes

all the money into engineering and people throw it down the drain
well some cant reach the ground and others want to drag and lets face it a cruiser doesnt have the speed of a sport bike
wonderboy said it perfectly. I still think I should get the ten points though. get back to me on that.
sport bikes handle better in the turns with the lower center of gravity. if you lower both the swing arm, and the front fork you will be able to get a better handleing bike that can take the twisties faster.

the Kawasaki EX250 passes most larger sport bikes in the twisties because of this. they are lighter, smaller, and put everything closer to the ground.

hope this helps.
More info on the EX250, and basic motorcycle know-how that every rider should know:
http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/new_riders....

YouTube video, twisties vs. EX250 vs. Gsxr 1000 vs. Touno
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkgwilmkd...
(Camera mounted on EX250)
a lot of them buy them to drag race with so it doesn,t really matter about the clearance but some lower them because they are shorter
the lower cg would help some in cornering

because of lowering you couldn,t get as sharp of cornering angle due to engine width(slower through the corners )
which is where the smaller bikes have an advantage anyway

there are very few cruisers that you can buy with the performance of a sportbike

i think most that do it just drive fast and straight and have no idea what the bike is really designed for
Theres a different type of wannabe riding cruisers.
Around Orlando most bolt in a 12" extension to swing arm then lower it. Don't go fast but look like they could
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