monsterzx6rr

jus picked up a 09 zx6r monester its lowered in the forks and the rear i need to lift back up i no the rear is easy but i have never done fronts can u just lift rear back to stock and leave fronts or will it have a big difference and handling

zx racer

to raise the front back up just unloosen the bolts on the clamps on the top/lower tripple trees. make sure to do one side at a time, measure to your likings, tighten bolts back up and proceed to the next side. very easy to do and only take mins.

whocanitBnow

If you raise the rear and leave the front lowered, it'll change the steering geometry & will dive into turns much quicker (not that it's a good thing sometimes).

NatBrown

Check the service manual, it should tell you how to set the fork tubes to the "stock" height in the triple clamps. A LOT of bikes that have lowering links in the rear are left at the stock height in the forks. You may not have to do anything other than put the links back to stock height. In any event, ZX Racer is right on with the process.

Nathan156

Its pretty easy, shouldn't take more than 20 mins.

sethg1981

DO NOT UNLOOSEN!! Your bolts will be way to tight. Instead try loosening the triple clamp bolts and slide your forks down the where they are supposed to be. Then you would want to unloosen-i.e. tighten- the bolts back to spec. Make sure you have the bike on stands. The front needs to have a frame stand or your life is going to blow when it just drops when you un-un-loosen the bolts.

oldninjadude

Nope, cant do that, How is he going to do one at a time if both forks are attached to the front wheel?
To do it this way, you would first have to remove the wheel.
Which is proly the best way to do it.

Yep you need a suspicion stand, But it can be done with a left under the bike.
Id go with a good stand though.

monsterzx6rr

thanks guys yea ill look at it i pick the bike up tomorrow i just bought it so ill take a closer look and see what i gotta do any ideas were i can find the stock kickstand and the stock rear parts for it i keep finding aftermarket

oldninjadude

Try a google search for ZX6R parts, You should find several salvage parts dealers.
i got my rear brake bracket & axle from a place in FL, Was about $15.00 for both.

zx racer

uh i was talking about loosen the bolts on the top/bottom tripple tree clamps ive lowered all my bikes like this and never had any problems and you dont need a stand either.

awolo

Im not an idiot, but can you explain this further??

In my mind, I dont see how you can "lower" one side of the fork, with the other side still tight. Wouldn't that make things uneven, thus not allowing one side to drop and/or raise. Do you know what I mean?

Im thinking about dropping my front end a small amount, but I dont have a frame stand.

But you say this works without one. I just need more explanation.

Any info is much appreciated!

ZX6r FTW!!

zx racer

the reason why you dont wanna loosin both sides at the same time is that you dont want the front end to colapse. all you need to do is loosin the bolts just a lil to take pressure off the clamps, slide the forks threw the tripple trees to your likings and tighten the bolts up and proceed to the next side and do the same thing just that easy. and you dont need a stand bc ive lowered many in front without one.

awolo

Ok, I completely understand that.

One thing I don't understand, is how the forks can move independently to do this. If that makes sense.

Sorry for sounding like a noob, I just want to learn from the pros. before I work on my baby.

zx racer

you good man... reason why the forks can move independent is bc the clamp on each tube is holdin it in its place, once you loosin the bolts on the clamps it allows you to slide the forks up or down.

oldninjadude

Well I guess as long as its loaded, The fork is compressed, So your saying loosen one side & allow the fork to extend.
Then repeat on the other side.
Damn, now that I see it in my head, I guess that could work.
Still be hard to get both to match exactly. I measure mine with a digital caliper.