• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
    TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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Lowering the bike

Husqmarkus

Husqvarna
A Class
Can anyone give me some advice on lowering my TE449 2013 bike? The seat height is very difficult when in rough terrain and I would like to lower it at least an inch or better if possible?
Any advice/guidance is very welcome....
 
SeatConcepts makes a lower seat for the 449. We are able to lower the suspension without changing the overall geometry of your motorcycle and sacrificing shock travel.
 
yup or if you have a beast staple gun and a flap wheel for your grinder do as i did and cut the seat to how you like it an staple the cover back on. cheap..

kouba make a lowering link theres a thread on someone on here putting it on there tr 650 not too shabby, you can get your suspension shimmed.

so there are alot of choices, i went for the link option and pushed the forks through the clamps a little.
 
I've always been anti-suspension lowering, but I recently changed my tune and decided to get my Gas Gas suspension lowered a bit by a suspension guy. I'm only going 1/2 inch, though. He recommended no more than 1". On my Husky, I cut the seat with a turkey knife and recovered the seat. This helped me quite a bit and I was probably able to take 3/4 of an inch at least out of the foam (though this was on an X-Lite not your style bike). Of course, this left the seat hard as a rock and wider feeling.

I have a friend that had her 250 SX-F lowered by an inch. I rode it and didn't think it handled any differently than a KTM normally handles but did feel "cramped" to me probably just because I'm not used to actually being able to touch the ground on a dirt bike. I was on a trail and hopped a few things, but didn't do any motocross jumps. She said that she hasn't had any bottoming issues or handling issues and loves the change. The only thing she has run into has been peg clearance issues in deep ruts.

The spacers are on order now for the Gas Gas, so we'll see how I like it in a week or so how 1/2 inch is.
 
Solid Perf dropped one inch from my WR300 seat height by shimming the Sachs shock internally (Ohlins spacers)
 
I had my TE449 lowered 1.5 inches by LT Racing and I run a low profile rear tire (120/80). It's all good, highly recommended.
 
I had Ty lower my shock to purposely change the geometry so that I could ride at higher speeds. I haven't noticed any loss in travel.
 
Some reason my 2010 TE250 does not sag at all. I have clickers adjusted for lowest weight, granted I'm only 140 without gear.. but it won't sag in the slightest. I've been on other bikes and they sag an inch or two generally when I sit.. not my TE250, she's a stubborn one!
 
I had great luck with jay at hall's lowering and reworking mine, cannot tell the small loss in travel. if you have no sag your suspension cannot be working properly, can't handle very well,
 
Yeah I've always thought it would loosen up a bit after some riding.. well 2.5 years later and she's still stiffer then ever. I don't live by any suspension shops that would have expert beyond the basics that I know.
 
We take in suspension from all over the world. Just ship us yours in a gun case. Your TE will ride smoother, with less effort, like it was meant to.
 
I'm not really sure how difficult it is too take the spring/shock out.. but I'm not very mechanically inclined, I can change oil and filters thats about it. Then the shipping costs and cost to adjust.. plus i still need to get ecu and 12 port injector so the power is right, even after getting jd jetting FI tool.. slowly slipping to the for sale ads :eek: oh well, I just don't have a lot of time / money / knowledge to keep fixing a relatively new bike
 
try bacing the sping preload all the way out, then back off compression damping, look in your shop manual.same thing with front forks. try it, even at 140 it should really soften it up.
 
Send it to ZipTy and have your suspension lowered. Don't cut your seat. It changes the feel of the bike, mostly when you corner. It's harder to get way up on the tank when turning and when you lower your seat you also tend to drop your elbows which isn't good.
 
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