Triumphrat

tomsdad · 03-13-2008

Does anyone know if you change the standard TB saddle for a more comfortable one (such as a king and queen style), does it make the ride height any higher. At present the balls of my feet are on the ground, being a "shorty" I don't have much room to play with.

Tomsdad

cafetbird · 03-13-2008

I know when I added the Corbin, it lowered the ride height... you sit down in the bike more.

Woody1911a1 · 03-13-2008

ride height can be altered by both changing the dogbone links to the shocks and by dropping the front forks .

Legend drop links will do the trick. These dog bone looking things on the rear suspension from a legend will lower it 1" & 1/4
Or you can make your own, 1"X1/4" mild steel flat bar. Cut to 8.5"
STock links are 7" centre to centre.
To lower 1 inch holes are drilled 7&1/4" c to c
To lower 1 1/2" 7&3/8" c to c
To lower 2" 7&1/2 c to c
Drop the fork legs through the triple trees a maximum of 5/8"

holes in the drop links are 15/32" diameter.

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Jodel · 03-15-2008

I have a Triumph K&Q seat and I'm not sure if the thickness of the seat padding makes much difference, but the slight extra width of the seat splays your legs a bit more and might make it more difficult to get your feet down if you are on the short side?

I'm only 5' 9" and have no problem - and I have the earlier type sub-frame with the seat lock - which is 1" higher than the later models.