Wanting to lower the vmax 2" are universal 11" shocks out of the question ?

[CNN SUCKS DONKEY]

At 5'7" Id like to lower the bike 2 or so inches. If i must buy the 280$ 11" progresive rear shocks so be it. However a search on the web found me 280mm-11" rear motorcycle shocks for 80 - 100$ a pair....asuming their for a street bike and my bolts fit thru them...Has anyone gone this route or can tell me why this is not a good idea ??? ( nothing against the 280$ progresive rear shocks. Id just like to save a buck if i can / more money to spend on my lowerd front lowerd shocks )

 

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Most of those cheap shocks don't handle the weight of the vmax very well. Its a heavy bike.

Nearly any shock can be made to fit with the right bushings.

There have been a couple posts on here showing how to make lowering links for the rear shocks. Cheap way to lower the bike while keeping your stock shocks.

 

[sdt354]

I'm pretty sure these are what Mike meant. I'd rather see something like these used with stock shocks, rather than cheap E-bay shocks. Sometimes there are used Progressives available cheaper if you look around.

 

[caseyjones955]

I was looking for a used set of progressive rears on Ebay and found a few good deals but they were all shorter and I wanted standard height, so I know they are out there. IIRC factory is 12" and I think there are a couple HD models that swap over and are closer to 11". The Progressive lowering fork springs are very reasonably priced.

 

[Fire-medic]

Factory rear shocks= 13". Two inches less for rear shocks will have you grindin v bike parts on cornering.

 

[CNN SUCKS DONKEY]

Factory rear shocks= 13". Two inches less for rear shocks will have you grindin v bike parts on cornering.

So whats the solution.

 

[Vincent1jz]

So whats the solution.

How about modifying the seat where it sits lower. I'm sure you can shave some of the foam off.