79 sf lowered

[tweeleft]

Virago rear shocks and I can sit flat footed

[BA80]

I wouldn't go into a corner too hot. You'll be grinding metal off the frame.

[tweeleft]

She handles better. I like the one inch shorter shocks, plus am getting to old for the peg grinding LOL Like to cruise these days

[BA80]

Not knockin' ya, just sayin'. I grind a peg or a kickstand every now and then just running around the neighborhood at stock height.

[jjz28]

Man, you leaning the crap out of that thing in the neighborhood! I have probably never came closed to dragging nothing, I am a new rider so that is sure to come.

[JeffH]

Grindin' Parts

Yeah, grinding parts is fun (as long as you stay in control). jjz28: southern 1/3 of US219 is great for grinding at will. continual left's and right's. Fun to make a game of out of how many grinds in a row you can get.

Jeff

[BA80]

Man, you leaning the crap out of that thing in the neighborhood! I have probably never came closed to dragging nothing, I am a new rider so that is sure to come.

Leaning is addicting....

Yeah, grinding parts is fun (as long as you stay in control). jjz28: southern 1/3 of US219 is great for grinding at will. continual left's and right's. Fun to make a game of out of how many grinds in a row you can get.

Jeff

[whoa5.0]

That looks good. Do you know the year and size bike they came off of?

[tweeleft]

Got the shocks with the bike. Just installed them. Emailed PO to fined out which bike he got them from. Will let you know

[tweeleft]

PO said a 1100 Virago, didn't know what year I would guess an early 1100. If really needed I could see about a part# off the shocks

[planedick]

Lower

Dam, I have to replace my sidstand with a long bolt twice so far and the bottom of the muffler to pipe clamp on the right. Sparks at night are so much fun with a group. Everyone has a comment....

[ViperRon]

Bike looks good and it's a little safer having control turning around have seen more than a few people on tip toes loose a bike in a parking lot. As for the grinders don't try it. May be cool but hit the right bump in a lean and hang a peg and the fun is over.

[whoa5.0]

Thanks tweel. I needed to get back ebay shopping for the xs. After spending three years tinkering with it, all I've done is ride it the last two.

[Special Ed]

Great Idea!

SWMBO has trouble hiking her leg over Skoot's "Queen Seat." An inch lower would help her a lot! As for foot peg draggin', I recently celebrated 52 years of riding. I attribute my many years of pleasure to not taking unnecessary risk. Skoot is getting a top end organ transplant form a hopped up xs11 whose owner got drunk one night and challenged some rice rocket to a game of "chicken." I know, this is an extreme example, but do you really want to ride "on the edge" on the "street?" If you want to test the limits of your skill, and your bikes potential, please, please, go to your closest race track and rent time to play. My big thrill is legitimately going from 25MPH to 70 MPH when entering a freeway. "Wahhoooooo!" and even a stock XS11 does it so well!

[tweeleft]

With a 29 inch inseam that inch shorter shocks is nice. If grinding was what I was after I'd still have the fj1100 I traded. Pegged a. Xs650 years ago. Skipped about 3 feet and had to through out my shorts. Don't see her grinding soon