supersup Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Hi , I bought a 300 gas gas pro racing from eBay last October, not a very well looked after bike, I have had to change pretty much every bearing and most recently the swing arm linkage kit. It was then that we compared the ground clearance with my friends new 2017 250 txt pro and there is about 8-10 cm difference mine being that much lower. Obviously I was more than a little naive when purchasing this bike, but can anyone think of an obvious reason for such a discrepancy in height.. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 What sag are you running in the rear shock, maybe the spring preload needs increased... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersup Posted July 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 I have never checked it but will now check out how to . Its a Reiger shock so will investigate. Thank you for the pointer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) As a rough guide, with the bike on the ground with no rider, lift the rear end by grabbing the silencer. There shouldnt be more than about 20 mm sag. Edited July 26, 2017 by faussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greychapel Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Just a thought, as you have had the shock linkage off, on some bikes (not sure of gas gas) it's possible to put linkage back wrong way and lower the back end, I know someone who did it on a montesa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersup Posted July 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Thanks Greychapel I will check this . That is my suspicion although when I changed the bearings I made sure to put it back as it as. Always been low so could already have been wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 12 hours ago, greychapel said: Just a thought, as you have had the shock linkage off, on some bikes (not sure of gas gas) it's possible to put linkage back wrong way and lower the back end, I know someone who did it on a montesa Usually if you put the triangle in upside down on a gasgas it jacks it up even further lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 Correct which is probably what his friend has done.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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