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Originally Posted by CC-John
Here's the thread that shows a bit more detail on modifying the rear shock on the Templar X's. While having a drill press makes doing this mod easier and more precise, it's not absolutely necessary. I went with drilling the "lowering" hole 3/4" center to center with the stock bolt hole and it gave me just about 2 1/2" of drop in seat height. That dimension also left enough "meat" between the two holes that I could return the bike back to stock height without worry of the shock fork failing.
https://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=31860 |
I'm noticing that mod also comes with preloading the rear shock with an extra 200 or so lbs, is that something you've had to do?