Re: oilheads-digest V3 #78

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On 23-May-06, at 4:47 AM, oilheads-digest wrote:

>     Re: Lowering R1100R
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> Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 16:07:10 -0600
> From: Toby Berk <Toby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Lowering R1100R
>
> My wife is thinking about replacing her '78 R80 airhead with  
> something a
> more powerful and reliable.  The problem is that she is "inseam
> challenged" and we do some of our riding on somewhat rough gravel  
> roads
> (which require a little more sureness in foot placement than flat  
> smooth
> pavement).  She likes my R1100R but even with the stock seat in the
> lowest position she need about another inch.
>
> Does anyone have any experience with lowering the R1100R

Similar problem, I'm 5' 6" and with a Russell seat on my 1100R I was  
on my tiptoes. Added an inch to the soles of my riding boots. Heck of  
a lot cheaper than modifying the suspension.

Nahum Sloan
R1100R, Toronto, Ontario

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