My humble opinion: I appreciate the desire to disclose and involve others, really, however, in my opinion this is a type of change that does not ONLY have the desired effects, but also extends to unwanted effects. In this way the geometry of the bike is profoundly altered, and at least it would be advisable to rebalance the weights, between front and rear, at least by performing a static sag and a sag rider. As the owner of an identical VFR, I would immediately notice the behavior of this bike in this configuration. It would perhaps be advisable to report to other users that this change alters behavior and is not recommended or suggested, but only for personal enjoyment.

Hi, had to let you know that I just lowered the back end of my '98 model in about 20 minutes. I didn't take the wheel off either. I just put a large wedge of wood under the back wheel and then took the 3 nuts off the bolts, then knocked in the wedge until all 3 bolts were loose enough to slid out easily. Now I turned the plates around so the arrow was still at the top, but pointing backwards. Then slid 2 of the bolts back in, then knocked the wedge in further to lift the wheel and line up the last bolt. Very easy. Putting the plates on this way gave me a drop in ride height of 3 cm ( 1 inch, and 3 sixteenth )

And don't forget....always test it without a helmet

Great tip. It also works on the 5th Gen VFR800 (98-01). We tried it yesterday, because the bike had a longer shock (stock linkage) and was too high for the rider. Thanks👍

You'll never make a mechanic buddy ... lol ... good effort on lowering the rear end, you're going about it all wrong lowering the front end, but got there in the end.

Megs 105/205 will get scratches out of paint by hand...

I bought a lowered 2003 SV650S and I returned it to stock height after I bought it. The handling felt much better after returning it to stock. In general I don't advocate for lowering any bike as it affects the lean angle and handling.

I've done this with my '07 VFR as well but with a Soupys threaded link and I'm 5'7. While it definitely helped me get my feet mostly flat footed, I didn't like the way it handled and the centerstand was hitting some speed bumps so I returned it back to stock. After installing a new rear shock and refreshed the front suspension, she feels so much more planted. It's a PITA moving her in gravel but how often do you really park in gravel?

Hi, you lowered another bike by 6 cm or so. My question is about that big lowering on this bike and riding ground clearance, how aware you have to be in terms of road bumps or speed bumps (not sure if you have them in US)?

How tall are you bro?

To measure the adjusted fork rise, use the depth end of your verniers, not the caliper end.

Thanks for the video. I like that you left the problems encountered and what might happen. Very helpful.

You also could take off 3cm from the seat. I am 184cm and I love it. You sit much more in the bike and the seat also feels more comfortable.

Awesome video Sir! Nice one! Thanks!

It is a minimal change but it takes a lot of small details to make it happen ! Good show ! 🇵🇷

Sow looks goood !

Triangles are stock. If they didn’t want or it was unsafe to do what he did then guess what? They would have left the triangle the same length or just blocked out the holes so it couldn’t be changed. Just common sense. I just returned to riding and purchased the “Yellow Hornet”. I’m shorty short 29” inseam. As far as I know it’s stock height, talk about tip toeing!!! I have to remaster my tripod stance. Loving the bike though!!!

Good video....IV been wanting a vfr...but they all sit high....so maybe I'll buy one...vfr engines r awesome.....I have 2003 magna 81 thousand miles.. almost same motor

Nice, now there is a way to rise the height? The bike is just barely high enough to cross the roads in my country

Carbon fiber plus Cyanoacrylate glue on rear will fix plastics...