Lowering the Monkey bike
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- With Mrs Mechanic itching to get on her Monkey & hit the triails it's time to get the bike lowered, I know...I know, who would need to lower a Monkey bike?? well, Mrs Mechanic for one, she's 'petite' (that's the phrase I have to use!)
So, in this video we run through how to replace the rear shocks in order to lower the seat height as low as possible without causing other problems. The second part of the video covers shortening the side stand....a lot!
This work will aplly to pretty much any twin shock motorcycle, the basics are the same.
Enjoy
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Her chuckle as she bounced and simulated the rough road was the highlight of the video. Good work!
best of the day to you from New Mexico usa..thought you said she was a great ride. a bit of a good laugh
Lol, erm....did I say that on camera? Must be true then :-) All the best. Andy
The chain tension is preventing travel after the install. It needs to be adjusted.
Sound work Andy, Good to watch, I need to learn how to present better .
Thanks Gary, it comes with time, some of my first episodes were terrible! Will watch some of your videos now I know your channel.
Keep in touch. Cheers Andy
@@AndyMechanic Will do, cheers Gary
Why not just unbolt the exhaust end plate instead of exhaust, i reckon there is enough space to get top shock bolt out.
Can you slide the forks up to lower the front and decrease the extra rake you gained when you lowered the rear ?
Yes, though not completely. Cheers Andy
What’s the new length off those shocks? Eye to eye.
Thanks
Hi there is plenty of space to take of rear shocks instead of taking exhaust pipe as a z125 seen new shocks being put on a yellow monkey bike,😊
Andy, what brand the shock?
Hagon shocks, supplied by Eurobike in New Plymouth, NZ.
Cheers Andy
How tall is your Lady Andy?
4ft 10 inches...
I'd like to get my hands on a Monkey at some point, but I know already I wont be able to flat foot it stock due to my staggering 5'4 inches of height.
Happy New year Andy, I hope you don't mind me asking, what height is your other half ? I am looking to get the Monkey for my missus who is 5ft 1in, will it need lowered?
Cheers mate 👍
Hi, no problem, she's 4ft 10 so I think your other half should be just fine. Cheers Andy
@AndyMechanic thanks for the response & information, she's buzzing now lol
@@mototripperuk It as very little to do with the height of the person, it is their inside leg length which counts, some people have long legs and short bodies.
@binness cheers, we know that, thanks for your input though 👍
andy looking at this i think you went the long way around it bud it looked like the exhaust muffler wud come off which may of gave you room to take leg off maybe wrong, the side stand i wud of measured the length from heel to the hole and marked it and then fount your desired angle and got mrs m to measure the distance and shud of gave you the amount to take out first time
time for a cider then
Just try stop me Simon! Lol
Hey Andy . Did you ever get to the bottom of the alarm strangeness? Was it in crate/shipping mode?
Peace and love brother✌️❤️
😉😉
Andy, I had a thought as I was contemplating the height struggle as well as the terrain Mrs Mechanic will be riding on, traction on anything muddy at all would no doubt be rather poor with those factory tires so that is one aspect but here is the other angle. It turns out that Maxxis as one company makes a specific knobby tire that fits the 12 inch wheel and the same factory tire width but with one difference, its a 70 aspect ratio vs the 80. How much difference that would make in tire height is a good question and what the actual physical difference really is between the factory tires and this tire I came across. Its a thought anyway by killing two birds with one stone, get better off road traction and lower the front and rear of the motorcycle slightly in the process. Here is the specs from the company so you can take a peek at it and for all I know there may be other manufactures as well and better knobby choices. www.maxxis.com/us/tire/m6024/
That Charles, is an excellent idea & yes, every mm helps for sure.
I'll check to see if I can source here in New Zealand.
Thank you for the info & link, very much appreciated
Cheers Andy
@@AndyMechanic I imagine with all the dealer access you have, something should be available or at least find out all the tire options that are made for the 12" rim. And of course the ultimate decision will be the bosses ( also known as Mrs Mechanic ! )