How to Lower Hayabusa and Raise Handlebars.
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- lowering the Hayabusa front and back by 3/4 inch (19 mm) and raising the handlebars for a more comfortable riding position.
Parts from Amazon, links below.
Front spacer (soupy's performance)
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Rear lowering links: https
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im so glad that i have a same bike.. i learned a lot from all of your vidoes! oil change, brake pad, led lights etc.. thanks bro
You're most welcome man! I'm super happy my videos helped you out 🙌
Thank you for this great comment, made my day! ☺️☺️
Great writeup. I lowered my 2015 today about the same amount with the same links you used. I had to remove left side stock exhaust to remove one of the stock link bolts. I also used a digital caliper as I wanted to get the measurements exactly even all around
That is awesome! Are you happy with the result?
@@MototalkUSA Yes. Feels like Im riding a different, smaller bike. lol. I already had the 4 round spacers/bar risers installed for comfort, so I did not have to buy another or remove any of the controls
@@emmcee476 that is beautiful! I'm really happy you're pleased with the result. Well done 👍
I feel for you, it does suck some times being sort I’m not the tallest person in the world, but I don’t need to lower my Busa, but it has restricted me from buying other bikes as you need to be at least 6 foot tall, especially the sports bikes, and some of the bikes have got electronic suspension, which means you cannot lower because it will mess up the handling., but gen 1&2 Haven’t got those problems, Very good video Let us all know how it handles once you’re finished, cheers 777Ruffdriver.
Thank you for your comment man! I have no issues at all with handling, it seems the same after lowering with the only difference I can touch the ground way easier 😉
Thank you for this video. I’m attempting this next week thanks to you!
You're very welcome man! Happy to hear it inspired you ☺️
Thanks again man I did this no problem thanks to your video! Any tips for installing a quickshifter or nitrous?
@@Thebusaman nice man! You're welcome,I'm happy you got it done 💪
I'll probably end up installing a quick shifter at some point.
Very detailed explained Thank you
You're very welcome! Thank you for your comment 🙏
I just bought that spacer and rear link can’t wait to lower it
Awesome 👍 I'm excited for you. Let us know how it goes!
@@MototalkUSA so I did the lowering ,..front and rear with the kickstand and what a difference now I can touch the ground pretty much flat foot. Just minor tweaks here and there . Also did the headlight to led switch. Love your videos they help a lot
@@ericevers9340 that is so awesome! I'm happy it worked out for you. What a huge difference it makes right? It makes life so much easier with this mod. Great call with the LED lights too bro! Thank you for supporting the channel, more vids coming! 🤟🤟
Thank you for ton of knowledge
You're very welcome man! Thank you for your comment 🙏
Thanks for the video brother! 🙏🏾
Absolutely man! You're most welcome! 👍
Nice video I was thinking about lowering mines as well im 6 feet lol I can almost get my feet completely down to the ground lol
Thank you! it's really challenging to film and work on the bike at the same time but a comment like this pays off! :)
Great video..thanks for the great info/footage...
You're most welcome bro! Happy to hear you liked it!
nice work!
Thank you sir 🙏
This is one of the first CORRECT methods I've seen to lower your Hayabusa (and others) to a height that will help you make a stop/start on your ride. On the rear, other instructions utilize the 2 flat plates with only 2 levels of adjustment. While not incorrect, you'll be limited in ride height to only the 2 heights the plate manufacturer deems significant. The parts used here, while a little heavier, will give you a large range of ride height level to suit your specific need.
On the front, the more prevalent method I've seen utilizes straps to simply pull down on the suspension to the desired height. If you are reading this post and thinks that is a SAFE and effective method please move on to another post. Please purchase (or modify, if within your skill set) your existing triple clamp and simply adjust the desired height.
There are plenty of satisfactory posts to provide instruction on how to adjust the static and dynamic heights to suit your comfort and ride style.
My experience has been a need to significantly stiffen the suspension on the Hayabusas to increase the handling of the bike to a somewhat acceptable level. There are a few parameters to change to obtain the suspension function as intended and again, there's plenty of posts providing this information. These adjustments are going to have different numbers for each person to obtain their comfort and purpose.
Thank you so much for recognizing this video and I totally agree with you. I dk what's up with the strap thing in the front. Maybe it's ok if someone just wants to hit the drag strip and then take it off. It always has a load on the forks, not good. It's kinda ironic, for dirt bikes they sell fork savers so the forks don't compress when the bike is strapped down. 🤔
You are the man..🙂
Thanks brotha! 🙏🙏
Excelente video amigo 🤘
Thanks primo! Glad you liked it man 🙌🙌
Lovely information mate …so what do I need to order if I wanna raise the handlebar on my gen 3 busa🙌🙌
Thank you for your support bro! You'll have to get a spacer plate from "heli bars" www.helibars.com/suzuki/suzuki-hayabusa-2022/
If you just want to raise your bars, all you have to do is remove the front top plate where all the controls are, after install the new heli bars plate and reinstall your controls and that's it! If you want to lower the front height of the bike at the same time when you install the new helibar plate you'll have to slip threw the forks like I did In the video.
@@MototalkUSA Thanks a ton mate ….happy and safe Miles always 🙌🙌🙌
@@awesomeagnihotrisvlog anytime bro! My pleasure and same to you! ✌️
On the right hand side did the throttle cables and brake hose fits well? Or are they like too stiff or so?
@@grabgraby4086 the throttle cable and brake hose fit fine, on the left side the clutch cable seemed to be just barely stiff but it worked out just fine.
beauty, the beast & the best bike,, 😀😀✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
Thank you! It is all of that indeed! Very well said. 👌
Thanx
My pleasure!
awesome video bro, hopefully il be working on my own hayabusa soon lol, btw when you did the risers did the handles hit the upper fairing/shield?
Thanks man! 🙌 It didn't hit but it does come pretty close, but not bad tho, no issues so far.
Only video found on lowering seat height of hayabusa 👍well done.
But i am 5.4 ill be able to ride or not ?
I am thinking about getting x diavel
Or a hayabusa
Thank you for the nice comment bro! I'm 5.6 and after the lowering I flat foot with both legs! I believe if you lower it as well you will be good, maybe not flat foot with both legs but one side you will at least. You could also get a shaved lowered seat. I would def go for the Hayabusa instead of the Ducati. Ducati's are Awesome but they're too exotic, expensive to buy, parts are many times hard to get or backordered and their service is pricey. But that's me, if money's no object go for it! 🤙
Im 6 feet Tall and saved enough for Hayabusa ,, soon I’ll get my Beauty in Red of White .. no other colour.. and I think I don’t need any height adjustment..
If you're 6 ft tall you're good man! Enjoy it when you get it man! 💪 It's a nice feeling when you save up and finally the dream comes true.
@@MototalkUSA true man .. many many thanks 🙏
How did the handle bars look after you lowered it when you pushed them all the way to either side any touching? And great video man👍
I'm happy to hear you liked the video and thank you! The clutch and brake reservoirs where really close to the fairing ahead when they where fully turned and one side was just barely touching too. What I did was I rotated them slightly and it fixed the issue. I hope this will resolve yours too.
looking in getting my first Hayabusa I'm short 5'-41/2 - 28-29 inseam the dealership say the can lower it too 3" safely my Harley Heritage was lowered my heel off slightly.
backing up take a little effort but I can ride it safely would it be in my interest to get one
Yeah man, if you can have it lowered that'll be very helpful. I'm 5'6 and I could only flat foot on one side. After I lowered it, I was able to flat foot on both. It was day and night maneuvering the bike. Now I can easily back up the bike without the need to get off and push it 😊
So I am 5'2
Can I lower my seat of approx 2inch by cutting the seat and your technique.
Pls reply.
Yes, big time, but I'm not sure if the seat has enough "meat" to cut out 2 inches but hopefully it does! 🤞
Would u say do this if the bike will be having two people on most of the time????
@@johngreensmith63 if touching the ground isn't an issue I would leave it the way it is. The spacer on the triple clamp however would be a good idea so you're not leaning as much and also the passenger will be a little more comfortable holding on to you.
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Hahahaha yessir! Good idea 😆😊
Did Lowering the rear end help with taking the strain off your arms due to levelling the bike off,not being crouched as much forward?
Not the lowering of the rear but the spacer I installed in the front did. It brought the handlebars closer to me.
@MototalkUSA I have done this also,Was just thinking lowering it might help take the weight off the arms with not being pushed forward as much
@@jamiefetter5251 you can try it but the only benefit I would think is that you'll touch the ground easier.
Can you plz tell me how much you lower from front bro ?? I need to lower my 2016 gen 2 Hayabusa front
I only lowered it like 3/4 of an inch
Great job but you didn’t give a good look from the side to actually see how low it actually is now lol 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks man, I try 😊
You're right, I should've gave it a better look around. Thanks for pointing it out, I try to make vids better and better.
@@MototalkUSA lol I'm looking to lower mines next week
@@jaybavis5896 nice man, I'm hoping this video will help you!
@@MototalkUSA yeah it will lol
@@jaybavis5896 🙌🙌
No QC in China
LoL 😂😂
Out of 10 how does she corner pal (go round bends)
@@johngreensmith63 honestly I didn't notice any difference at all.
Hi mate.
Yet another really great informative video from you.
Cheers.
I am thinking about lowering my 2019 special edition.
Just wondering if you are still happy with how you did yours?
Would you do anything different if you did it again?
I gather there was no problem with getting enough cable and brake and clutch hose length to the raised bars height?
Everything still ok with the rear?
Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards.
Bloff.
Adelaide. South Oz.
Hey Bro! Thanks for the comment. Yes, I'm still pleased with the lowering and as a matter of fact I wish I've done it sooner. Cable routing came out good and I can't think of what I could have done better, other than getting the quality spacer from the beginning and not the Chinese one 😊
What you can do is test drive your bike on a flat road and let off your hands from the bars and see if the bike pulls over to one side or the other. This way you know if your alignment is good or not. So if you lower the bike and let's say it does pull to one side you'll know if you caused an issue during the procedure or not.
Hi again mate.
Thanks for more info.
Very kind of you.
Of course I have more questions.
Please forgive me.
I think you may have had a bit of brake and clutch lever clearance reduction with the windscreen?
Is that right?
Back to the lowering,is it fair to say you lowered the front and back close too 3/4 of an inch (25mm in metric speak) aiming for obviously an overall even drop of this amount?
Cheers.
@@bloffs3352 No worries man, you have great questions. Yes the reservoirs on the handle bars where coming close to the windscreen, so I rotated them very slightly to make clearance. The lowering correct, I wanted an even 3/4 inch lowering front and back. The front could be a little tricky to measure because of the drag of the forks, the oil in them age etc because if you can picture the bike leaning on the kick stand, if you pull up or push up the handle bars the bike will go up a couple of cm. So keep this I'm mind because when you're done you might remeasure the front and your number might be a little off for that reason but not that it really matters if of course it's a small variation.
Thankyou so much kind sir for your help.
Must ask another thing sorry.
I am guessing your rear links aren"t the most expensive ones that can be bought via the internet but they have been fine obviously?
Cheers.
@@bloffs3352 Yup, no problem with those so far. They have a few thousand miles on them already so no complaints there.
Can you reach the pinch bolts on the forks without removing the top clamp if you wanted to slide the forks back down but keep the spacer on?
Yes you can, the spacer just sits on top and doesn't interfere with the pinch bolts
great explaination, i've got a question thou, where and how much is the cost of the wing sliders you had fixed at 0:58..
all i search was from vital performance but they're only fix onto the new GEN 3 bikes...
a) What is the material made off.
b) How much is the cost.
c) is there an online website i could look into.
thanks in advance if you furnish me with those Qs...
They were a bit pricey but definitely worth it and made good. They're T-Rex racing frame sliders. I have another video installing them and the links are in the description of that video. You can get them from eBay or Amazon.
@@MototalkUSA thank you for the heads up....will definitely check those out...
This just cropped up out of my head...last question if there's any...lol....
Have you heard of a 09 gen2 installing an ABS System pump into the busa?...bcause i have a buddy who doesnt want to do an upgrade ( buying a latest yr Gen2 ) but rather use the current bike and install the ABS System pump...
@@mikoishi you're very welcome man!
No, I haven't heard of adding an ABS system. It might be possible but a big hassle. For example there's a plate on the wheels with notches for the abs sensors, meaning that the wheels might be different from a non abs model. Then you got abs lines and etc
Dude, wish you would have shown your foot touching the ground AFTER, cause that was the whole point !
I did. In the beginning of the video I show my foot touching with the stock height and right after I show when it's lowered.
why nog just get those bar riser things
You could if you just want to raise handlebars but you won't be able to lower the front of the bike with those.
The new bones in the back needs torque?
Those aren't too sensitive, I just made them a little snug and rechecked them after a few uses. The front fork pinch bolts are the ones that need to be torqued preferably
I'm the same height as you with a 2015. How much of your feet touch the ground now with the 3/4" drops front and back? I tippy toe right now at stock height
No aftermarket kickstand needed. Will just have to pay attention to the lean angle whenever I park now
In the beginning of the video I show how much I touch the ground with stock height vs lowered. I hope this helps as a guide
Where did you get the spacer to raise the bar height? Thanks.
I got it from eBay, I have the link in the description.
@@MototalkUSA Thank you, I appreciate that. I am not lowering my Busa but want to raise the bars up a little. After looking it over, I hope I can insert it without having to take everything apart. Thanks again.
@@guafeng1 No problem man, you're welcome, I'm happy you watched the vid!
In Your case you might be able to flop up the entire handle bars with the controls etc, then insert the spacer and reinstall the handlebars all together 👌
Do you have a video on how to replace the rear shock on the gen 2 hayabusa?
No I don't man, sorry
@@MototalkUSA it’s all good. Do you know if it’s complicated to do or not? My bike came with a strut and I want to replace it with a spring.
@@KingDavid_84 I'll look into it and let ya know 😉
For sure thanks bro 🙏🏾
@@KingDavid_84 hey there, I looked into it. While the bike is on the side stand, use a jack underneath the bike so when the shock comes out the bike doesn't collapse. To remove it tho, seems like the gas tank and the batty comes out. Also keep note which way the bolts go through in the shock. Hope this helps
What's your hight?
5' 6"
How high is your brother
I'm not sure what you mean 🤔
Brother is fully High ,, now brother is flying..
3/4 down 3/4 spacer isn’t that the same height
Approximately It is but not exactly. To be "scientific" the reason is because the forks are on an angle and they do not point straight downward. If you can picture the forks on a chopper bike where the forks are on a steep angle if you would slide the fork 1" on the triple clamp doesn't mean it'll lower 1" because of the geometry of the forks. I Hope this helps you
All that for an 1/2”? Yea you did it to be like the cool kids.
Yup, that's how much I needed for me, on my bike. Same procedure tho if you want to go more on your Busa. And it's 3/4 not 1/2.
Do you ride twisties a lot or are you more highway? I got the stuff to lower mine but I love riding twisty roads. Wondering how badly it affects the handling.
@@TheTyrone1981 occasionally I do, It didn't affect the bike or at least the difference is so minimal (3/4) that I can't tell. I can imagine tho if it was lowered more it would definitely have an effect.
@@MototalkUSA cool I appreciate it. I may install all my stuff sometime soon and see how I like it. I have the spacers to raise the clip ons up a bit. I’ll try lowering the front maybe 1/2 inch and the back 1 inch and see how I like it. Ride safe
@@TheTyrone1981 anytime, my pleasure. Sounds like a plan, I think you're going to like the result! Thank you, ride safe as well brother!
All that messing seriously though ...bet your wife well annoyed all that power but another half inch shorter bedroom inches matter 😮😮😂😂😢😢
Yeah man, every tenth of an inch matters ☺️☺️🤣🤣🤣
All that messing about for what half inch to an inch ....save the work an messing an buy some high heels 😅
C'mon man 😂😂😂
Cheap Chinese aftermarket........you should know better!!!
Yeah man, tell me about it! Learned my lesson 😅