Schnitz Racing is a company that makes many bike parts including lots of rear lowering kits. they don't have anything listed for the zr-7 BUT if any short legged friends here are sick of tip toeing around maybe you could start an e-mail barrage to get some.

http://www.schnitzracing.com/
http://secure.cartsvr.net/catalogs/c...=19085&count=1

scott

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To: msjrgibson@yahoo.com

Subject: Re: Dog Bones for ZR-7

Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 07:28:54 -0500





we will have the fully adjustable links in 10 days to 2 weeks

$124.95 for the pair

you can adjust them on the bike without removing them.

part number SL1011
----- Original Message -----
From: <msjrgibson@yahoo.com>
To: <schnitz@fwi.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 12:44 AM
Subject: Dog Bones for ZR-7


> Do you know if the ZR-7 Kawasaki shares the same suspension links
with
> another model? If not, does your company have plans for making
suspension
> lowering links for the ZR-7?
>
> Thanks, Martin Gibson
>
>

thanks for going the extra mile martin

scott

Hello,

First of all, let me introduce myself. You can call me Ranch. I have been riding since I was 12, I'm now 30. I've ridden almost exclusively dirt bikes and cruisers, so I'm not very versed in the sport bike realm. I'm learning however!

My wife started riding about 2 years ago and we recenlty moved her up to a ZR-7S She loves it, but she would like it to be a little lower. That is what brought me here. I have started looking around for ways to lower her bike. I found this forum and this thread. Now for my question.

Has anyone actually lowered the rear of their ZR-7 and if so how? Has anyone lowered the front end as well?

I noticed the message I have quoted below and went to the website to see if this part number was available. It is, unfortunately they list it as: Kawasaki - Speedlink - Lowering Link - ZX9R 93-97 & 2002 - KZ7R 1993-2002.

Is a KZ7R the same as a ZR-7S? I was under the impression that the KZ7R was a ninja model and the ZR-7S is different.

I have emailed Schnitz Racing to find out if this part will work but I don't know that much about the model numbers/types.

Thanks for any help/info/advice anyone can give me. I appreciate it and I'm sure I'll be back asking more questions and hopefully offering some advise as I get more into the swing of things here.

--Ranch

Originally posted by Martin64
Schnitz , Dave" <schnitz@fwi.com> | Block Address | Add to Address Book

To: msjrgibson@yahoo.com

Subject: Re: Dog Bones for ZR-7

Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 07:28:54 -0500





we will have the fully adjustable links in 10 days to 2 weeks

$124.95 for the pair

you can adjust them on the bike without removing them.

part number SL1011
----- Original Message -----
From: <msjrgibson@yahoo.com>
To: <schnitz@fwi.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 12:44 AM
Subject: Dog Bones for ZR-7


> Do you know if the ZR-7 Kawasaki shares the same suspension links
with
> another model? If not, does your company have plans for making
suspension
> lowering links for the ZR-7?
>
> Thanks, Martin Gibson
>
>

greetings ranch, and welcome! one rider here (forgot who) does have a lowered front end. he bought the bike used from guy who worked at the shop where he bought it. by simply loosening the bolts on the triple crown, top and bottom, you can slide the fork tubes up in the clamp a bit. if done without lowering the rear this can create a slightly steeper steering angle and quicker steering. i'm guessing this is what the original owner was after. of course this also lowers the front end a bit.

using this technique in conjunction with the adjustable lowering bars mentioned above i think you could lower the entire bike with minimal impact on the handling. you'd obviously get a little less corniering clearance. and no, as far as i know no one has tried this yet.

but you may not need to do all this monkeying. a custom seat may accomplish the same thing.

you can get a corbin seat with a "nose job" that narrows the front of the seat making it easier to reach the ground. the corbin tends to slide you back a bit further though so if your wife's arms are short this may not be good. i've got one and i really love it, SO much better than stock.

you can also contact sargent cycle about getting a custom seat made. i believe berto had one of these done with some lowering being part of the goal. it took some extra tweaking after the inital setup by sargent but he's now very happy. you do have to send your seat in to them and wait for it to be returned since they use the original base pan to build on.

or take matters into hand and modify your own stock seat. there are instructions for doing this on the home page.
http://www.zr-7.com/seats2.htm

as much as i dig my corbin seat i have to say that it is going to slide the rider back and if you don't want that you should consider the sargent. here's a link to berto's observations on the sargent:

http://www.zr-7forums.com/showthread...hlight=sargent

i did a quick search on the crobin "nose job" but couldn't find anything. anyone out there have one and want to chime in?

hope this all helps

scott

Hey All,

I have a buddy that has a machine shop at his disposale. (in his garage) I am going to have him make the new link for me. If successful I will post.

Brent

Scott,

Thanks for the input. I hadn't even thought of sliding the forks through the triple tree clamps. I'm sure that will work for the front. I'm looking to lower the bike with minimal $$$ outlay so I think I'll see if I can get a suspension bar for less than the cost of a new seat. My wife doesn't ride that much so we don't want to spend a lot of money on this mod.

I can see that this forum will be a great resource for all things ZR-7 related!

--Ranch

Be careful with the forks, if you go too far the fender can kiss the oil cooler. Another option for the forks is to install a spacer behind the top out bumper. Also watch out for the speed bumps, I've hit my pipe at stock ride height.

So far I've dropped my triple clamps a little more then a 1/2 inch without any problems. Handling is quick and still stable at speed. Get a torque wrench before you make changes 14 ftlbs is not very much torque.