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Old Nov 25, 2004 | 10:05 AM
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I had my way too tall Katana dropped about 4 inches last night. Whoo Hoo I can reach the ground with BOTH feet at the same time! It fell over on me my second day as I was stopping at the end of my drive to open the gate, the kickstand was on a rock, and since I was too short, the bike fell over right on top of me. Are there any special precautions I should take when riding, such as handling issues? I already know about speed bumps and potholes!
Old Nov 25, 2004 | 10:48 AM
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sand and wet leaves suck...
Old Nov 25, 2004 | 01:00 PM
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if you drop your bike cause you are 2 short you do not need to be riding

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Old Nov 25, 2004 | 01:41 PM
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am like goldilocks, have to find the perfect one...tried a 49cc mini- too short.....and had a ninja 250, was almost perfect, but needed more speed, now I have a perfect kat!
Old Nov 25, 2004 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by grimmy
am like goldilocks, have to find the perfect one...tried a 49cc mini- too short.....and had a ninja 250, was almost perfect, but needed more speed, now I have a perfect kat!


the handleing should be way off on that thing now........since you changed the geometery of the bike it will hindal kinda funny......low clearence......stuff like that...........just take it to a shop and heva them set up the suspension for your weigth and heigth and it should be fine.
Old Nov 25, 2004 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by grimmy
now I have a perfect kat!
How puuuurfect is your kat?
Old Nov 25, 2004 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by JONESER
How puuuurfect is your kat?
Almost as perfect as I am! PURRRRRRR
Old Nov 27, 2004 | 05:44 PM
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if my kat was dropped 4,id never ride on one again,ever.besides,id prob drop on every turn i came to,that ****er must ride weird as hell
Old Nov 27, 2004 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkMemory
if my kat was dropped 4,id never ride on one again,ever.besides,id prob drop on every turn i came to,that ****er must ride weird as hell
I had only ridden it for one day, so having it changed did not effect me at all, except made it easier to reach the ground! I corner it pretty well, I do not go too low anyway, so i am ok. I have only had it since monday, but am having a blast on it!
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