Lower 71 honda cl350

[beardo]

I've bought 11 short shocks for rear of cl350 which would lower the bike 2inches in rear. Is it necessary to lower front forks or is it just a personnel preference?

 

[Bud]

The bike will handle differently. I lowered my xs650 2 inches in the rear and dropped the front about an inch just even out how it stood. Bike is definitely more twitchy. Not unmanageable but quick to find a bad angle---if that makes sense. XS650 is a lot heavier than 350 tho.

 

[crazypj]

Dropping the rear more than the front will make it more stable above 10mph as your increasing the trail as well as lowering the head angle.
longer shocks will make bike steer quicker so there must be something else going on with the XS650?
(I fitted longer shocks to mine and dropped forks 3/4" as steering was very 'slow')

 

[beardo]

Thanks guys for your input really appreciated

 

[Bud]

PJ, good info and makes sense. This XS is lowered with 2-inch lowering blocks. Bike is stable at some speed but around the city can feel "heavy." I am not really a lowered bike kind of guy however. More the stock, standard preference. For anyone reading this post I am looking to sell it. Will post in for sale section.