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General Discussion / Re: 17" front on a V85?
« Last post by Bulldog9 on Today at 05:50:26 PM »As stated 17mm shorter shock factory that lowers seat 1" when allowing for the angle of the shock. The stock seat has no rubbers under it so it's as low as the Guzzi low seat. The forks are raised to the fourth line and the side stand has been shortened already. It's all together not enough as far as I'm concerned.
The real question is if the TC, ABS and Lean angle on the 2025 will work without codes. The speedo is useless anyway so I would use a GPS. The one extra inch of shorter height the 17 would give could be a perfect fit.
Yes I would find a full stock wheel somewhere then I'm sure Woodys can get a rim to fit. Using a 120/70/17 would be great for tire choices.
With a 2" shorter diameter on the front wheel, the only real change would be the timing of the front wheel on the ABS sensor. I had to recalibrate the ABS/TC on the Stornello when I fit the Shinko 705's. Wasn't a big deal, but the TC and ABS was wonky until the recalibrate. I think it's an interesting idea, and will likely improve handling.
Can you drop the front any more? You could also get lower profile tires, that's what I did on the Breva 750 when trying to get it lower for SWMBO to ride.




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