Rigid frame ride height suggestions. Racers out there??

[Kaptain Ketchup]

Can any racers out there advise me on what frame height (ground to bottom of engine cradle tube) to use in my rigid frame set up? I've heard mad men run 2.5 in. and the stock ('79 gs1000) height has to be around 9 in. (I?m guessing). Does building my bike with a frame height of approx. 7in seem to extreme for street use? It would help me a lot if some had the chance to hop on their gs1000 and grab a ground to bottom of frame tube (engine cradle) measurement for me.

Thanks,

Mark

[Anonymous]

Rigid frame ride height???

Mark, I have an 82GS1100E that is slammed. From the ground to the bottom of the lowest tube is between 3.5 and 4". I run a 95 gsxr750 front end, and wheels. I'm waiting for struts to be made, but for measurments I removed the springs from the rear shocks to see where it needed to sit. This bike is a daily driver for me. Pretty sick huh! Hope this helps. I have pics posted on bikepics.com I tried posting them in the GS gallery, still under review i guess.

[Kaptain Ketchup]

I think I just emailed you from the dragbike page....

Thanks for the number. Yes 4" is sick. Any problems on the street with 4"?. I was just going to tell my dad to make the swingarm parallel with the lowest tube frame. Do your swingarm and frame tube seem to be on the same line when looking at your bike from the side?

Love the stance of your bike. With a turbo I wont need to worry about exhaust clearance too much...

Thanks again,

Mark

[Anonymous]

Rigid frame ?'s

Being that low, I have to slow down quite a bit for turns and railroad crossings. I had to get the frontend fitted first to check height, that gave me a better idea of how to set up the rear. Adam