Jack up plate - NC35

[perculiarraddish]

Hi all,

Having bottomed out (again!) on a ride through a dip in road the other day and scraped (thankfully not split!) my belly fairings - not to mention the feeling that my kidneys were gonna pop out where the sun don't shine I've been looking at jacking up the rear for more clearance. A new shock is in my future but not likely in the immediate future.

What are the effects of the RO replica HRC jack up plates -

Extra 35mm rear height?
What effects on handling would I see as I imagine the geometry would change not only at the rear but front as well?

Advice & guidance please o knowledgeable ones

Cheers
Chris

[skinnydog0_0]

Adding the jack up plate will make the bike want to turn in faster and add a certain amount of load to the front end. This means you may have to add some pre-load to stiffen the front. Adding front pre-load will rais the front a fraction too. It sounds liek the spring is worn so adding the jackup plate wont stop the spring being to soft and you may still bottom out. you could get a replacement spring as a stop gap, but probably best to get an aftermarket shock with ride height adjustment built-in.
HTH

[perculiarraddish]

Yep, new shock is in my future

Any idea which new shocks for the NC35 have ride height adjustment?

With the adjustment I wouldn't need a jack up plate I presume?

Cheers

[Pelle]

The Nitron shock I bought recently had ride height adjustment.

[Drunkn Munky]

Ohlins have height adjustment, maxtons dont, dunno about the rest but you dont generally need the jack up plate as most aftermarket shocks are 10mm longer to start with.

[fontyyy]

My WP one is height adjustable.

[perculiarraddish]

Thats great - thanks for the info.

I wonder what the current Ohlins/Kidney exchange rate is!

Cheers