After messing with a DRZ I noticed the height is tall and high up. Is their a way to raise the height on my 2010 klxSf.
I want the rear fender to be up higher and not look like the rear sags when I sit on it. Any Suggestions ?

 

You can buy longer dog bones to raise the rear end or better still just buy a decent harder progressive rear spring. The SF in stock form reminder me of a soft fluffy rocking horse....not a fast firm SuperMoto.

I bought a 7.4kg/mm rear spring for my SF & the bike sits higher with way less sag & I weigh at least 230lbs!! Make sure the spring is for the SF & NOT the S when you order!!

https://www.kawasakiforums.com/forum...k-39787/page3/

 

I used dogbones to raise the rear end, but be careful, shorter dogbones raise the rear - longer dogbones lower the rear. Like it much better taller, but mine has KX250 forks on the front and I needed to maintain the geometry.

 

Thanks but I meant to ask :
Is their a way to raise the bike height by adjusting the stock spring. I'm not looking to buy a new spring or do any type of install.

 

Get a hammer plus an old big screw driver & bash the pre-load ring clockwise (downwards) until the spring is much firmer! This will raise the rear end by a good couple of inches when your sitting on the bike. What do you weigh? If less than 180lbs winding up the spring will be OK.... but if you weigh more than that.....read on!

But what you gain in height you will loose in low speed shock absorption by being a tad to firm, by over winding the pre-load. This will work in the short term but when all your fillings have fallen out & your @ss in numb, spend 90 bucks on a firmer progressive spring!

I did exactly that for nearly a year (teeth & numbness etc) & then gave in & got the new spring which was firmer at high speed & had the bonus of a taller ride height with better plusher low speed shock absorption with way less rear end sag.

EDIT: Forgot to mention playing with your compression & rebound clickers on the rear shock! They really help with sag & ride height as well.

 

^ thanks for the detailed and good info !
I weigh 150lbs and I feel like the suspension on the bike is too soft like mushy. I would like for the tail to sit higher, so I plan adjusting the preload ring to make it higher but do I need to do anything else like raise the front suspension ?
If I didn't like how it felt is it as simple as setting the ring back to where it was to feel soft again ? I ride my gf on the back some times so I don't think it should be too stiff.
Thanks !

 

If you weigh 150 then the stock shock spring is probably correct for you. Set your sag (both static and race) and you may find the bike rides higher in the stroke AND feels better as well. There are numerous threads around here on setting the sag.

 

Increasing the rear spring pre-load will lower seat height when measuring bike sag.

 

correction: you buy shorter dog bones to raise the rear...you don't want to stiffen the suspension to prevent the bike from going down when you sit on it....you want the correct sag adjustments for your weight and riding after raising or lowering the bike...

 

My mistake about the dog bones! I'm around 6'3" (1.90m) & with the new firmer spring I fitted makes the bike for a SuperMoto plenty tall enough IMHO! Maybe for offroading I could go a tad taller but not for the road.