Lowering the CFmoto450mt

[@lawrieyoutube4375]

Thanks Bazz. Excellent video. My dealer workshop didn't want to do it for me, so I'll just have to do it myself. Have a coffee as a thank-you.

[@bazz6670]

Thank you, I appreciate it.

[@in2ADV]

I swear... If I ever bought a CFmoto 450, I'd be rewatching EVERY ONE of your videos 🙂 Good on ya Barry!

[@bazz6670]

@@in2ADV cheers mate,

[@davidz8]

Great one Bazz, really clear instructions. The scissor lift is great, I use mine when ever I working on my bikes.

[@bazz6670]

@davidz8 Thanks David, this jack is the best one I've bought.

[@OzADVRider]

Great that being able to lower the bike is a built in feature. The linkage is a lever, so lengthening it to lower the bike gives more leverage which in turn softens suspension. When I first put raising links in the V-Strom it stiffened the suspension. Your scissor lift looks handy.

[@bazz6670]

@OzADVRider Thanks Ian, I noticed on the Tenere it also has that extra hole.

[@Bannister99]

Thanks for the video - Great that this feature is built in.

[@bazz6670]

@@Bannister99 it is a handy feature. Thanks for watching.

[@lawrieyoutube4375]

Thanks

[@seawench555]

Brilliant how easy was that, well done cfmoto🇦🇺🤘

[@bazz6670]

@seawench555 Thank you, yes not a hard job at all.

[@dynamadnessadventures205]

Great video Bazz ride safe

[@stevesanelli90]

Well done Bazza!

[@bazz6670]

@stevesanelli90 Thanks Steve.

[@MRTPR]

Good job Mate 😎

[@Desmo07]

Great Job 👍

[@bazz6670]

@@Desmo07 Thank you.

[@AkatDeen]

I’m more interested in the leg skill.. 😂 good video mate, did on mine yesterday

[@seandunn3116]

Cheers Barry, maybe a little grease on the bolts while you have them off 😃

[@antoninoarrigo2331]

Hey mate you need to lower front as well 15 /20mm that’s proper way from bike shop.

[@bazz6670]

@antoninoarrigo2331 yes some people do that but after riding the bike it feels good. I'm happy with the height.

[@martinbramston2244]

thanks for taking the time to show this, Bazz. Am going to leave behind a DRZ400 to get on one of these 450's .Are you still impressed with this bike after how many klms? Any shortcomings? thanks Martin

[@nevillegreg1]

Very good instructional video. Interested to hear your thoughts of how much of a ground clearance compromise this will be when you and the lads are out there doing a bit of bush bashing. Thks.

[@bazz6670]

@nevillegreg1 I was out on a ride today over some rocky ground and it was fine. After I wound the rear spring up it wasn't really much lower.

[@nevillegreg1]

​@@bazz6670Is it then worth lowering the bike?

[@bazz6670]

@nevillegreg1 with the high seat and higher profile tyres I coul only touch my toes on the ground. Lowering that little bit helped.

[@monst00]

Great video Bazz - thanks. I am 5’7” (170) so need this. Just wondering that if you are only changing the front bolt to the other hole position - why do you need to remove the rear dog bone bolt? I am sure it is obvious but just haven’t worked that out. Cheers

[@bazz6670]

@monst00 Thanks for watching, the dog bone was blocking the bolt from coming out. There may be a position where it's not but everyone I've seen do this has ended up removing it.

[@BradWolff-j4s]

Great Instruction Bazz gets to see instruction from an Aussie guy. I'm thinking of purchasing the CF Moto 450 and wondering if you would know the cost of servicing mainly the 40000 service where valves have to be checked or adjusted? The dealers don't give you an actual cost. Any info on servicing cost would be greatly appreciated.

[@bazz6670]

@BradWolff-j4s Thanks, mate. I payed $300 au for the irst service. Not sure about 40,000 service. It will definitely be a lot more. I better start saving for it in advance. You will love the bike, it is a lot of fun.

[@billyandriam]

Hi Bazz! Why would you lower it when you increased it with the high seat at the same time?

[@bazz6670]

@billyandriam the high seat was more of a comfort thing being more padding and giving legs a little more room. The tyres also raised the bike.

[@toddparker6807]

Hi Bazz (dirt newbe here) any tyre suggestions/recommendations for a good adventure tyre where you dont need to lower the bike and still maintain similar height as stock 450 mt tyres?

[@bazz6670]

@toddparker6807 I believe golden tyres are pretty good with a 70 profile, I haven't tried myself but a friend has them .

[@toddparker6807]

@bazz6670 Thanks, Bazz. I will check them out 👍

[@Chris_Z.]

Maybe before doing the preload, try adjusting the compresion setting. Could have made the difference needed?

[@bazz6670]

@Chris_Z. I had already previously adjusted the compression, my mate lowered his bike without adjusting spring and it bottomed out pretty bad.

[@alanalmond3072]

Hi mate , remember you riding your friends bike with a 15/42 sprocket ratio. Was wondering how that performs in the dirt in low gear, does it still have enough torque/acceleration.

[@bazz6670]

@alanalmond3072 hey I never got to.try it in the dirt, personally I would just change the front to 15.

[@alanalmond3072]

@@bazz6670 I have the center stand fitted on mine awesome, guess I’m old school used to having centre stand as standard.

[@bazz6670]

@alanalmond3072 most of my bikes have had centre stands except drz and dr

[@pedrocosta4811]

Hi! How about the side stand ? Do you need to adjust it ?

[@bazz6670]

@pedrocosta4811 with standard tyres bike may stand up a bit straight. Once I adjusted rear spring it gave it more of a lean.

[@paulvandervyver4223]

How tall are you again?The "squeaky shed" adventures of Bazz 66 😂 it's also windy season here now in South Africa, moving into spring season.

[@bazz6670]

@paulvandervyver4223 Hi Paul I'm 5ft ten or 180 cm. The wind has been nuts, and the poor shed is copping a beating. Greetings to South Africa.

[@paulvandervyver4223]

​​@bazz6670 we are about the same height then. The higher seat you put on made the bike about 5cm taller right? Cheers for sharing the mods on the MT 450. We still have to wait until October for it to arrive here. Gives us time to check out everything before we buy😉

[@bazz6670]

@paulvandervyver4223 I believe it is 30 cm higher plus tyres made it another 1 cm.

[@beejoutbush3322]

Mate I'm no mechanic but if you've lowered the clearance through changing the bolt in the dog leg then increased the sag effectively lifting the bike back to where it was haven't you just compromised ground clearance for no gain??

[@bazz6670]

@beejoutbush3322 not when you sit on it. It is a bit lower . The vid is mainly just to show the process.

[@MaverickAus]

Is that the OEM seat or the high (rally) seat?

[@bazz6670]

@@MaverickAus I fitted the high seat

[@MaverickAus]

​@@bazz6670 Thought it was the high seat.

[@Mrenduro77]

Hello I'm interested in this job, I also have a high saddle, and I'm 1.85 m tall, but my motivation is not so much to lower the bike but to have the suspension a little less snappy in the small roughness of the terrain. Since lowering the lever is longer on the shock absorber, do you know if this detail improves

[@bazz6670]

@Mrenduro77 Yes, it will be softer just lowering it. It is ok if your not doing jumps.

[@Mrenduro77]

Yes, I will also make jumps, so just load the spring and it will be okay, right? How are you getting on with this setting

[@bazz6670]

@Mrenduro77 mines been great, haven't bottomed out yet. Load the the spring to what suits you.

[@drzrider3440]

LOL. At first i saw your vidoe was saying lowering it. I thought you were lowering it even more than the stock options. Was going to say you truly must be a small woodland creature to need it lowered even more...LOL.yeah pretty basic thing to do. Mine should be here in the USA any day now.

[@bazz6670]

@drzrider3440 It's awsome you guys are getting the bikes now. I'm 180 cm tall and can touch the ground, but with taller tyres and 30 cm higher seat, it was a bit much. You will find these things out. Enjoy the new bike.

[@brucecampbell4485]

That must mean I'm a small woodland creature. Even on the lower setting I still cannot touch the ground comfortably. I elected not to purchase a 450MT for this reason.

[@bazz6670]

@brucecampbell4485 you only need one foot to touch the ground lol.

[@ericmakin3811]

A mate help me with this, we lowered the front as well

[@bazz6670]

@ericmakin3811 yes people have mentioned doing that, I didn't really need to in my case. Thanks for commenting.

[@lawrieyoutube4375]

May I ask - how did you lower the front? Is there some provision for that built into the forks, or fork mount?

[@ericmakin3811]

@@lawrieyoutube4375 Most bike shops will be able to lower both front and rear for you.

[@bazz6670]

@lawrieyoutube4375 I didn't lower the forks on mine, you can slide the forks up a little. People have commented that the bolts are very tight, so you need a good fitting Allen Key, I would use a hex socket .

[@Gmac237]

Better lower that shed while you're at it 😂

[@bazz6670]

@@Gmac237 might be time for a new one.

[@Gmac237]

​@@bazz6670Bazzs new Men's Shed ! There's a whole new KZbin series right there mate 👍