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I mentioned a short while ago that I was in talks with a company called Solid Performance regarding a two inch lowering service but the deal initially fell through due to miss communication but in the end they bent over backwards to see that I received the lowered suspension and was happy with it.
Solid Performance is a KTM dealer and Certified WP service center based in the Eastern United States.
I found out about Evan and Brandon from a KTM 1090 Adventure R review by Revzilla where they mention the service provided by them in the article.
https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/you-needed-to-know-ktm-1090-adventure-r
“If you’re still concerned, Solid Performance has developed a mod in conjunction with WP that will allow riders to shorten the actual suspension. Theirs is a physical modification to the suspension that allows them to drop the bike two inches while still maintaining decent ground clearance and performance. Because they are working so closely with KTM and WP, their kit is going to be available for anyone to order and have installed at their local dealer, regardless of where in the country you reside.”
Here is how there service works; they send you a lowered suspension (forks and shocks) set up for your weight, along with a lowered side stand. They also include all the parts they replaced in case you want to have the suspension reverted to stock.
When you receive the suspension you swap it out and send them your original components, they will use them for the next customer. They will initially charge you 3000.00 U.S. but when they receive the replacement components they will refund you the core charge.
So you start off with 8.6 inches of travel front and rear and end up with 6.6. The first thing I noticed apart from the fact I could find tera firma with both feet was it’s amazing! It feels much better than the stock setup and handles much better under breaking (no fork dive like the stock setup) it also has less of that fall over feeling at slow speeds due to the fact that the center of gravity is now two inches lower.
I originally had the Metisse collar installed and the fact that the bike was one inch lower was nice but the handling was no better, in fact it did not feel balanced (the front felt higher than the rear) and yes the forks were dropped 30mm in the triples.
So if you want a two inch lowered suspension set up for your weight and riding style that is as close to factory as possible you can’t go wrong with these guys.
Solid Performance is a KTM dealer and Certified WP service center based in the Eastern United States.
I found out about Evan and Brandon from a KTM 1090 Adventure R review by Revzilla where they mention the service provided by them in the article.
https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/you-needed-to-know-ktm-1090-adventure-r
“If you’re still concerned, Solid Performance has developed a mod in conjunction with WP that will allow riders to shorten the actual suspension. Theirs is a physical modification to the suspension that allows them to drop the bike two inches while still maintaining decent ground clearance and performance. Because they are working so closely with KTM and WP, their kit is going to be available for anyone to order and have installed at their local dealer, regardless of where in the country you reside.”
Here is how there service works; they send you a lowered suspension (forks and shocks) set up for your weight, along with a lowered side stand. They also include all the parts they replaced in case you want to have the suspension reverted to stock.
When you receive the suspension you swap it out and send them your original components, they will use them for the next customer. They will initially charge you 3000.00 U.S. but when they receive the replacement components they will refund you the core charge.
So you start off with 8.6 inches of travel front and rear and end up with 6.6. The first thing I noticed apart from the fact I could find tera firma with both feet was it’s amazing! It feels much better than the stock setup and handles much better under breaking (no fork dive like the stock setup) it also has less of that fall over feeling at slow speeds due to the fact that the center of gravity is now two inches lower.
I originally had the Metisse collar installed and the fact that the bike was one inch lower was nice but the handling was no better, in fact it did not feel balanced (the front felt higher than the rear) and yes the forks were dropped 30mm in the triples.
So if you want a two inch lowered suspension set up for your weight and riding style that is as close to factory as possible you can’t go wrong with these guys.
