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Originally Posted by Kenb
Hi,
Couldn’t get scrambler bars fitted to my M696,so, had to let the bike go and get something with a more friendly (For me) riding position.
Result is a Scrambler Classic 803.4 years old.
The front wheel is 1” dia bigger than the rear and I don’t like that, so was wondering if it would be okay to fit a wheel the same size as the rear one?
This would also slightly lower the seat height and suit me better.
Anybody know whether okay to do this, and which wheel might fit.
Regards,Ken.
PS. Is this query even allowed now I’m no longer a Monster owner?��
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I am not sure why you say you don't like the idea of the front wheel being a slightly larger diameter to the rear- this is quite often the way with a lot of cruiser/urban style bikes, with off road bikes going even further up to a 21'' front and 18'' rear.
I would have thought that going down in size on the front may speed up the steering too much for that style of bike unless you alter the tyre size to compensate and then you're back to the rolling diameter of the standard set-up.
If you just want to lower the seat height there are a couple of more conventional ways of going about it.
Firstly, buy the low seat that is available from Ducati, easily changed and designed to fit:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351923511838?ul_noapp=true
Or go a slightly different route and fit a lowering kit like this:
https://www.wilbers-shop.de/en/Motor...html?year=2015
Remember though that the lowering kit will only lower the rear suspension and you may (or may not) need to pull the forks through the yokes to compensate and keep the geometry at the factory setting- this will of course lower the bike overall and reduce ground clearance as a result.
Personally, if you want the seat lower then buy the low seat option.