1 inch lower

Who did your seat lowering? Did they change the type of foam to keep the same level of comfort?

Here's the link,my dealer did the rest.....
http://www.lustracing.co.uk/suspension/yamaha-xsr700-lowering-kits.html

John A said:

Who did your seat lowering? Did they change the type of foam to keep the same level of comfort?

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I'm thinking that maybe he's lowered the whole bike, not the seat alone. Possibly lost in a little translation

Yes it's all been lowered by an inch

Mark said:

Yes it's all been lowered by an inch

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How does ride mate??

Rides really nice,better in my opinion

Did you have to adjust the stand too as if the bike is lower doesn?t the stand make the bike more upright?

I have lowered mine 30mm via a lowering link in the rear, and dropped the forks 8mm. The bike definitely feels like it has a lower center of gravity and it is better, but the rear shock is still the issue. The stand length is fine, I actually prefer that the bike stands a little more vertical, I have had no issues with it. Mind you I always take care when and where I park mine...

Had mine lowered too. Just be wary of scraping those super way too long peg feelers. I ended up unscrewing mine. Much better.

Late to the party, just got mine in the US! Also short, which lowering link/kit didn't you guys get? Or which would you suh suggest?

Just went for a first ride and need to lower mine also. I'm on my tip toes (I'm 167cm) What's the best kit and is this something that can be self installed or needs a professional? Thanks in advance!

If you need more standover clearance you can take the squareness off the top edges of the seat, that way you’ll still have the same amount of padding when riding if you need it but makes a reasonable difference when you need to put your feet down. You could do it too without ruining the look of the nice new retrim

I had my 2018 model lowered as part of the deal when I bought the bike. It's the Lust Racing spacer that replaces the original monoshock seating. I'm a mere 5'7" tall so it was necessary otherwise I wouldn't have purchased the bike. I only rode the MT-07 beforehand but I find the handling impeccable. I think you need to ride an untouched one as well as a converted one to compare.
HTH. Ian