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Turning to the community again (and big thank you for all the tips you guys share, they are extremely helpful).

The lowering kit from Ducati is on backorder til February. I was wondering if anyone knows any shop that builds a custom kit or lowering link?!
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The kit appears to be nothing more than shorter springs. Most suspension shops can help with that.
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Indeed true. Just received yesterday. Set of springs and a lower side-stand
Did you have it installed? Do you feel it was worth it?
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Just got my bike back with the lowering kit installed. Was it worth it?! Only time will tell. You can see below the difference (left before, right after the lowering kit was installed). Now I can flat foot, though the legs are straight, but it does give that reassurance that if need be I can dab with my foot.
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How much shorter is the rear shock spring.
I don't know. I had the shop install the springs (front/rear).
Had my suspension guy install the lowering springs and super happy. I'm having issues with the lower seat though. The first one that came in wouldn't properly engage. The front post on the seat does not extend enough to catch the latching mechanism on the bike. I returned that seat, got another from Ducati, and have the same issue. Anyone else have troubles here?
Had my suspension guy install the lowering springs and super happy. I'm having issues with the lower seat though. The first one that came in wouldn't properly engage. The front post on the seat does not extend enough to catch the latching mechanism on the bike. I returned that seat, got another from Ducati, and have the same issue. Anyone else have troubles here?
No issues for me, maybe you were unlucky with a bad batch both of them?!
I took a file to the notch in the seat post and made it work. Thanks for the response. Great forum!
Had my suspension guy install the lowering springs and super happy. I'm having issues with the lower seat though. The first one that came in wouldn't properly engage. The front post on the seat does not extend enough to catch the latching mechanism on the bike. I returned that seat, got another from Ducati, and have the same issue. Anyone else have troubles here?
I had the same issue. When I measured the flat part of the pin 2.3 mm shorter than the original seat. I talked to the online retailer (pure-ducati) and they sent me another one. The replacement one fits great.
How much shorter is the rear shock spring.
Both front and the rear springs are same length as the stock ones. The only difference is that there are two spring constants in each spring i.e. two pitch values of the winding. Think of it as progressive spring but with one steps change and instead of continuous linear change. This maintains the full suspension travel, which could be helpful to keep tyre's air-time almost same as before in the off-road situations. With the softer part of the spring, bike's weight alone is enough to compress it (static-sag) little more than the stock ones.

They say it lowers the seat just by 0.7 inch but with the lower seat and the lowered suspension, it makes a huge difference for me. I am 5'8" and now I can flat foot on one side, even when pavement is tilted in left side without sliding much of my butt.
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