Your dog bones look black. My original ones from 2014 look silver (Zn plated). You might need stock dog bones. Other to confirm!
Your preload looks pretty soft, raise the rear off the ground and tighten the spanner nuts on the spring about 4 turns and try that,
Quote from: Lulu on Jul 04, 2020, 08:02:17 pmYour dog bones look black. My original ones from 2014 look silver (Zn plated). You might need stock dog bones. Other to confirm!I saw others as silver also. So, if I find some stock ones (which would be shorter I think) - do I also need a different shock and spring.Quote from: Fiddles on Jul 04, 2020, 08:08:50 pmYour preload looks pretty soft, raise the rear off the ground and tighten the spanner nuts on the spring about 4 turns and try that,I don't know for sure - just guessing - I thought the dog bones controlled the height and the shock/spring controlled the stiffness??I'm not disagreeing - just trying to figure out what I have - and what was.I can try that and see if it changes the height.
If the previous owner said the bike was lowered you should trust it was. The most common lowering option is to install 'dog bones' that are longer than stock (as odd as that sounds). If you want your bike back to stock you would need to replace the aftermarket 'dog bones' with stock. My lowering 'dog bones' length are 12, 1/2" from center to center hole, or 14" total outer diameter length. Compare to what you have. My understanding of lowering is that it is typically done with the stock shock and simply adding the longer 'dog bones' that lower fender towards the tire. Some lowering kits add a progressing load spring for a bit more support. If your bike is lowered with just 'dog bones' it will still offer some preload adjustment for a softer or stiffer ride.