Brock's vs Soupy's Lowering Links

[DougE]

What are the thoughts on Brock's vs Soupy's lowering links? Is the price difference worth it?

	Brock’s Performance	Soupy’s Performance
Price​	$199.00	$127.00​
Adjustability	-1.00” to -3.5”	Stock to -4.00”
Weight	9 Oz	N/A
Thread “Window”	Yes	No

Has anyone used these lowering kits?

GSX1300R Hayabusa Front Lowering Kit

Use these risers for more top-of-the-fork clearance in order to slide the forks up and lower the front end of your Busa while still using the stock top clamp. This saves big money over having to buy a new top clamp.

soupysperformance.com

 

[sixpack577]

I can't comment on the lowering links, other than I have always heard good things about Soupys links.

I also have not used that brand of riser, but I Have personally used the same kind on my gen2.
I had them at 1.5" tall with no problems, then had them cut in half(lathe for a clean flat surface) to .75" (because I added Helibars then), and I never had any issues at all.
My only concern would be the quality of the bolts. I would personally replace them with some Grade 8's from a hardware store.
Just for confidence and safety, knowing they won't break.

 

[DougE]

I can't comment on the lowering links, other than I have always heard good things about Soupys links.

I also have not used that brand of riser, but I Have personally used the same kind on my gen2.
I had them at 1.5" tall with no problems, then had them cut in half(lathe for a clean flat surface) to .75" (because I added Helibars then), and I never had any issues at all.
My only concern would be the quality of the bolts. I would personally replace them with some Grade 8's from a hardware store.
Just for confidence and safety, knowing they won't break.

I see Soupy's a lot on here so i figured they'd be good on quality. The riser seems like a good way to save some money and avoid replacing the top triple tree cover.

What would you personally go for? The risers or get a triple tree cover that clears the forks?

 

[sixpack577]

I see Soupy's a lot on here so i figured they'd be good on quality. The riser seems like a good way to save some money and avoid replacing the top triple tree cover.

What would you personally go for? The risers or get a triple tree cover that clears the forks?

I'm all for saving money, so at $100 cheaper than the entire riser plate, I would try those to see if you like them.
But, it depends on if you like the looks or not.
As far as strength, with spacers on 4 bolts, vs the whole spacer to support the cast top plate, I never had a problem.
I also rode countless wheelies on my gen2, and even though I can set them down easily, if anything would stress the top plate, as in putting the pressure over 4 small places, vs the whole thing, that would.
So I think that it just comes down to looks and price.

 

[sixpack577]

I also didn't lower my bike, I just used the spacers for comfort/taller bars.

 

[DougE]

I also didn't lower my bike, I just used the spacers for comfort/taller bars.

I'm highly considering lowering the bike 1". After Installing the helibars, it made me want to put some money towards comfort mods. I rarely ever go on super twisty roads now so I probably wont be scraping pegs anytime soon.

 

[wreckwriter]

I chose Soupy's for the rear because they're steel as opposed to aluminum. I also have the 1 inch top plate for the front.

 

[greg3852]

Soupys. Last summer some guys were breaking the other brand.