I've heard they work ok, but for me I put on YFZ shocks and unloaded some pre-loaded in the rear spring. Total drop has been about 1 and 1/2 inches. It allows me to trail ride, yet the lower CG really helps in the corners.
In my opinion a 3 inch drop is too much
Aaron
Thanks, Aaron. I really like the ride of my stock 700R. I have unloaded the front springs as much as possible and backed the rear off almost to the end. Nice and soft. Much better than my Z400. My shoulders don't ache after a days riding. I have a pair of YFZ shocks, but haven't as yet installed them. Sounds like that may be the way to go. I rarely ever trail ride, mostly sand ride, and not too worried about ground clearence.
On another note, that single cylinder 700 "thumper" sure gives me "thumb-buzz" in a hurry. I am looking into an anti-vibe steering stem and maybe anti-vibe risers. I rode a YFZ that had both and it was really smooth.
Later, Steve