17" Wheel Conversion

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Ok...there's got to be more to the 17" wheel idea than I am supposing, but wouldn't changing from an 18" wheel to a 17" wheel only lower the bike by 1/2 inch? If that's true, and it may not be, clearance issues wouldnt change that much, especially if you lost the peg feelers. All that said, I'm not convinced that changing the wheel size would really make a big difference at the track. Might you not be better off working on the suspension and power? Pretty sure that you can find tires that will be sticky enough to keep this particular bike on the track. Of course, I'm probably completely incorrect on my premise...sooooo