Yamaha lowering link WR YZ WRF YZF

Thanks to the ham-fisted United States Postal Service destroying a priority mail package containing a Yamaha lowering link for a YZF, we will now be double-wrapping all shipments.

This morning we received what was left of the August 10 shipment - the label only! Took 7 days to notify us....the package should've been delivered 4 days ago.

So now we've attempted to contact the buyer to explain and apologize, and we'll be shipping overnight a new Yamaha YZ F lowering link.

Shipping prices will remain the same.

2009 Yamaha YZ250F lowering spring rate question

Toby rides a 2009 Yamaha YZ250F. He recently purchased the YamaLink 1.5 and wanted to know which spring rate would be required for his 100kg/220 pound weight. Factoring in the YamaLink's 10% extra leverage here is our reply....

Toby,


100kg is 220 pounds. With the stock spring you are obviously too heavy at 100kg to achieve proper sag which means so far your bike has been squatting too much in the back/understeering/riding rudely on the small bumps. Without a YamaLink you should have a 5.4 or a 5.6 kg spring.

WITH a YamaLink you should be on a 5.8 kg/mm spring to achieve proper sag setup. Repeat - 5.8 kg/mm shock spring.

We added approximately 10% body weight in the RaceTech.com spring calculator to compensate for the YamaLink's extra leverage.

Just in case you need a source, sag set-up can be found here

Yamaha lowering link WR250F 2009 question

Sergio asks what a YamaLink will do for his 2009 WR250F. Our reply....

"At your weight of 70kg/155 pounds you will be perfect with the stock Yamaha shock spring.

But the most important part is to reset sag. If you reset sag and slide the fork tubes up in the triple clamps your Yamaha will ride so much better than stock.

Yamahas work best with 1/3 sag of total travel whether you run a YamaLink or a stock setup.

If you do not reset sag or if you are not properly sprung then the bike will be altered in its geometry and not ride well.
We've sold many many YamaLinks over the years, and the key is proper set up. It's simple to do, and a YamaLink will increase traction, lower the seat height, add plushness and turn better."

Yamaha WR 250 lowering post of the day

Too funny. Someone called us - and long story short - said the grease zerks we put in every YamaLink was not necessary because the factory bearings don't need one. Oh really? Factory bearings don't get dry? Have you torn apart a brand new bike? 99% of the time it is bone dry, no grease. And don't even tear apart a used bike. Better have something to catch the needle bearings that fall out in a big pile of dust.

We asked who told them a grease zerk was not needed. Guess who. A bike accessories company in California that does NOT have a convenient grease zerk in any of their products. YamaLink takes the time to put in a grease zerk. Our machinist has to drill it, tap it, we go buy the zerk and install the part.

There's more: We know for a fact the company that told the caller the false info has a lowering link (they were charging $225 until they realized that was a crazy price) that doesn't do what their ads promise: they claim 1 inch lowering. We measured. It's .25 inches. And still no grease zerk.

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