Tuesday, February 1, 2011

2009 YZ Yamaha Lowering Link suspension fork question

Mike wanted to know about raising his 2009 YZ450F forks after resetting sag with his new lowering link. Our reply....


Slide the forks up from the starting point of wherever it is now. Not all Yamahas come from the factory or previous buyer with the forks set exactly the same.

The 4-6mm raising of the forks is just a starting point we recommend AFTER resetting sag. You may find 6mm is too much, if so drop it a millimeter or two. Or you may find 4mm is not enough so you raise it a millimeter. But wherever your forks are before the YamaLink I'd recommend bringing them UP 6mm if possible.

You won't break anything or mess with anything. But you will find out if your handling is exactly right or if it needs tweaked just a tiny bit both front (forks) and rear (more or less sag).

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