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So what kind of riding are you going to be doing most? track? trails? tight woods? yes agree on the 250 or 125 2-strokethe yamalink (dunno about the other link designs) will lower a bike's CG which is really handy in tight woods for handling. make sure you get the right springs for your weight too. if you are really aggressive you can get away with a bit stiffer springs (I think the yzf/wrs are sprung for 160-170# rider stock). Do NOT soften the sag so your weight lowers the bike so you can touch better--you'll only get REALLY ANNOYINGLY BOINKED AROUND.But as far as lowering etc you need to know what kind of riding you do, terrain, speed, etc. not being able to get a solid foot or toe down is not that big an issue on the track or the fast desert riding. It's the really rough terrain where it will bite you--if you can't get a solid foot down--tho some people are trick enough to hop off to one side and manage--you will be dumping your bike WAY more than need be, smashing and breaking things to boot. Think of it this way, a couple hundred dollar link can save you from smashed radiators, broken cases, etc.Even though I have a link on now, before I learned to get some part of my body under the bike to save the radiators when I flop over, ha! still do it
So what kind of riding are you going to be doing most? track? trails? tight woods? yes agree on the 250 or 125 2-stroke
the yamalink (dunno about the other link designs) will lower a bike's CG which is really handy in tight woods for handling. make sure you get the right springs for your weight too. if you are really aggressive you can get away with a bit stiffer springs (I think the yzf/wrs are sprung for 160-170# rider stock). Do NOT soften the sag so your weight lowers the bike so you can touch better--you'll only get REALLY ANNOYINGLY BOINKED AROUND.
But as far as lowering etc you need to know what kind of riding you do, terrain, speed, etc. not being able to get a solid foot or toe down is not that big an issue on the track or the fast desert riding. It's the really rough terrain where it will bite you--if you can't get a solid foot down--tho some people are trick enough to hop off to one side and manage--you will be dumping your bike WAY more than need be, smashing and breaking things to boot. Think of it this way, a couple hundred dollar link can save you from smashed radiators, broken cases, etc.
Even though I have a link on now, before I learned to get some part of my body under the bike to save the radiators when I flop over, ha! still do it
