Kouba link is now about 240.00 dollars. A NICECNC link is absolutely the same thing for under 80 bucks.

I was surprised, I can reach the ground with both feet on my 21 690R, while on my 21 890R its one foot at a time only. @ near 500lbs not reaching the ground on 890 is not good at times.. Both have springs that are too stiff for my 175 lb weight. With zero preload on rear spring there isnt enough sag. Should be 1/3 travel sag. Not even close. I think, some never even check sag on these bikes. It matters.

Really a good tip! Thanks!

Very helpful Video. Thank you.

How did the supermoto kickstand work out?

Brilliant! A light sanding to break the oxidation/glaze off the ball. This makes perfect sense. I have these mirrors on my 701 and they are the ticket for sure, can actually see what is going on behind me, making it much safer on the street. I even like them off road as if conditions permit I leave 'em up so I can easily see if my buddy is still behind me.

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Good stuff. thanks. did you locktight them down also?

Did you find you lowered the front too much? I imagine you changed the rack by going more than they recommended.

How did the warp 9 sm sidestand work out for length?

The shame of it is that NONE of these major manufacturers are building big bore adventure or enduro bikes for short riders. I’d love to own a KTM 500exc but with a 38.2” seat height, it isn’t even able to be lowered enough for me. I’m looking at the APJ 650. It starts out with a 36.2” seat height and enough suspension and ground clearance to be lowered 3” and still have a semi respectable travel and clearance of about 9”+ all the way around….. I think…lol… and the bike only weighs around 300 pounds I believe. BUT… what I’m truly waiting for is the Ducati Desert X! It starts out with a 34.5” seat height! Granted… it’s a lot more cash but…wow!

Great video. Thank you. Looking forward to the one on adjusting the suspension.

Thanks men

Does the linkage move down lower? As in lose ground clearance?

Alternate title? "How to make take your motorcycle back to vintage days in suspension travel....1977 again! Yipee!"

What he calls "swing arm" otherwise known a LINK,,,,which happens to swing so I guess what he was thinking???

Thanks !!

Never had that problem. When you have them tightened down, you are not supposed to move them without loosening them. Of course they will wear if you move them while they are still tightened down. Trying to sand them will cause further damage. It may seem to work at first, but if you keep moving them without loosening them, they will wear down again. I have never had any problem with anything that used a RAM mount.

exactly £130 then you have to fix it because its shit

The spring remained stock.

Nice video. Thanks for that. Did you upgrade the spring?

So, how does it ride?

When I try to remove the nuts that hold the foot peg carriers on, it comes of one side fine, but when I try to undo the swinging arm nut on the other side, it the whole swing arm axle spins and the nut doesn’t loosen off. How do you hold the swing arm axle tight to losses the nut?

I just ordered a pair for my R1250GS Adventure. If I have any issues with droopy mirror I'll be sure to try your solution. Thanks.

19mm bolt on left side to remove footpeg bracket is trying to take the entire swingarm shaft with it, the bolt on the right side came out fine. Advice?

That Kouba link seems to be about the same dimensions as the one original KTM's when you had them side-by-side. How did that lower your bike (aside from the front fork adjustment)?

Great video thank you!!

No problems with geometry or other issue's????

I always wanted to try this but everyone says don’t it will mess up the geometry and all kinds of things will happen

what model # kouba link did u install ?

Good video. Going to attempt this on my 690 this weekend

Thanks for the video, I just ordered my Kouba link a few minutes ago and was looking for some good how to videos. I think I need go no further.

great idea, I was thinking of putting some rubber insulating tape around the ball fixtures to thicken up the grab.

Thanks for the video. Good first video. Do you have bar risers on the ktm? Any clearance issues when raising the fork tubes?