YamaLink Question of the Day

"Will you still donate 1% of each YamaLink sale to Blue Ribbon Coalition even if the buyer is from Europe?"

Yes.

We figure that one day a non-US buyer will ride his or her bike across/under the ocean, drain the carb, and ride on our trails. Sure would suck if they went through all that trouble only to find out a great riding area was closed. One percent of each sale. No exception.

YamaLink Yamaha Motorcycle Lowering Links: Hot Pipes Magazine

We've contacted a few glossy-type publications inquiring about advertising opportunities. Having a former ad guy on the team sure helps in pricing and sizing options and all that funky stuff.

Have you heard of a women's-specific off-road magazine called Hot Pipes? It's new and highlights the achievements of female racers and riders. It's a quarterly. More info can be found at http://www.hotpipesmag.com/

YamaLink Yamaha Motorcycle Lowering Links: Specs since we're lazy

Scroll, scroll, scroll...gets old, old, old. So here's the info up top.

YamaLink lowers the rear of 2005 - 2008 YZ and WR motorcycles 1.25 to 1.75 inches. Some call it a rocker or relay arm. But focus groups (really 12 people sitting around eating pizza and watching old Blackwater and Six Days race footage) determined YamaLink was easiest to remember. Fine by us!

Comes with bearings, washer (the washer between the bearing and oil seal) and oil seals.

And two handy dandy grease zerks! It's Yamaha Blue.

Price is $225. Shipping is $6 US and $12 overseas via priority mail (overseas insurance totals $25 anywhere and it's trackable every step of the way). You get it in about 3 days domestic or 6 to 10 everywhere else in the world.

Invoicing is automatic. Payment options are credit card or paypal. Everyone gets a delivery confirmation number.

We are selling to individuals. Dealer inquiries invited. And we donate 1% of sales to Blue Ribbon Coalition. Seeing as how we don't like to ride private mx tracks it's up to us to HELP keep public lands open for everyone.

Please email us with any questions at order@motorcycleloweringlinks.com

YamaLink Yamaha Motorcycle Lowering Links:: Fresh out of the oven

New batch of YamaLink lowering link goodness came out of the suspension oven today, and it's being ordered up by Yamaha WR250, WR450, YZF250 and YZF450 riders on years 2005 - 2008.

YamaLink Yamaha Motorcycle Lowering Links: Skipping the Supermotard and Dualsport

After careful consideration, it has been decided not to presently make a YamaLink for the Yamaha WR250X.

YamaLink Yamaha Motorcycle Lowering Links: Shine it up

YamaLink should make it extra super shiny.

A test rider asked us if we could make it so.

Mind you, this is a part that will be taking the worst kind of abuse, bashed into logs, rocks and getting roosted on 24/7. Really didn't make any sense. He asked us if it cost any more to make it super shiny; at least the buyer could marvel at it before slapping it on their WR or YZ. Hmmmm, no, it doesn't cost any more.

YamaLink Yamaha Motorcycle Lowering Links: 3:30 pm

Good stuff! We didn't tell the test riders what it was they were supposed to be testing. Odd. But each came back with the same comments: This thing hooks up better!

We told them afterward about the YamaLink. Two grease zerks is cool they all agreed. But they could not agree on the color. Half wanted a glossy black link. Can't make everyone happy it seems, ha.

YamaLink Yamaha Motorcycle Lowering Links: How to lose a bike in 10 seconds

Tie your Yamaha WR into the back of a Toyota Tacoma utilizing the hokey plastic bed, um, I think they're called...heck, I don't know what they're called. But all along people kept telling me to use the metal d-rings (the ones in back: remove them and put up front).

Today one of the plastic doohickies came loose. Picture a WR250F flying over the side and into the ditch at the bottom of my driveway. Picture me crapping my pants.

YamaLink Yamaha Motorcycle Lowering Links: Yamaha Blue is really purple?!

The anodizer told us "your Yamaha Blue is more purple than blue." So we're going back for another run of Yamaha Purple, er, blue tomorrow. Can't wait to put the YamaLink photo up. She's a beaut!

YamaLink Yamaha Motorcycle Lowering Links: Why grease zerks in the YamaLink?

Someone asked us yesterday "why grease zerks in the YamaLink, no one uses them anyway."

Oh, really? No one uses grease zerks? Truth be known, one of us here thought that, too, but when we told test riders that it would not have grease zerks they all said "big mistake." More than likely a bearing in the link pivots will last forever if you don't ride your bike like a submarine, but knowing your suspension has the option to last that much longer sure is nice.

It's like that car you drive. How often do you use the cool buttons and anti-idiot features? Never? Maybe once a year? Heck, that question applies to most who have awd or 4x4 SUVs that only go "off-road" when searching for parking on the dirt side lot at the crowded Starbucks.

YamaLink Yamaha Motorcycle Lowering Links: 1% donated to Blue Ribbon Coalition

From our FAQ...

What's the deal with the 1% and BlueRibbon Coalition, and do you really donate the money?

You better believe it! Motorcycleloweringlinks.com gives 1% of our sales to the BRC in support of responsible recreational access to public lands. For more info visit www.sharetrails.org.

YamaLink Yamaha Motorcycle Lowering Links: blue...or blue YamaLink

Our totally informal product focus group surveys (really a bunch of tired riders at the end of the day being compensated with food and beer) told us the color blue was the most popular choice for the YamaLink. Not just any blue. Yamaha Blue.

And we'll offer the YamaLink in its natural billet aluminum color. Pricing for the non-blue item will be a few bucks less, and will obviously come with OEM-sized bearings, washers and two grease zerks.

Yamaha Lowering Link Question of the Day: What is the YamaLink?

Darrell,

We have in the final phase of testing a lowering rocker for your Yamaha WR250 and a few other WR and YZ models. What I can tell you is that it'll lower the rear of the 2005 - 2008 WR and YZ 1.25 to 1.75 inches, it will have two grease zerks, 4 bearings that are OEM size specific (very important should the day come you are on a trip and/or need replacement parts from a Yamaha dealer) and it's CNC machined from 6061 aluminum billet. Offered in blue and aluminum color options.

The best part is that the YamaLink (the pretty darn close to official name of this particular rocker) retains Yamaha's awesome rear suspension progression and feel. In fact, we are hammering out a day of riding the prototypes and should get it up on our yet-to-be-launched site; you can pay with credit card or via PayPal on a secure server. Everything should be ready in a week or so.

Hopefully this helps you out, and let us know if you or any of your WR riding buddies have any questions.
Thanks!


The ML2 Team
www.motorcycleloweringlinks.com

Yamaha Lowering Link: Late night race sign-up should be banned!

Six am. The morning after. Normally at this time I'm figuring out a way to either...

a) sneak out of some strange person's house before they wake up
b) perfect the water-to-oatmeal ratio so for once I won't have to eat a puddly bowl of goup or a smattering of microwave burnt grains
c) ship off a few Links to Canada or Brazil before my morning run (that's a lie...I don't work out)

This morning is different. In my email was a receipt for my entry into the 2008 Idaho City 100.

"Did I? Naaaah, I wouldn't be so stupid."

I am. Evidently in the late hours of the night I suffered a ginormous brain fart and paid $100 to ride 100 miles ($1 per mile??!! That's the equivalent of flying first class anywhere in the world) in what is sure to be a quagmire of mud and snow and blood come June. I haven't finished an off-road race since 1988 due to a fondness of going home in an ambulance.

Guess this will be my 20th anniversary of remembering why I don't do these sort of things. What's the saying? A fool and his money - and bike - are soon departed.