It's not really a secret per say, but not many know about it.
Riders and racers who are NOT short use different links and rockers on their race bikes. Why? Because it helps immensely with the braking bumps and square-edge kickers. A YamaLink will help make the bike feel more "planted" in turns, especially flat sweepers. How?
By using a 1 or 1.25 inch YamaLink on the YZ 2 stroke and YZF, riders change their sag to 3.25 or 3.5 inches depending on preference. Without getting too technical and long-winded, a YamaLink makes the bike think it's not riding so far into the progression of the shock travel, and it's able to soak up the smaller hits while having more travel available for the big oh-my-this-is-gonna-hurt-maybe landing or G-out.
Riders and racers report feeling fresher, racing harder longer and being more confident as the race wears on because they have so much more control.
There are several Top 20 amateur off-road and mx racers who use lowering links, and not just YamaLinks. We've seen Koubalinks on big-dollar bikes at Loretta Lynn's and at AMA Hare Scrambles, WORCS and National Qualifiers.
All things being equal, wouldn't you want one?
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