Yamaha Lowering Link: Let's make a deal(er)

Things are picking up. The ginormous blisters are doing better today, and a few dealers are requesting YamaLinks for their inquiring customers. And the best news of all is that Keith the Customer is going for Round 2. Thanks, Keith!!

Yamaha Lowering Link: Layers upon layers of pain

Can't type now. My blisters have blisters. Holding on too tight for 100 miles of snowy/dusty/rocky/fallen tree trails. Kept telling myself to "breathe, relax, let the bike do the work."

Ouch. Time to put hands back in bucket of aloe vera.

Yamaha Lowering Link: Stadium Yamaha in Irving, Texas

John from Stadium Yamaha was kind enough to put a link on their site, and we can't thank him enough! Heck, Stadium Yamaha even made a little logo for ML2. Who does that these days? They're super busy selling Yamaha road and dirt bikes, answering phone calls, emails... yet they're kind enough to do this for us.

If you're anywhere near the Dallas-Fort Worth area, or plan a trip to Irving, TX, stop in and buy a Yamaha. Buy two. Their prices are great both in store and online (eBay included).

Yamaha Lowering Link: Ever wonder who had the phone number before you?

YamaLink did. No longer, though, cuz it seems our phone number used to be a veterinarian's office. At first we said the usual "sorry, no vet here. Well, not a veterinarian. One of us is a Navy vet."

The last call was about a chameleon. I guess someone's reptile had an upset stomach. We told the owner to reset the little guy's sag, turn his high-speed compression in just a scootch and raise the forks a quarter inch. Call us in the morning.

Yamaha Lowering Link: 2008 Yamaha WR250R

Prototypes are being built and tested (in Seattle's urban jungle and Des Moine's backroads) for the 2008 WR250R and WR250X. Pricing and features will blow your mind. Well worth the wait!

Check back and visit the website for more info.

Yamaha Lowering Link: Yamalink Tip of the Day

Do not drop a link on the concrete floor from 3 feet up unless you enjoy picking up needle bearings. No amount of pre-packaged grease on a bearing can save it from a devastating fate.

YamaLink.com : Not Just for Shorter Riders

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?

Yamaha Lowering Link: ThumperTalk, will you go to the dance with us?

Probably the last post of the day, and then it's off to pack for a weekend of riding some snowy high country trails (translation: eating hot dogs at camp cuz we knew the snow would be too deep everywhere).

Excitedly just threw our hat into the ThumperTalk ring. Inquired about a direct sale to TT members at a discount or selling in the TT store.

Hey, can't hurt to ask! Okay, time to pack everything and forget something.

Here's a snippet from the form letter auto-reply.


"Thank you for your inquiry about reaching the members and visitors to ThumperTalk.com with your message! We'll respond to you shortly with more information about our offering and its options.

Regards,

ThumperTalk.com

YamaLink: Yamaha Motorcycle Lowering Links

Overseas shipping can be super easy or a super pain in the kidneys. Normally USPS.com Global Priority - for $12 flat rate - does a good job, but more often than not they LOSE things. But some buyers in some countries know they can count on whomever takes their package from USPS (see, the United Postal Service stops at the border and hands the goods off to the respective country's postal system....if you thought our mail system stunk you ain't seen nothin' til you deal with Italy) so they just say "'eh, gimme Global Priority for $12.

But others know better. So we're offering International Express on the checkout form. For a flat rate of - gasp - $25, you get online tracking and insurance, and a delivery time that is 3 to 5 days as opposed to the already-decent 6 to 10 days.

YamaLink: It's like a Glamour Shot but without the big hair