The Plus 15 Sport Link adds 15 millimeters of rear ride height to your Gen-3 1290 Super Duke R. In addition to adding rear ride height this link also creates the following changes:
- Increases swingarm angle from -11.57 to -12.33.
- Decreases progressive nature of spring from 11.8% to 9.35%.
- Increases free hang anti-squat from 108% to 112.7%
- Decreases Trail from 107.7mm to 104.35mm
These changes create improved feel through turns. More confidence. The bike will hold a line better, drive out of turns better without going wide. More anti-squat, created by better swingarm angle, will help drive the tire into the pavement more on acceleration giving you increased traction. The decrease in progression will create a more consistent feel by cutting down on the drastic difference in the stock bike's reaction to suspension travel - when comparing initial travel to extreme travel.
For reference we run our SDR in full race setup with almost 30mm more rear ride height than stock. Also in some configurations of sprocket combinations you can lose up to 9mm of ride height just by changing gearing. So in cases like these, by adding this 15mm link you would only be raising your seat height 7.5mm higher than stock.
Depending on your sprocket choices, sometimes using a +20 could give you more ride height than you prefer. So with the new +15, or the original +10 and +20 Sport Links, now you are covered to run any gearing you want, and still have a Sport Link that works for your preferences.
DISCOUNTS:
Buy any two Sport Links and receive 15% off their total price automatically in the cart.
Buy any three Sport Links and receive 20% off their total price automatically in the cart.
Eric's online order steps guided me to the 15mm Sport Links ('22 Evo, 16/40 gearing, mainly street use). I had 14k kms on the bike before installing these and man...wish I had done it sooner – especially before my trip to the Dragon in May. Bike tips in much quicker, and it feels more confidence inspiring. Since install, I've moved my preload from high to standard which improves ride quality as I'm using more of the suspension. IMO, this is the most important upgrade for the Super Duke R.
+15 Sportlink.
First of all, very prompt delivery, including a handwritten note, highly appreciated.
Second; they look beautiful, excellent quality!
After installation I took the bike to Luxembourg for the weekend and yes, there’s a noticeable differents in corner entry and exit, very very nice improvement.
Overall, very happy customer and lookin g forward to take it to the track in 2 weekdays.
As all the previous Reviews have said......The sport link does work !!!!!!
Bought my SDR from new and was over the moon with its "out of control" power.
Once the novelty wore off though, I soon realised that bike set up from factory is so poor with a suspension that is average at best.
Having watched Eric's Video`s I decided to opt for the +15 Link, this was because I've put 7 turns of preload into the shock effectively raising the back and also changed to a larger rear sprocket because of the bike being over geared.
Yes, it now holds it`s line in corners and yes I can now get on the power earlier, however the biggest gain for me is...... I can now accelerate in a straight line in fourth and still be in control......Thank you Eric
Item arrived to the UK within a week. Bought for road use.
For me the difference in how nimble the bike felt was immediate and it took several hours to acclimatise to it. I would never go back to standard now. In terms of fitting the link it’s straightforward. Great product.
Hi Eric, I just wanted to say thank you for creating the sport link. Install it yesterday and rode the bike! What you say is true !
Here’s my story- I was late but always wanted the superduke gen 3. saw the beast at ktm dealer - ( Singapore )too bad no test ride ! nonsense law or whatsoever ! So decided to get one after so much review about the bike. ( most of the reviews I saw it on YouTube ) with original set up ! review on you tube was a big wooh wow u huh bike feels so good ! Naaah I think they are fake with the reviews or just something ! Anyway - After sometime riding the bike, I had a hard time getting to understand the bike for almost two month!! I’m from Singapore btw and Many of the seasons rider here say it was the suspension set up ! So I Thought to myself maybe it’s was a suspension set up issue. Long short story, I try fiddling around with the front and rear suspension From damping- rebound -preload sets many times . It just not doing the feeling I want sometimes is worse ! ( I’m not a racer I’m just a normal street rider ) I
Anyway I saw you on you tube - got the +15 sport link from you -after installing the sport link , straight away test rode it few times and until now all I want to say my bike handle way way way better and feel agile too ( you’re a magic man Eric ) few CM makes a lot of difference to the bike and it works ! Again Eric I salute you and your dedication and effort to get the bike better for other user. Thank you Magic Man
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