This Sport Link pair (available in both orange and black anodized finish) adds twenty millimeters of rear ride height (measured above the axle) to your Gen-3 & Gen4 1290-1390 Super Duke R, RR, and EVO models. The Gen-4 EVO Sport link includes a ride height sensor mount, carefully positioned to work seamlessly with the OEM electronic controlled suspension on the EVO model specifically.
In addition to adding rear ride height this link also creates the following changes:
- Increases swingarm angle from -11.57 to -12.73.
- Decreases progressive nature of spring from 11.8% to 8.5%.
- Increases free hang anti-squat from 108% to 112.7%
- Decreases Trail from 107.7mm to 103.2mm
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 20mm link you would only be raising your rear right height 11mm higher than stock.
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.
