I wonder why Kawasaki don't have lowered seat option for KLX250?

I would buy one if I can find it.

Karl

 

i just put up my 1" lowering links for the klx250sf on ebay yesterday... Kawasaki KLX 250 S SF 1" - 1.25" Lowering Links KoubaLink KLX3 (94-up & 09-up) | eBay ...it's a pretty easy install...and, unbolt and drop the front an inch also...

 

and, you can just remove the staples from the seat to remove the cover..."shave" the seat down...staple gun the seat cover back on...that is another option if you want to keep the rear suspension height...

 

Thank you! Do you have picture where the "link" is located in the bike?

I don't have Staple Gun and have never played with upholstery before. But I want to compare how much work is involved compare with buying the lowered link. I may mess up the seat become useless...

Thanks,
Karl

 

buying the lowering link is much easier to lower your bike...took me like 15 minutes...you need a moto jack to lift and support the bike up, but it's super easy...

looks like this underneath the bike...two bone on left and right side...center bottom rear of the bike...it's a no-brainer one socket wrench job...but..you'll need a lift or a jack...



when i was installing my new "dogbones"...i actually ended up installing shorter than stock "dogbones" to lift it 1" higher from stock...better view!...haha...

 

Thank you for the detailed pictures!

The least "side effect" to suspension is change the seat. The link is easy to install, but will make suspension softer. I am looking into how to re-shape the seat. The middle part has too much useless foam cushion that can be removed.

Karl

 

I originally lowered mine 2", but just tonight swapped out the 2" lowering links for 1.5" lowering links. 2" was just a little too much, and softened the suspension more than I wanted. The 1.5" feels much better, and matches up better with the amount I was able to drop the front forks. I have a big bar adapter, which let me move the forks up almost 1.5", so with the 1.5" lowering links, your rake will be really close to stock.

Without the riser you won't be able to move the forks up more than about half an inch before they start to hit the handlebars, and the handling gets weird with the rake change.

I really like the way my bike feels now, but hated it with 2" lowering links and the forks only pushed up 1/2".

 

That's the first time I've ever heard someone complaining that the seat had too much foam.

Ron

 

That stuff on top of the seat pan isn't foam as foam is soft and it's not at all.

 

Lowered seat done. Dropped more than 1" in lowest section. Good for straddle and walk the bike.

I don't need "foam padding" especially the soft ones - I also ride Mountain Bicycle with no suspension at all, and I used to sleep on rock-hard wooden bed with no or minimum padding. But I think I lowered too much that it is too close to foot pegs now, so my knees bend too much when sitting at very front of seat. In that position it can be a bit awkward to operate gear shifter and brake pedal. Thus I tend to sit at rear of the seat most of the time.

Changing sitting position often is the key to sitting comfort.