shanem
Husqvarna
I just bought my bike not long ago and one of the things that bothered me about it was the seat height. I'm about 5'10", but have a 30" inseam. At the factory height i could barely touch with my tip toes on one foot wearing my alpinstars riding boots.
i ordered up the koubalink from carls cycle last week and it came in a couple days ago. i went out last night and installed it on the bike. Installation was dead simple, remove two bolts, pull off the old link, and bolt the new link back up. The new link also has a grease fitting so you can keep it lubed up, the old one didn't.
i also found that the old link had become packed with dirt and grit and had barely any grease left, that is on a 08 with only 3700 miles.
i was a bit worried because when i put the kouba next to the factory link they looked virtually identical in length. i ordered the 1-inch version of the two husky links for my bike. they have a 1.5" version, but you have to file the swingarm and such for it to fit and i didn't want to do that.
Even though my eye said there was only about half an inch difference between the 1-inch drop link and the stock, i put it on anyway. As soon as the bike was on the ground i could tell a big difference in seat height. i pushed the front forks up in the clamps to where the third index line was barely above the top clamp.
The end result is that i was able to touch with the ball of one foot in my socks, rather than a tip toe in a riding boot. I can also touch with most of the toes on both feet at the same time while wearing my boots. Huge difference in confidence when sitting still. I felt like i was going to fall over at any second before.
i also ordered a 1-inch lowering seat and cover from seat concepts, once that is added I should be on the balls of both feet when stopped and more comfortable to boot. I didn't really want to ride the bike on the street before. i worried stepping down into a slight dip would leave me on the ground since i was barely touching as it was on level ground. The bike is also much easier to get on. if you have a short inseam or are just short, i highly recommend the mod, its about as easy a mod as you can do to get such a confidence boost.
i ordered up the koubalink from carls cycle last week and it came in a couple days ago. i went out last night and installed it on the bike. Installation was dead simple, remove two bolts, pull off the old link, and bolt the new link back up. The new link also has a grease fitting so you can keep it lubed up, the old one didn't.
i also found that the old link had become packed with dirt and grit and had barely any grease left, that is on a 08 with only 3700 miles.
i was a bit worried because when i put the kouba next to the factory link they looked virtually identical in length. i ordered the 1-inch version of the two husky links for my bike. they have a 1.5" version, but you have to file the swingarm and such for it to fit and i didn't want to do that.
Even though my eye said there was only about half an inch difference between the 1-inch drop link and the stock, i put it on anyway. As soon as the bike was on the ground i could tell a big difference in seat height. i pushed the front forks up in the clamps to where the third index line was barely above the top clamp.
The end result is that i was able to touch with the ball of one foot in my socks, rather than a tip toe in a riding boot. I can also touch with most of the toes on both feet at the same time while wearing my boots. Huge difference in confidence when sitting still. I felt like i was going to fall over at any second before.
i also ordered a 1-inch lowering seat and cover from seat concepts, once that is added I should be on the balls of both feet when stopped and more comfortable to boot. I didn't really want to ride the bike on the street before. i worried stepping down into a slight dip would leave me on the ground since i was barely touching as it was on level ground. The bike is also much easier to get on. if you have a short inseam or are just short, i highly recommend the mod, its about as easy a mod as you can do to get such a confidence boost.
