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 Installation Instructions
  Fits:  2000-up BMW F650iGS/Dakar Fuel Injected Models
      (Covers - Stock replacement links, 1" lowering links, and 2" lowering links)

*Note: We only recommend the 2" lowering links for the Dakar models & lighter non-aggressive riders as they allow the tire to rub when near bottoming.

1. Raise the motorcycle with the center stand or milk crate, etc., so the rear wheel is just slightly off the ground. Remove the 18 mm nut that holds the lower end of the links to the rocker and push the 18 mm headed bolt out the right  side. You may have to lift up on the rear wheel slightly to allow that bolt to slide out freely. 

2. Next remove the upper link mounting bolts by loosening the 16mm nuts and removing the 14 mm headed bolt from both link mounts.  Pull down on the links while rocking them back and forth to remove them from between the mounts.  Before installing the new links be sure and grease both link bearings and the one on the rocker that is still located on the bike.  If you did not order the the new bearing with the links you will have to press them out of the stock links and reinstall them back in the new links.  *(None of our BMW links come with the center race/sleeve, but can be ordered either from us or from BMW for  approx. $6.00 each.)  Be sure to remove the original center sleeves from the stock links and reinstall them into the new links before going on to step 3. 

3. Now that the stock links are removed, install the Koubalinks in reverse order of the removal of the stock links, big end up, with the engraving to the outside.  Right link will have the grease fitting facing the rear and the left link will have the fitting facing the front.  After pushing the big ends up inside the mounts on the swing arm, install the upper mounting bolts from the outside and torque their 16 mm nuts to approx. 30 lb-ft.

4. Raise the rear wheel until the small end link holes line up with the hole in the rocker and install the 18mm headed bolt from the right side, install the 18mm nut and torque it to approx. 30 lb-ft.

5. Depending on which KoubaLinks you have, determines how much the rear is being lowered, so keep in mind if you lower the rear one inch etc., to maintain the same geometry (if desired) the front would require approx. the same amount of lowering. Do not slide the front fork tubes up in the triple clamps more than necessary, as on some models the fender or the tire could come in contact with the horn or the bottom of the triple clamps. Disclaimer: Sliding the fork tubes up less than a full 2 inches is preferred.

For more info. on lowering the F650's, here are some links to the F650.com Chain Gang archive files: 
http://faq.f650.com/GSFAQs/Lowering_Kit_FAQ_GS.htm#Shorter%20Suspension%20Links
http://faq.f650.com/FAQs/LoweringKitFAQ.htm

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