Adjusting the rear spring, preload, will affect the height, but it also affects the rear suspension.
Adjusting the fork height is easy enough.
Just loosen the 3 bolts clamping the top section of each fork and slide the fork up.
But this affects geometry.

I raised my forks about 1/2 an inch.
Which was about as far as I could without the fork caps hitting the bars.
Then setting the rear preload to about 1/2 way seemed balance the geometry.
It worked "ok" and best of all it was free.

 

Guys thank you very much for your great responses. I'm going to get a link (3/4 inch), raise up the forks a bit, and reduce the rear shock about halfway probably. That is, when i finally get a klx [sm=badbadbad.gif]

 

That's the fun about bikes. Get two riders identical size and weight change thefront or back 1/2 an inch one guy will love it the other will say it's impossible to ride.

 

I bought an used 2006 KLX-250S and it's been lowered with a lowering link and I'd prefer it to be at factory height. If someone want's to sell their original factory parts please send me a PM.

$bob$

 

Neil let me know how it goes

 

Will do Maverick.

Bits due back tomorrow.
Hopefully I will get it back together for a ride this weekend.

 

I recently put Kouba Links on my 09. More for my wife than for me, but even I enjoy the lower seat height for now. We are both new to bikes to the added security of being able to touch easily helps to build confidence. I expect next summer the links will be coming off. By then the suspesion should be worked in good enough that touching should not be a problem. The dealer lowered the forks for my wife and reduced the preload on the rear so that it would sag more with her on it (dang featherweight hardly makes a dent in the seat LOL). I still find the bike handles nicely. From what I understand, you need to keep the front and rear in respect of each other so you're not upsetting the geometry too much, just lowering the COG really.

Have fun riding!

 

Here's mine....



You can clearly see the Kouba lowering link behind the foot peg.

It's for sale. PM me for details.

$bob$