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    Steering head bearing replacement

    I have never changed the steering bearings on my Super T so I don't know just how it is put together. I am sure it is like the other bikes I have done. on all my dirt bikes and my kids bikes over the years I just use a press and push the steering stem out of the lower triple clamp and the...
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    For all y'all fans of the DR.

    Yep AX 41 is what they are. Missed putting that on there. So far they have been good for the DR. I think they would be good on the Super T but I feel like I ride too many miles on the Super T for a tire like that. I will see how things hold up on the DR.
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    What TenereGUY has been up too

    great place to ride! Been on all those roads several times and crossed several gravel roads around the area. I like the off season there better. Not as crowded. Looks like you all had a great time but the armadillo not so much!
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    Lowering the fork legs in the triple clamp; how deep can I go?

    Depending on what tires I am running I will lower my triple clamps on my forks. Of course this is the opposite direction that you want to go but I did have my clamping surface of my forks up in the clamp of the lower triple clamp by about 5 or 6 mm. I never had any trouble doing that. I have ran...
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    For all y'all fans of the DR.

    I really dont need a true 50/50 tire on my super T but i just put these on my DR this morning and rode down to mow grass at moms place. They are quiet smooth and feel good. They feel really tough and ready for big hits. I do off road on my DR so they may be nice. If they work out ok i may put...
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    Most comfortable ear plugs?

    Yes when helmets started having space for speakers and getting all kinds of trim things on them is when i really started having trouble with wind noise. The last helmet i used i packed the speaker holes with bits of fabric to fill the space to keep cold off my ears in the winter and found it...
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    Most comfortable ear plugs?

    Most of the time on my super T it is pretty quiet. On my DR though the wind noise gets to me. I have done 300 mile days on it but i usually use some ear plugs that are provided at my job. Yep im cheap. They are angled foam plugs on a string. I cut the string off when i used them on the bike.
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    The anything thread.

    Hey Sierra1 im pretty sure that is the feller you call ass hat that tears up bikes. I watched part of that video he made in the sand on that bike. Not sure how he is paying for all the work and bikes. I dont think i could afford that.
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    Shinko 705: A cautionary tale

    I see people saying just stop and get a tire. Don't worry about it. I have been out crossing the country on two different trips that I had a tire issues. I would stop at every bike shop I saw to try and find a tire. One trip I stopped at bike shops in five different states and none had a tire...
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    Suspension linkage bearing replacement - any tips?

    Hello SamyB. while I have not changed bearings in my Super T but the other bikes I have done have either had a small shoulder machined in the linkage that the bearing went up to and I am pretty sure some of them had nothing between the bearings. Some may have had a small spacer like TenereGUY...
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    tired of chit-chat?- post / view a picture only here.

    reminds me of an incident years ago. We were hill climbing on a very steep and long hill in the woods. A feller that rode with us shot up the hill on his yz wide open. It was singing and looking like he was going over the top for a while but about 3/4 of the way up it started flipping down the...
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    Suspension linkage bearing replacement - any tips?

    I have not changed the bearings in my Super T I have done what seems like hundreds of swing arm and linkage bearings over the years. I have never encountered a lip on them. you are probably seeing the lip that held the needle bearings in the casing. It is a very thin case and just press fitted...
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    Suspension linkage bearing replacement - any tips?

    there are blind pullers made for those types of things but I usually put a little heat on the linkage with a propane torch and just punch it out with a hammer and punch. while the linkage is hot I will have some wood ready and line up the new bearing and press them in with my bench vise. I use...
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    Shinko 705: A cautionary tale

    The Shinko's that I have ran would start slowing the wear as they got that flat spot and I was able to get a lot of miles out of them after that. I could usually get 8000 out of the rear and one front I ran for 14000 miles but it cupped so bad and was so loud and bad handling I should have...
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    Confession

    Hello there! two days with out riding I am in serious with draws! I feel for you!
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