Front and rear maintenance, plus a few extras—we’re ready for whatever you need.
I’m impressed by how the factory manages to bundle all these wires so neatly.
Remove the rear suspension,
remove the steering stem, and send it off for OH.
Time passes, and a few weeks later it’s back. Now we reassemble, starting with the steering.
It’s pretty clunky.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a proper “bad condition example.” When it’s this far gone, anything you do feels amazing.
Modern frames have pretty deep holes for the race.
After pressing in the race, we check the feel with this setup.
I see. I won’t say why you need to know this.
We use Neutech NC100 grease. The upper seal is now like Honda’s—I’m thrilled.
The JB wheel oil seal is Yamaha OEM—bingo.
It’s pretty tight, so I’ve done some initial break-in.
Radial mounts don’t show up at all—quietly amazing. Those machining marks have that “hmm, precision machining” feel.
I really admire the people who design this stuff.
Since I don’t know the torque specs, I keep turning to Google—or rather, marveling at how great overseas engineering is—and the days of typing away at the keyboard continue.
