It's always great to see a real tech in action and when he's showing and explaining to you different tricks and tips, that's the icing on the cake. Excellent content!
Like the channel, greased my Gasgas EC-330 linkage, swingarm, and steering bearings first thing when I bought it before riding. Keep showing those little tech tips.
I have been looking high and low for a video that shows how someone would clean needle bearings from linkage, I just don't feel the need to spend 100+ $ on a whole linkage set when only the two needle bearings are bad and I bet this will work just fine for my application, thanks!
Great topic! Because I seem to only buy 20+ yo motorcycles, I lost count of the number of linkage bearings I've restored. It saved me a lot of money over time. By the way, my Yamahas have caged bearings...just saying.😁
Good luck finding those needle bearings when they hit the floor. I lost a couple on my '23 300xc. They are different size than previous yrs and not in stock. I was lucky enough to find a donor bike that they only wanted engine for a kart and bought the triangle from them.
I get the wanting to save parts thing. I used to have more time than money and had to save things when I could. That being said I still get satisfaction from doing it. Hitting it with the money stick is also an option but as a mechanic I still like to save money when I can. This sport has too many wear parts that you’ll spend money on anyway.
23 year bikes from Austria had little to no grease from the factory. Looked more like 10w40 motor oil. Best to check and lube all bearings before you even ride the bike IMHO. Unless of course you want to go through this. I've owned over 35 Ktm's and have never bought a bearing. Wheel bearings? Yes. Chassis, never.
Bikes like grease. So, if it isn’t a muddy day and mostly dusty, just wipe it down if anything. Anytime that pressure washer gets turned on, and you get anywhere near some seals, you’re just washing away whatever grease is around/in there.
I love how you are not using gloves. You are right, we should use gloves but I am not a glove guy... never have been. I am an aircraft mechanic and most people wear gloves all the time, some still wear them while dealing with paperwork...nuts. Each person will go through at least 20 pairs of latex/nitrile gloves everyday. As you would say...whatever, lol
Be careful about the no glove comment. I've been around several techs that have gotten different blood cancers, kidney issues, liver issues, etc. due to toxic matters they are around. Some people can be around this stuff very infrequent and still get some type of cancer. Your skin is like a sponge and absorbs fluids into your blood stream (and your lungs do the same thing when you breath different vapors). Go talk to Camron Nemela, he's just one example of what could happen to you very easily. If you don't want to protect yourself that's great but for young people wanting to work on mechanical things it would be nice to inform them to do things right and to protect themselves. Peace to you brother, I don't mean any disrespect at all.
My biggest issue is that I can’t pick little things up. Like those needles. No way I can pick them up. I know I should wear them but I have to get work done too.
Would be nice if they would be like the old Honda XR's and put zerks on all the linkage pivots, that's one big advantage to the PDS suspension plus no under hang.
Ziploc bag full of cleaner (dawn works) with the needle bearings in the ultrasonic. Sticking most small parts in ziplocks actually, your mind will be blown.
Is this the first time greasing the suspension bearings? I have less than 10 hours on my 300xc and wondering if I should do it now because I've seen some post on Facebook of people's bikes that are new and KTM going really light with grease.
what's your opinion on white lithium grease? i don't see anyone using it on youtube, but when i had my 01 250sx that's all i used. now i have a 21' 690 enduro and i didn't want to mix white lithium with the stock grease so i paid the premium for the motorex stuff
Nothing better than getting everything greased up and moving smoothly My youngest bought a 06 yz250f project bike that needed a pile of work but still chasing carburetor demons I think, it fired yesterday on choke went to high idle then immediately dropped to idle and died
@@highlandcycles Yes sir, did that Was just weird the way it fired and started to rev up like normal then dropped to a low idle and died All with the choke on I’ve cleaned the crap out of this carb and blown out all passages Bike supposedly sat for a long time which I believe, tore it apart and put a top end in it and shimmed the valves But there was a lot of varnish/crap in the carb from the gas deteriorating
@@highlandcycles Going to play with settings still, starting from scratch on jetting/settings and I know the previous owner was in that carb Wondering if I had the idle set too low yesterday if that was an issue For some reason I didn’t even think to mess with it until we put the bike away
Thanks Morgan, I also tend to try to save those bearings to last few more months. As a yz250 owner you know which linkage bearing tends to get dried up the most. Lol If you have time can you tell me if an ultrasonic cleaner is able to deep clean a bike carb? I have a stubborn kx60 Carb that I suspect has a hard to clear blockage and wondered if an ultrasonic cleaner can clear out those small ports etc. If yes do I need to remove any carb part prior to cleaning it?
It helps a ton. I think that the heat is the key on those tiny passages. The ultrasonic gets super hot and usually really helps with those stubborn blockages
Super helpful...just bought a used 2023 300 XC and this will go far in helping to keep it tip top!
It's always great to see a real tech in action and when he's showing and explaining to you different tricks and tips, that's the icing on the cake. Excellent content!
Like the channel, greased my Gasgas EC-330 linkage, swingarm, and steering bearings first thing when I bought it before riding. Keep showing those little tech tips.
Way more satisfying to clean and regrease all those bearings for sure
You got that right!
I will be referencing this video soon for my winter maintenance. Great information and how to. Keep it up!
Thanks. Glad to help
prefect timing doing same thing to my husky right now . Thanks Morgan .
Keep up the Great content Morgan! These videos are awesome for someone like me with a 23 300xc.
Epic walk through!!! The new axle blocks are sweet!!!🤘🤘🤘💯 Get well soon
I have been looking high and low for a video that shows how someone would clean needle bearings from linkage, I just don't feel the need to spend 100+ $ on a whole linkage set when only the two needle bearings are bad and I bet this will work just fine for my application, thanks!
Extremely useful video. Thank you!!
Glad it was helpful!
My wife thought I was loosing my mind when she walked in the garage on me doing this to a brand new bike before I even rode it.
Great topic! Because I seem to only buy 20+ yo motorcycles, I lost count of the number of linkage bearings I've restored. It saved me a lot of money over time. By the way, my Yamahas have caged bearings...just saying.😁
Good luck finding those needle bearings when they hit the floor. I lost a couple on my '23 300xc. They are different size than previous yrs and not in stock. I was lucky enough to find a donor bike that they only wanted engine for a kart and bought the triangle from them.
Totally
I get the wanting to save parts thing. I used to have more time than money and had to save things when I could. That being said I still get satisfaction from doing it. Hitting it with the money stick is also an option but as a mechanic I still like to save money when I can. This sport has too many wear parts that you’ll spend money on anyway.
Gotta do this to my bike here soon. 🤘🤘
Moved away from any motorcycle brand "grease" and went with a high quality EP2 Grease or AquaLube. Never looked back.
23 year bikes from Austria had little to no grease from the factory. Looked more like 10w40 motor oil. Best to check and lube all bearings before you even ride the bike IMHO. Unless of course you want to go through this. I've owned over 35 Ktm's and have never bought a bearing. Wheel bearings? Yes. Chassis, never.
Bikes like grease. So, if it isn’t a muddy day and mostly dusty, just wipe it down if anything. Anytime that pressure washer gets turned on, and you get anywhere near some seals, you’re just washing away whatever grease is around/in there.
I love how you are not using gloves. You are right, we should use gloves but I am not a glove guy... never have been. I am an aircraft mechanic and most people wear gloves all the time, some still wear them while dealing with paperwork...nuts. Each person will go through at least 20 pairs of latex/nitrile gloves everyday. As you would say...whatever, lol
Be careful about the no glove comment. I've been around several techs that have gotten different blood cancers, kidney issues, liver issues, etc. due to toxic matters they are around. Some people can be around this stuff very infrequent and still get some type of cancer. Your skin is like a sponge and absorbs fluids into your blood stream (and your lungs do the same thing when you breath different vapors). Go talk to Camron Nemela, he's just one example of what could happen to you very easily. If you don't want to protect yourself that's great but for young people wanting to work on mechanical things it would be nice to inform them to do things right and to protect themselves. Peace to you brother, I don't mean any disrespect at all.
You don't have to throw them away. I wash my hands with the gloves on and use em again. They do cost .25 each ya know. :)
My biggest issue is that I can’t pick little things up. Like those needles. No way I can pick them up. I know I should wear them but I have to get work done too.
FYI , I have had some anodized parts discolor in an ultrasonic. I typically use simple green so maybe that's got something to do with it.
Yes. Simple green will ruin anodizing
Would be nice if they would be like the old Honda XR's and put zerks on all the linkage pivots, that's one big advantage to the PDS suspension plus no under hang.
100%
Ziploc bag full of cleaner (dawn works) with the needle bearings in the ultrasonic. Sticking most small parts in ziplocks actually, your mind will be blown.
Oooooohhh!!! Stoked to try that
Excellent video. Would it possible to install zerk grease fittings onto these components
It wouldn’t work without modifying the bearings too
Nice job 👍
Thanks 👍
Fett translates from German to fat in English. So your Motorex grease is “Fat 2000”. Sounds delicious.
🤣😂
Fun fact. Purple Fabuloso has the same formula as Monster Energy Zero Sugar Ultra Violet.
🤣😂
Is this the first time greasing the suspension bearings? I have less than 10 hours on my 300xc and wondering if I should do it now because I've seen some post on Facebook of people's bikes that are new and KTM going really light with grease.
This is not the first time. I would take yours apart.
Front bearing on my dog bone has some movement. I think I can just remove the dog bone and leave the linkage attached to the shock. ??
Yes
@@highlandcycles Have only owned PDS bikes to this point haha, thanks for the confirmation.
what's your opinion on white lithium grease? i don't see anyone using it on youtube, but when i had my 01 250sx that's all i used. now i have a 21' 690 enduro and i didn't want to mix white lithium with the stock grease so i paid the premium for the motorex stuff
It’s good stuff
Good video Morgan what size cleaner is it your using thanks
30 liter
Morgan, how well does an ultrasonic work on power valve parts?
It is ok but you need a vapor blaster or bead blaster
Top shock bearing lasted about 10 hours on my bike.
Bummer
Nothing better than getting everything greased up and moving smoothly
My youngest bought a 06 yz250f project bike that needed a pile of work but still chasing carburetor demons I think, it fired yesterday on choke went to high idle then immediately dropped to idle and died
Make sure you replace the mid body gasket on the carb
@@highlandcycles
Yes sir, did that
Was just weird the way it fired and started to rev up like normal then dropped to a low idle and died
All with the choke on
I’ve cleaned the crap out of this carb and blown out all passages
Bike supposedly sat for a long time which I believe, tore it apart and put a top end in it and shimmed the valves
But there was a lot of varnish/crap in the carb from the gas deteriorating
@@garyhenion9459 hmmm. That’s odd. I’d start checking all the ignition stuff, valves, all the things. It’s probably something relatively simple
@@highlandcycles
Going to play with settings still, starting from scratch on jetting/settings and I know the previous owner was in that carb
Wondering if I had the idle set too low yesterday if that was an issue
For some reason I didn’t even think to mess with it until we put the bike away
How many litre\gallon tank on the ultra sonic Morgan
30 L
Thanks Morgan, I also tend to try to save those bearings to last few more months. As a yz250 owner you know which linkage bearing tends to get dried up the most. Lol
If you have time can you tell me if an ultrasonic cleaner is able to deep clean a bike carb? I have a stubborn kx60 Carb that I suspect has a hard to clear blockage and wondered if an ultrasonic cleaner can clear out those small ports etc. If yes do I need to remove any carb part prior to cleaning it?
It helps a ton. I think that the heat is the key on those tiny passages. The ultrasonic gets super hot and usually really helps with those stubborn blockages
How many hrs did you get out of the chain?
160
Kids, use gloves...Yes, especially when young😁
What brake clean are you using?
Nutech
I'm stumped trying to find it. Who is your distributor? Do you have a part number?
@@alexrateliff4784 I deal with the manufacturer www.nustreaminc.com/
What type of Jimmy John sammich? 😅
BLT
Reassembled my bike to find 1 needle in my grease container! 😢
Dang
Did you take it back apart or did you go with it 😅
I did take it back apart all of it. Of course, it was the swingarm the last place I looked.