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Hi all: I read Gleno's great post about steering, bearings, and race removal, and am in the midst of trying to remove the bearing race from the bottom of my '89 Max. Now, Gleno talks about using the diamond Dremel tips to cut thru that bottom race. I bought a bunch of them, and have ground...

As some may or may most likely not remember, awhile back I posted about the adjustable suspension dials on my vmax. The right dial seems to work - clicking with each turn, adjusting properly. The left dial was free floating - obviously not attached to the suspension mechanism - and doing...

Twice now I have raised the front wheel off the ground to check the neck bearing tightness. Loose! So I loosened up the 1 1/8'' nut on the upper triple clamp, loosened the lower clamp bolts for the fork tubes, and then I tightened the pair of crown nuts with a hammer/punch until this passed the...

Alright, this will be a little pictorial in how I tore down the front end of my 1989 Vmax and removed and replaced the steering head bearing. Now, I didn't have any of the typical high and low speed wobbles that I could tell. This could be because my bearings were so bad that they kind of sat in...

What your dealing with here is a cherry with a manual trying to save some $$$, so here goes. I've got a 2000 max with 16K (recent purchase) looking everything over. Checked SA bearings today, up and down smooooth, left/right no VISUAL movement but there is a noticable FELT movement so I am...

I have read every post I can find on this subject but haven't found an answer to my question. How can I remove the lower bearing without damaging it? I want to chrome the triple trees and need to remove the bearing. If it can't be done, does the factory replacement bearing have the rubber cup...