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[DAVE PURDOMMember]

Ok just had a read over on KB(kiwi biker) in the off road section, and someone said if you drill and tap into the steering head behind the front number board, and about half way between the top and bottom bearings and fit a grease nipple and fill the steering head full of grease no more steering head bearing problems, … anyone on here tried it ???

[Mick DMember]

Yeah I am sure TB did it once.I believe there is a story behind it to,something to do with the fuel tank breather hose from memory.
TB will fill you in on it.

[GregMember]

Yeah my 1st XR600 was done, only thing is if the bike is a trail bike and has a steering lock fitted you need the fill the slot in the inner tube (triple tree tube, bottom clamp to top clamp) if you don’t the grease will fill the inner tube as well, the grease than takes the easiest route and will come out the bottom of the triple tree all over the tyre and the top all of the top triple tree.

That said, yes I think its a good thing and am planning to do my bike and my suspension linkage soon.

I never had to fit brgs to that XR.

[DAVE PURDOMMember]

ITS for my sons yz 250 2t

[GregMember]

Yeah it will be fine, if it was me doing it though I would pull the the thing apart and inspect the brgs first, drill and tap the hole fit the nipple thus being sure no metal contaimates the lower brg during the process, then pack the brgs and reassamble, using the nipple every time I washed the bike. By the way it takes alot of grease to fill the headset area first time, but everytime after requires only a small amount

TB

[DAVE PURDOMMember]

Thanks trailboss yep i was worried about any drill swarf and fileings from tapping the hole
yeah i may pull it down so i can see whats happening

[Mick DMember]

Oh yeah,I bet this thread gets a ton of hits with the title it has…LOL

[DAVE PURDOMMember]

micknmeld wrote:

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Oh yeah,I bet this thread gets a ton of hits with the title it has…LOL

HMMMMM now i wonder who the first randy bugger was to have a look…. why it was you (micknmeld}..lol:laugh: Oh yeah probably should have been grease nipples ooooppps

[Mick DMember]

Randy bugger?? I looked at it as a moderator to ensure it was in keeping with the strict posting rules we have here at OBT.LOL

[DAVE PURDOMMember]

Nahhh if i really wanted to catch your attention i would have put something really good ….like aaahhhh..mmmmm …ALL BLACKS WIN WORLD CUP:laugh:

[GregMember]

laserracer wrote:

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Nahhh if i really wanted to catch your attention i would have put something really good ….like aaahhhh..mmmmm …ALL BLACKS WIN WORLD CUP:laugh:

Or Referee wins world cup for all Blacks

[DAVE PURDOMMember]

yeah sneeky huh .. hes on our side.. you guys will just have to get your own biased ref:P

[Ray FullerMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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Yeah my 1st XR600 was done, only thing is if the bike is a trail bike and has a steering lock fitted you need the fill the slot in the inner tube (triple tree tube, bottom clamp to top clamp) if you don’t the grease will fill the inner tube as well, the grease than takes the easiest route and will come out the bottom of the triple tree all over the tyre and the top all of the top triple tree.

That said, yes I think its a good thing and am planning to do my bike and my suspension linkage soon.

I never had to fit brgs to that XR.

Do XR;s have suspension the one’s I’ve riden and owned had something but not suspension:woohoo:

KTM01

[GregMember]

KTM01 wrote:

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Trailboss wrote:

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Yeah my 1st XR600 was done, only thing is if the bike is a trail bike and has a steering lock fitted you need the fill the slot in the inner tube (triple tree tube, bottom clamp to top clamp) if you don’t the grease will fill the inner tube as well, the grease than takes the easiest route and will come out the bottom of the triple tree all over the tyre and the top all of the top triple tree.

That said, yes I think its a good thing and am planning to do my bike and my suspension linkage soon.

I never had to fit brgs to that XR.

Do XR;s have suspension the one’s I’ve riden and owned had something but not suspension:woohoo:

KTM01

:angry: When I come up there in Feb and bring my bike and kick you and your Orange shitboxes arse I will have a public apology for all that you have said about the bike that made trail riding what it is today in this country

So there ! lol 👿 👿

[GregMember]

I am going to get my Honda lawn mower now and mow my lawn, see ya do that with ya ktm brand, maybe when they get there bikes sorted they can try making something else but let them get one thing sorted first Ray :laugh:

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