Recent content by bnschroder

I have been eyeing that battery myself. Should I be concerned how it interacts with the regulator/rectifier of the S10? I read that older R/Rs may get fried when being used with Lithium batteries. Does anyone have tens of thousands of miles on their S10 with a lithium battery? Sent from my...

Harbor Freight have outdone themselves with the ultimate 10mm socket set! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This is definitely the furthest I have ever taken a tire down and I was getting a little anxious and taking it easy that last ride, but it definitely felt like it went particularly fast at the end. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Recently replaced my Anakee 3 after about 11,500 miles. At the very end of its life (really only the final 500 mile weekend) I noticed this extremely uneven wear pattern. Anybody have an idea what might have caused this or seen this before? Could this just be a tire issue? It’s not like the...

Tusk from RMATVMC Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Put the 2014 with 43,000 miles back together again after putting new steering head bearings in (All Balls) and doing a full fork service (oil, all seals, bushings). I don't know if it was the notchy bearing, the old oil, the worn bushings (who didn't look worn at all) the dry seals, or...

One more question here: the Service Manual clearly says to lube the steering head bearings with Lithium Soap grease which I believe is the same as the White Lithium Grease I got to lube my shift shaft. But it seems nobody on this forum is using Lithium Grease and there are all sorts of other...

Thank you. That certainly makes sense but is also disturbing, since that is the bearing with the smaller rollers, so more pressure/load on a smaller surface. I guess next time I will be getting OEM bearings (unless these last longer regardless). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It doesn’t say so indeed, but it is so tight and would be so much easier that I wondered if that may be a better way next time I need to check my valves. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I finally purchased the Service Manual and noticed that the camshaft removal section comes right after engine removal. Has anybody here dropped the engine to do the valves and found that the improved access was worth the extra effort? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So I got the AllBalls bearing set but I can’t tell which one is supposed to be top and bottom. One has clearly bigger rollers and so I assume it’s the bottom. It has the number 99-3513. The other one with the smaller rollers is the number 99-3521. Anybody know for sure? Picture below. I could...

Hi Gerard, I was thinking of heat. What do you use? A regular heat gun? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi there, My bearings needed to be replaced since they were very notchy but I am struggling to get the bottom race off. Already destroyed the roller cage. Any great suggestions beside buying a very expensive tool or cutting the race off with an angle grinder? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I am finally looking to buy a paper copy of the service manual but none of the sources say if there is a different manual for the ES and the non-ES version. Can I assume there is only one version?

Looking at the fork parts on Partzilla I am wondering which ones are the wear parts to replace when doing an ES fork service with new bushings?