Australasian Dirt Bike – June 2019

REARGUARD

Re-route

TROUBLE 

The petrol cap vent hose on the reverse-head

Yamaha YZ-F comes out from the fuel cap under the

seat and over the airbox lid. It looks a little messy.

TRIK 

Take the vent hose and slide it down the side of the

tank behind the radiator shroud. This way the hose

will vent down the side of the tank and your bike will

look much tidier.

Clean It Up

TROUBLE 

Tyre stickers are the thing at the moment. They add

some real spark to a bike but if they aren’t fi tted

correctly they won’t stay on for very long.

TRIK 

Put some methylated spirits or “wax and grease

remover” on a rag and clean the side wall of the tyre

before applying the sticker. If you don’t they will not

stick correctly and will come off very quickly.

Bumped Off

TROUBLE 

Sometimes on long trailrides you can fi nd yourself

getting lazy and sliding back on the seat, which

causes the front-end to wash out in corners.

TRIK 

Take a handlebar pad and cut it in half. Glue it in place

on the seat foam and then refi t the seatcover. This will

give you something to sit against and stop you from

sliding backwards.

Sticky Thread

TROUBLE 

Dirt can build up on the thread of shock spring

preload adjusters, making them diffi cult to turn.

TRIK 

Spray some lube on the thread of the preload

adjuster and then work the spring collar up and

down until it loosens up.

DIFFICULTY

 

TIME

2 MINS

COST

ZERO

TOOLS

NONE

DIFFICULTY

 

TIME

5 MINS

COST

$5

TOOLS

METHYLATED SPIRITS

OR WAX AND GREASE

REMOVER, CLEAN RAG

DIFFICULTY

   

TIME

15 MINS

COST

$10

TOOLS

BAR PAD, KNIFE,

GLUE, STAPLE GUN

DIFFICULTY

  

TIME

5 MINS

COST

ZERO

TOOLS

WD40 OR INOX

FREE

TRIX

CHEAP

TRIX

HOW TO RIDE / ADB GARAGE / WE RECOMMEND / TECH / KIDZ KORNER / USED RIDE

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