Australasian Dirt Bike – May 2019

REARGUARD

GETTING HEATED

TROUBLE 

When you are fi tting a new crankshaft, the

crankshaft can be hard to slide into the new main

bearings. If the crankshaft is not seated in the

bearings correctly or you do not have a crankshaft

puller this job can be rather diffi cult.

TRIK 

Instead of taking to the crankshaft and cases with a

hammer, gently heat the inner race of the bearings

with a heatgun and grease the crankshaft with some

assembly lube. The inner race will expand so the

crankshaft will drop straight into place without the

need for a hammer.

USE PROTECTION

TROUBLE 

Some trailbikes come with a glass headlight, meaning

that if it gets hit with any solid trail trash it could

smash, leaving you with sharp glass hanging out of

your headlight.

TRIK 

Take a piece of polycarbonate and cut it into shape.

Then you can either cable tie it, screw it or use

double-sided tape to secure it over your headlight as

a guard.

TAPE IT

TROUBLE 

When you are fi tting a carburettor it can be an

irritating job to feed all the overfl ow tubes down the

back of the engine one at a time into the correct spot.

TRIK 

Tape the hoses together and then feed them all down

at the same time. The tape will keep them much more

tidy and prevent them from breaking or moving out of

place and melting on any hot engine or exhaust parts.

DROP YOUR GUIDE

TROUBLE 

Quite often when you fi t a larger rear sprocket the

chainguide ends up sitting in the wrong position,

either stopping you from sliding the wheel all the

way forward or causing the chain to run in an

awkward position and rub on the guide.

TRIK 

Take a die grinder and elongate the mounting holes

in the chainguide. This will allow you to move the

guide into a better position to allow for the bigger

sprocket and prevent the chain from rubbing on the

guide and wearing it out.

DIFFICULTY

 

TIME

10 MINS

COST

ZERO

TOOLS

HEATGUN

DIFFICULTY

  

TIME

10 MINS

COST

$10

TOOLS

PERSPEX, CUTTERS,

DOUBLE-SIDED TAPE,

SCREWS OR CABLE TIES

DIFFICULTY

 

TIME

2 MINS

COST

$2

TOOLS

TAPE

DIFFICULTY

  

TIME

10 MINS

COST

ZERO

TOOLS

DIE GRINDER

FREE

TRIX

CHEAP

TRIX

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

126 |MAY 2019 http://www.adbmag.com.au