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I don’t think I’ve seen anyone explain front end alignment as well as you did. I wish everyone knew how much of a game changer it is getting your forks dialed. Thanks for putting out great info Jeff!

I have 4 years of experience on working on aircraft and an extensive school on aircraft maintenance. Putting antiseize on the threads changes the torque that youre applying, so youre probably applying more torque than what the OE specification is.

I love how Jeff says you’ll see the pros do this or that but is to humble to say that he in fact is a pro. You’re the man Jeff!

I’ve never seen the alignment broken down like that in my 30+ years of racing. Super informative! Appreciate it Jeff

This old Old dog just learned some new tricks. An engineer from Luxon also recommended to me using anti seize to lubricant the bolts to get a consistent torque. Keep in mind the bolts stretch after the first torque and will change tension each time they’re torqued and the factory torque specs are dry torque. If you’re using anti seize and use dry torque specs, you’re over torquing the bolts. In particular, the lower clamp will bind the internal bushing. The engineer recommended a lower torque on my Husky T clamps. In my case, I think he recommended 9 wet lower and 12 wet upper. It’s a good idea to find out if your torque specs are wet or dry. I suspect they’re dry. Anyhow, I learned some very important things and I really appreciate your info and excellent editing.

Hey Jeff, after 20 years of wrenching on my own dirtbikes, i just learned a lot from your video. Thank you very much for this great and helpful content! Best regards from Germany 🇩🇪 ✌🏾 Possible Content for the next videos: 1. cleaning and oiling the air-filter perfect 😊 2. Right jetting on a 2stroke. 3. Not a tech tip, but how to warm up before training or racing

Jeff.... this is truly one of your best videos, never seen suspension installment broken down in steps so easy to understand!

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I think a proper “Race bike prep” video could be super useful for people to have a checklist on what the pros make sure is dialed in before a race

Great video, but a couple things you might think through; If the rear suspension parts are not worn, the nuts and bolts clamp into the bearing spacers, which ride on the bearings. Whether you torque those with the bike on a stand or on the floor won't affect how the spacers and bearings act. KTM PDS shocks articulate on hiem joints versus roller bearings and they may benefit from being on the floor, but a linkage bike wont. On the forks, I do 2 things different than you discussed. I learned that one can tighten the triple clamps on twisted forks pretty easily which throws everything else out of wack. To align the triple clamps with each other I remove one fork tube. On the other side I snug all 4 pinch bolts until the fork tube can't spin. this should align the clamps with each other. you'll know you got it right if you slide the other fork tube in and it slips right into the upper clamp. If the clamps are misaligned the lower clamp would not guide the fork perfectly into the upper clamp. So that procedure aligns the clamps. Next you need to align the lower lugs on the axle. Your technique should get you close. But a Motion Pro fork alignment tool will allow you to get it perfect. Also, once you use this tool one time, you'll know where the lug needs to be on the axle to have proper spacing and you can set it back to the same place time and again visually.

Love videos like this. Thanks Jeff. Hugely important for us out here that don’t have the tested experience of how proper maintenance translates to great handling. Do more! 🙏

Very detailed how-to here; very well done Jeff. While I'm no racer, and when I ride in the dirt my bike weighs twice what y'all ride (1250 GSA), it's worth noting that the same principles apply to street bikes. Sag, alignment, lube and torque. Won't make us "faster", but doing all these the right way sure do help to keep from wearing out parts, and can add to a smoother ride as well. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your experience.

Really well explained and easy to understand even for non-native English speakers. I’m rewatching the vid now as I’m doing my forks. Did the rear yesterday. Thanks! 🙏🏼

I've never heard of holding the front brake and pushing down on the forks to align the front axle... interesting. I usually do a variation of that, where I keep the front wheel off the ground (bike stand), spin the front wheel and apply the front brake to stop the spinning (I do this a few times), and then hold the front brake and tighten the lower bolts (my brother is usually with me). That seems to align the front fine. I do like your method, as well, by spinning the front axle, so I will have to try that. I know a lot of people neglect their rear linkage. Thanks for the excellent video, as usual.

Thank you!! I had problems for a year with my front wheel Great tip tie first the stem bolt and then the triple clump Bike working great!!

Thanks for this information Jeff. This is the best teaching video I have seen on how to set up the front end. I've been racing 25 years and had the friction issues you speak of in the forks. This is a way better way to do it. Would love to see more bike set up content. I lived in Sylvania for 17 years so it's fun watching a homeboy do well.

I was skeptical at first about the rear end tightening sequence, but it seemed to work. I have been doing the front end alignment like this for years on all of my bikes. Great tutorial video!

Do not stop doing videos like this. This was perfectly done. Right to it, everything you said is correct and crucial. Subscribed

Great Job!! At age 57 I've been a life long rider and thats the best info i have seen on suspension alignment. Very detailed. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

Great video. The option 2 on the front fork alignment is an eye opener!

Nice! I was just about to do a full suspension rebuild. The fork procedures are super helpful!

Great Video J-Walk! I’ve been setting my sag and suspension for a while now and I took a lot of good tips from your video I’m goi g to apply next time I freshen up my suspension!

Always love watching your tech tip videos, learn something new every time

Dude, this is honestly a game changer. Hoping for more tech videos like this in the future!

Fantastic video Jeff! The trick of spinning the front axle to align it is excellent. Thanks for the taking the time to explain all of this.

Thanks so much for this info Jeff! So useful. I’d just add that its best to have your gear and helmet on when doing the sag. loved the standing tip, and it’s a bit of a wake up for me on cleaning everything so thoroughly 👍

Thank you I’m rebuilding the suspension on my 1999 KX 250. Definitely useful information.

Great stuff Jeff, always willing to learn something new after 40 yrs. Very helpful, thanks man!!!

Some good info there - thanks. Your method of centering the fork leg is a great tip.

Thank you!!! very good and important information.

I worked for a KTM service dealer for a year to learn all the tips and tricks to make me a better personal mechanic. (pretty sucky year but I did learn a lot) not 1 time had they ever told me about the front end axel alinement... makes a lot of sense. will be doing it this way going foward.

Outstanding video Jeff! I'm old and this explanation is exceptional work. Keep it going .

@18:20 tech tip...if you have uncaged needle bearings, leave the pin in the bearing slightly and clean and pack the opposite side of the bearing. Repeat for both ends. That way you won't get any needle bearings working their way out of the bearing on your greasy finger. Cleaning and packing the suspension bearings is about the worst maintenance job on a bike but with Maxima Waterproof Grease and maintenance every 20 hrs those needle bearings will last forever and your suspension will work perfectly. Use a torque wrench when reinstalling your suspension components.

Thanks! Very interested in detailed future videos for everything

Jeff these videos are so helpful! Thank you!

Great video and perfect timing.I just pulled my rear shock and linkage for service.

Great explanation, cheers Jeff from the UK. Appreciate your efforts for the community.

Very useful. I'll try that when I get my suspension back. Thank you!

Great video good information. Everybody needs to watch this. Thank you.

Great content Jeff!! Keep em coming!

Very well explained. Thank you!

Wow. Excellent. Subscribed. Please keep these coming!

Dude ive been riding for 25 years and I learned more about front end setup in your youtube video than all my years on a bike. Do more of these tech talk videos!

Awesome vid. To add to cleaning bores like the fork axle clamp; roll up the scotchbrite around a 1/4”-3/8” (or whatever size you need) paddle bit. Attach the scotchbrite-wrapped bit to your driver. Insert into bore and use that to essentially hone the inner diameters.

I just did it on my bike super easy to do your step by step front wheel alignment spot on. Keep doing more tech videos and how to set up the bike depending on the condition. Personally I really struggle with that and as a vet rider is pretty much one set up for all tracks and conditions. But I will love to learn more

I super appreciate these technical tip videos. Cheers!

Great video!! Thank you Jeff.

Thank you for showing the proper way to set sag !

Excellent information. Many people need to follow this advice. Happy to see others with pay attention to details. As far as butter smooth forks, your spring conversion helps a lot. I can’t seam to get my air forks to be smooth on my motorcycle. My fox 38 on mountain bike are butter!

Great video Jeff. Thanks!

Appreciate this video! Very good insight and tips.

Ive been doing this stuff wrong for years, I learned so much from this video! Thank you jeff!

I like your polishing of the axle. Just today had to repair yet another Yamaha axle, which looked like it had been installed with a sledge hammer. The end was badly mushroomed by repeated hammering with a steel hammer. Even the axle hole in the fork was damaged. This lead to fork misalignment and the fork bushings having the Teflon coating worn down to the copper layer. I joked that there needs to be a hammer license introduced, so that people cannot buy one or use one anywhere on a motorcycle, until they have completed a comprehensive course. People please stop hitting your axles in with steel hammers. If your axle does not slide in by hand, investigate why. Jiggle the wheel, wriggle the fork lowers, and if you absolutely must tap it, then gently use a plastic or rubber hammer.

Awesome video. One of those you wanna keep saved in order to keep on coming back to ir for reference. Thanks

Hey Jeff great video went through this today out in the shed on my KTM forks and gotta say they felt so much better after doing this

AWESOME video! Please keep these tech vids coming for us amateurs!

Was able to produce 2 pages of notes thanks to this video! Thank you sir!

I've been riding dirt bikes since 1975 and most of the info in this video was a true revelation for me. I learned a lot. Thank you.

This was fantastic. Thank you!

Great info and video editing Jeff...loved it. So nany guys gloss over suspension setup, sag, and torque values.👍

Your riding is badass but this is by far the best content you have put out in a while! Keep this kind of stuff coming

Like the technique for alignment quite effective, plus very good idea for lock tight on the stem pitch bolt. A couple things to consider, after the top stem nut is tighten to preload the bearings to what feels good, always use a dead blow mallet and tap the upper triple at the fork leg to destress the upper triple it will move down slightly on the fork legs. this helps maintain the proper flex profile and alignment of the upper to the forks. one other thing if you use anti-seize or grease on the bolts the torque spec changes some. MFG torque spec is for the bolt dry, not a greased/anti-seized (wet) one. What happens is with it greased/anti-seized and torqued the factory spec is that it actually increases the tension on the bolt creates more clamping force, like torquing them dry to a much hight number. Thus deforming the fork tube some. which no one wants. The grease/anti-seize reduces the friction at the bolt head flange and between the threads, With a greased/anti-seized bolt the torque can be lowered by 20-30% because of this reduction in friction during torquing, and still keep the same tension and clamping force with the same flex profile of the triple and forks as when torquing to the MFG spec with everything dry.

Awesome video. Would love to see a video on how to properly grease linkage and installation as well as front end alignment!

Great video! I almost didn't watch it (I know all this mentality). Been riding over 30 years. You showed me a couple things that I should be doing different. I appreciate it!

Thanks, that was interesting, simple, and very helpful.

Thank you JW! Very well done… 🏁🏁🏁

Awesome video. Very efficient communication. Couldn't hit that sub button quicker. Thank you 🙏

Thanks Jeff for helping us all out do a video on greasing the linkage to got my vote.

Excellent Vid!!! Thank you!!! 😀

Great info!! Its good getting a pro riders dos and donts

very helpful, gonna realign my front end this way for sure

Thank you, this was very very helpful, even for my roadbike.

That was a great video for this. I learned a lot of tips. Thanks!

Thanks for making this video. I just realigned my forks because of this and it made a huge difference.

will definetly do this on my bikes over the winter. great video

I really appreciate your pro level insight. Some small changes can have huge gains.

Thanks bro! Really good stuff!! Liked /subbed

Great info!! Thanks

Glad the algorithm threw me this video. I had a low speed drop that twisted my front end beginning of this past season and I feel I fixed it but it was never perfect. I'll deff be doing all this with the upcoming off season.

That was a super professional video. Reminded me of watching horsepower tv on a sunday morning lol. Very good info! The tech videos are going to crush it dude.

Very useful thanks.

I don't usually comment on videos, but i must say i am very happy to have learnt what i think should be the standard procedure. Well done.

This video helped a bunch with getting my new bike dialed.

Brooo awesome video thank you!!

Thank you! Excellent!

Outstanding video, it is very helpful. Thank you for the great content.

Such a good video, thank you! I've got some work to do!

As a KTM SX-F owner, this was such a great video. The front alignment setup was unique and I'm going to try it next time.

wow! those tricks are very helpful, i learned something new

I think I'll try your method of aligning the forks. looks good!

Great information!

Wow man super usefull video! Details really can make a diference i will try your tips for sure next time. Thank you keep up

Well... this is perfect timing. Im just about to put my bike back together and these tips are amazing! The spinning axle trick sure is a good one.

Very useful video ! Huge fan of your work ❤😊

Definitely do more videos like this nice to see how to properly work on a bike everyone has there opinion but not everyone actually doin the work.

Awesome bloody vid mate! This is the factory stuff that's so important that unless you're in the position probably never know! Thanks mate

Such a great video! Didn't know any of that info🤙

Next level tips, keep em comin!

Thanks for this!