# "New" dirt bike, whose ready to ride 09?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dirt-bike-whose-ready-to-ride-09/63350>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [February 19, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dirt-bike-whose-ready-to-ride-09/63350 "2009-02-19T21:03:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dirt-bike-whose-ready-to-ride-09/63350/21 "2009-03-10T21:12:05Z")

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Just got finished putting it all back together last weekend. New front wheel bearings, repacked the head tube bearings, and new swing arm and linkage bearings. I took all the gay stickers off and set the sag.

heres a pic of the old linkage bearings.  
 ![http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/3743/002jjvnvw.jpg](http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/3743/002jjvnvw.jpg)

I really feel I was fucked over, but oh well. it runs decent. I just gotta change the oil asap, Ill probably do that and check the valves next week.

April 13th is opening day for area 51, I have my gold membership. Ill be riding most Mondays 10am-noonish.

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**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dirt-bike-whose-ready-to-ride-09/63350/22 "2009-03-10T21:54:44Z")

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I Need a dirtbike, havent had one in years. I would probably kill myself.

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**Author:** ![sickboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sickboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sickboy)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dirt-bike-whose-ready-to-ride-09/63350/23 "2009-03-11T07:04:10Z")

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Sweet… I got the Gold membership too, but I’ll be there mostly Mondays and Thursdays 5-dusk, and whatever weekends I can get out there. When I checked my swingarm bearings at the end of last season, they didn’t look much better than your old ones, but I took them all apart, polished them as best I could (what a PITA), greased them up and stuck them back in. I’ll have to get some new ones this year, but it can wait.

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**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dirt-bike-whose-ready-to-ride-09/63350/24 "2009-03-11T13:03:22Z")

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Polished?

It was like 140ish for the swing arm and linkage. No powerwashing for me, only the undersides of the fenders.

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