125 Kx 125 Rebuild thread
- Thread starter Mojavekid18
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Well because my bike is a big ol' unadulterated bag of pure awesomeness i have yet again run into a problem. As i was cleaning my swingarm and almost ready to put back on the bike i went to put fresh grease in the bearings. Well i took the seals out and the chain guard to clean underneath and found this BadAss hole.
This hole dosen't give a shit where its at, its like a honey badger. So it decided to eat all the way through to my bearing race. But in all seriousness it looks like the previous owner was a honey badger about chain guards and didn't see the need for one
. So when it wore a hole in it they just decided to throw some washers in-between the seal, silicone the chain guard, and then call it a day!
So luckily for me i get to use some of my meteoric skills and try to weld and mill a patch back in there to make it look 1/2 decent and function. Which should be super fun since its aluminum which is by far the easiest metal to weld and work with. And then i also get to buy a new bearing and seals. YAY!
This hole dosen't give a shit where its at, its like a honey badger. So it decided to eat all the way through to my bearing race. But in all seriousness it looks like the previous owner was a honey badger about chain guards and didn't see the need for one
. So when it wore a hole in it they just decided to throw some washers in-between the seal, silicone the chain guard, and then call it a day!So luckily for me i get to use some of my meteoric skills and try to weld and mill a patch back in there to make it look 1/2 decent and function. Which should be super fun since its aluminum which is by far the easiest metal to weld and work with. And then i also get to buy a new bearing and seals. YAY!
James
Staff member
Good job on the rebuild, how close are you to being done? Spring will be here shortly. 
BTW another tip on the bearings is to put them in the freezer for a few hours.
Holy shat, that guy needs to be shot. 
BTW another tip on the bearings is to put them in the freezer for a few hours.
Holy shat, that guy needs to be shot. Thanks, i always put my bearings in the freezer
As of right now i need seat foam and a complete shock rebuild kit (bladder is busted too) but i'll put the shock post up after i get the parts
I sniped this for 35$ a couple hours ago
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12082662796...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_500wt_1180. He says the bearings are good and i've bought from this guy before and he knows his stuff so i'm trusting him on it. I went this route to save me all the welding and machining work and its cheaper than even buying new bearings (60$ 
)
As of right now i need seat foam and a complete shock rebuild kit (bladder is busted too) but i'll put the shock post up after i get the parts
I sniped this for 35$ a couple hours ago
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12082662796...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_500wt_1180. He says the bearings are good and i've bought from this guy before and he knows his stuff so i'm trusting him on it. I went this route to save me all the welding and machining work and its cheaper than even buying new bearings (60$ )
Shock kit ordered http://compare.ebay.com/like/300648232557?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&_lwgsi=y&cbt=y
And this came in today
And this came in today
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NOICE BRAHSKI!!!
badass cant wait to see the running vid
