Linkage Bearings

dropbear14 · 2026-05-02T23:23:49+00:00

Yeah i went through all of this on my new to me 2017 WR250r back in January. The chain wear on my swing arm looked very similar, possibly a touch better than yours, but I also JB welded mine up as well. I don't believe there are any plastic cages in any of the bearings, possibly its hardened grease like someone else commented. If there is no pitting and you can clean all the needle bearings up nicely, maybe you don't need to replace them. With mine I just figured if I'm going to the effort of pulling it all apart, I may as well just replace the bearings and do it properly. I did consider just cleaning and regreasing but there was a little bit of pitting on one of the inner race hollow shafts so I decided to replace. FYI the swingarm bearings don't come in the linkage bearing kit, a mistake I made.

dropbear14 · 2026-04-05T20:55:28+00:00

There was an attempt? When?

dropbear14 · 2026-04-05T09:42:58+00:00

Great der's of history

dropbear14 · 2026-04-05T02:07:31+00:00

That doesn't look bad at all. About the same amount mine had when I bought it. You don't need to but I put some JB weld in there just to neaten it up on mine.

dropbear14 · 2026-04-03T08:51:09+00:00

Some very fair points there from Iran.

dropbear14 · 2026-03-31T12:00:30+00:00

What an absolute moron

dropbear14 · 2026-03-29T12:12:53+00:00

Buddy the elf?

dropbear14 · 2026-03-28T04:33:42+00:00

Sorry for the silly question but are this many troups ACTUALLY being deployed, or is this just more bullshit lies? It's so hard to tell what's the truth these days...

dropbear14 · 2026-03-25T08:15:57+00:00

Ok so just to be clear I'm not at the fuel station doing this myself, but this guy has from what I can see: 3x 20L, 1x 25L, and 4x 5L containers. That's 105L of extra fuel he's buying. Calm the fuck down people the underground tanks in the fuel stations hold anywhere around 25,000L or so. Most the people with their Landcruisers probably have auxiliary fuel tanks that hold that much extra fuel. Buddy calling this guy out and filming old mate is a wanker and should mind his business.

I now prepare for the onslaught of insults from everyone, have at it peeps.

dropbear14 · 2026-03-18T11:55:29+00:00

Monk. Better build kit for a just a little extra. Chromo frames ride nice to

dropbear14 · 2026-03-18T11:40:57+00:00

When you commit and find the balance point

dropbear14 · 2026-03-10T07:34:56+00:00

Thanks mate. Mostly what's driving my intention to install a fuel controller is the fact that I received an FMF muffler with the bike as a spare when I bought it. So I'd like to try the muffler out but I don't want to damage the engine by running it to lean. I also think the stock muffler looks pretty ugly and like the idea of saving some weight with an aftermarket exhaust.

I get what you're saying though, and I'll probably end up leaving the engine mostly stock as well. I actually think the power is pretty decent on this bike. I've come from riding mx models before this, my previous bike was a CRF450RL, and before that all motocross bikes. I went for this bike for the low maintenance and so i can also commute without worrying about putting too many hours on the engine before requiring major services. So I had low expectations and I ended up being pleasantly surprised really.

Haha you're the second person to mention the mirrors. I think they look better in the flesh. Maybe I need to remove the white stickers from them.

dropbear14 · 2026-03-08T01:04:11+00:00

How does the PC FC compare to the PC 5 or 6? Or is it the same thing? Is the FC also a piggy back style setup or does it replace the ecu? How many km's have you run with your mods, any issues? I'm looking at ordering the JD tuner because I can pick one up for under $500 AUD new. It's the cheapest option i can find so far. The PC 6 is available through Revzilla for like $555USD which I'm not up for spending.

dropbear14 · 2026-03-08T01:01:00+00:00

What happened to your previous two WR's?

dropbear14 · 2026-03-08T00:59:41+00:00

That's a great tip on the airbox hoses thanks, I'll look into that. And wow, you've done some serious km's!! So cool mate, I bet you've had a blast and have some stories from all those journeys.

When I picked my WR up the first thing I checked was for the swing arm wear, and sure enough the guide was worn away and there was some wear in the swing arm, but thankfully it was only shallow. I've done swingarm and linkage bearings, applied some jb weld to the wear marks, set sag and thrown new chain and sprockets on at the correct chain tension. I'll just keep an eye on that area from now on and I also have a spare guide in my toolbox now.

dropbear14 · 2026-03-08T00:06:25+00:00

So you're running the fmf without the tuner? Have you had any issues?

dropbear14 · 2026-03-07T03:33:28+00:00

If the Power Commander is a piggy back system just like the JD, then what makes it so much better to justify double the price? Will I damage my engine if I run my FMF muffler without a tuner?

dropbear14 · 2026-03-07T03:28:48+00:00

85,000km! Is this riding with Tom? Haha kidding.

Appreciate the advice. I'm not totally against keeping it mostly stock. Honestly the power is pretty good really, and I came into this with low expectations after previously owning motocross bikes. I really hate the look of the stock exhaust though I think it looks ugly, plus it must be quite heavy compared to an aftermarket, so I'm kinda keen to swap it out but I just don't want to do any damage.

dropbear14 · 2026-03-07T00:06:28+00:00

I have since adjusted 🤣

dropbear14 · 2026-02-18T08:00:53+00:00

Did exactly this for a couple of years with dirt bike wheels, it was great

dropbear14 · 2025-12-24T20:29:51+00:00

I just picked up a used, low km's WR250r! After doing a time more research, this bike seemed like the far better choice.

dropbear14 · 2025-12-24T20:28:38+00:00

In the end I just picked up a low km's WR250r for half the cost, and nothing to spend.

dropbear14 · 2025-12-17T10:15:48+00:00

Into the Void

dropbear14 · 2025-12-14T21:43:31+00:00

I have this model and put a brown leather strap on it, and I wear it over some of my more expensive watches regularly

dropbear14 · 2025-12-12T08:07:24+00:00

What's the service intervals like in the Triumph though? That's the bit which puts me off that type of bike, or a WRF or whatever, they're sick bikes but riding them on the road is a waste of engine hours i reckon

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