Del you makes the best videos ever ,so detailed and well explained. I'm glad that we have you . Ride safe mate 👊🏻

This is just too awesome. Glad to know I'm not the only one having to make due with bare minimum tools!

Hey, Del. I just wanted to let you know that this video was immensely helpful in guiding me through installing the steering stem bearings on my GS750 last night. I replaced the notchy standard ball bearings with a set of fresh tapered bearings and the steering is silly smooth now! I want to thank you and Penny for all the incredibly informative videos you've made and hope there are many more to come!

All your videos have been super useful . I get all the information required to diagnose and try fixing the issue. Thanks a lot . Helps in building DIY skills.

Del gives you the knowledge along with the courage to attempt a job like this that saves you hundreds of dollars. Thank you Del, "your the man".

Well done, thanks. I can appreciate the utility of showing how to do this without special tools but a freezer isnt special, and the contraction of frozen parts can make a huge difference in ease of assembly. In some cases where was also able to heat the part that the frozen one was going into, I have literally been able to place the part by hand without any pounding at all. Very safe! I would have played that up a bit, and also covered that beautiful red tank with a heavy shop towel just in case. Thanks again for a free education.

Del, you're the man. Been watching your videos for years. What you're doing--spreading passion and knowledge, encouraging safety and good habits, empowering riders and home mechanics, and providing us all with resources to give it a go with confidence--is so special. My new project for my Dyna: new triple clamps, which means new stearing bearings, etc. which leads me to this video in your collection of wonderful content. I have learned so much from you. My sincerest gratitude to you and Penny for what you add to the world's motorcycle community. -Love from Adam in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Doing this on a bit older bike, but seeing how to seat the bearings and races by just taking my time and tapping (relatively) lightly made all the difference. Thanks a million!

Thanks Delboy after watching your vid I went and replaced my headstock bearings on my Beta 300RR with no problems.

About to do my bearings for the first time. 5 1/2 years later, this video is still relevant and helpful. Thanks for all you've done for the community.

Thx Del, done loads of these over 40 years but each time it is so worthwhile reminding yourself and that was perfect

Fantastic. I have last year bought a BMW K75 and it pulled evenly from side to side in lower speeds. I have been riding for 48 years and never experienced any thing like this. Been looking "all over Internett" to find the solution, and then watching this video you come up with the answer. Made my day. Thanks a lot. You have a new fan. By the way: well made tutorial. Great with a camera "man" 🙂

Good one Delboy. There are other ways to get the lower bearing race off: - notch it with an angle grinder and then give it a smart cuff with a cold chisel(need to take care to not hurt the steering stem); - warm it up with a propane torch while inverting the stem - the bearing race will often simply drop right off (need to take care if the lower triple is aluminium). Each method has its ups and downs unfortunately.

Best maintenance series on YT.

Many different vids to choose from. This one is the best in my opinion. Never skips a step and gets straight to the point. Thanks for the help.

All things explained absolutely thoroughly and clear as silver bells; thank you!

Answered everything I needed to know - thanks for the video!

Great video as usually. I like this "garage" style without many special tools. I work in same way.

I know this is an old vid but just wanted to say thanks for these videos. I am a complete novice when it comes to bike mechanics but with you videos, I've changed both front and rear wheel bearings on my old Hornet; rebuilt brake reservoirs and even tackled the timing on the hornet; changed oil, seals and springs on the forks of a 125 Varedero and I'm about to tackle the headrace bearings on my ST1100 which means I'll be there a week just taking of the fairings lol!! Great info and well detailed mate, thank you very much.

I'll be doing this job on my SV race bike, and this video is EXACTLY what I needed. I was confused about how to remove/install the races, but your tutorial is concise, telling me what I need to know without trudging through irrelevant details. Thank you.

Another excellent video that focusses on a job that many peeps will be worried about tackling. Simple straightforward approach, no special tools just a matter-of-fact style of working. Very confidence-inspiring guys - well done.

Dell maaaate, what were you thinking? Never strike a hardened bearing with a hardened hammer or drift. It can cause a hairline fracture in the bearing. Best method would be to put the clamp in the freezer for a few hours until it reaches -10 deg c and put the bearing in the oven at 80 degrees until it reaches the 80 deg c. It would drop on without needing force and no risk of damage to the bearing or stem. This is the standard method of shrink fitting bearings used in the mechanical engineering trades. Depending on the bearing size the temperature can be raised higher. In heavy industrial fitting we use a heated oil bath to heat the bearings, but the method using the oven at up to 100 deg c is perfectly safe with no risk of damage to the bearing as they are designed to operate at much higher temperatures. If preferring to knock the bearing on a drift would be better made from copper or brass or a piece of mild steel pipe the right size.

I'd like to add my thanks. This video gave me the confidence to tackle this job - my bike was indeed different and I needed some other tools and techniques but the principles were the same. Thanks again.

This video is gold dust and will save me a fortune. My son crashed his Yamaha scooter and bent the front Yoke at the bottom dust seal. We need a new yoke but I foolishly thought I could re-use the bearings. Your video definitely confirms that it isn't possible so I've saved major delays waiting for the missing parts I wouldn't have ordered. Thanks a bunch Del !

What a massively useful video. So helpful.

Great instructive videos , but can't help thinking you need a rubber mallet sometimes lol

Many thanks for this video! I'm in the process of replacing my head stock bearings now and didn't have a bearing puller to hand. Nice to know it can be done with conventional tools.

As usual, very well explained. I've had this saved in a playlist for ages and today I changed my headstock bearings on my Honda VFR 800. Plain sailing and no hidden surprises, thanks guys! 😁

I like how you always say "this is just a quick video" but it always ends up being around 40 minutes. but all jokes apart; you always have the best mechanical's tips & it makes it worth watching the whole thing through. Keep up the good job mate. :)

"Unless you get your self a puller, you're gonna need to beat it off."

Best video. I'm a woman and this was a great video for me to learn how to do my own repairs thank you.

Thank you and to your camera girl! Just at the start of reassembly of a nuts and bolts rebuild of a Moto Guzzi 850 T3 California. It's been a labour of love, getting everything either powder-coated, re-chromed, polished or N.O.S. Stay safe!

Hi friend i have done a lot of bearing changing on my work also in my bike, and i would recomend not to put any grease on any of the surface were the bearing should be holded, i have seen many bearing rotate where they shouldnt, and if you grease the parts were they get seated. i know they are tight there, but in the case they get totally stuck they would start spining on the side they should be completely still, and by that completely damaging the holder side... (btw sorry my bad english typing) correct me if im wrong, but it is what i have learned by changing about maybe 5000 bearings... always lovely reviews!

The grime on your hand you mentioned, goes into the bearings.

i seem to find the videos for the jobs i need to do on my bike exactly when i need them THANKS MAN lifesaver

The best & the most sincere teacher ever. So direct & to the point, perfectly explained and demonstrated. It really cant get any better than this. . Thank you so very much for producing such a wonderful useful Vid. I will be covering the fuel tank on my Harley during this operation, as I'm bound to hit the tank with something for sure. We are lucky to have you.

Making it up as you go along, beating a chisel between the hard bearing and soft aluminium yoke was painful to watch especially on a motorcycle!! turn upside down and use the flame from a windproof lighter or gas soldering iron concentrated on the bearing surface and it will drop off and nothing is damaged. failing that buy a puller

remind me never to bring my bike to you lol did the bearings still fit after mauling that poor steering stem within an inch of it's life

One of the best repair video I ever saw. He is organized,great details on each section great explanation

Just watched this and changed my stem bearings and races today. I did buy some tools before watching which made life easier but weren't really necessary (maybe except the adjustable stem nut spanner), but following this vid made the job far easier. Thanks.

Great video. but your on the fly maths need work ha ha. 1990 is 26 years ago I'm sorry to say not 16.

Tip. Never hit two hardened surfaces together with a hammer,.use a copper mallet or aluminium block.

Great videos! They really helped me doing maintenance on my bike. Even though I have a repair manual, your little tricks make things a lot easier!

It's been quite a few months since I've watched your show, sorry to say. But this episode was so well done, and enjoyable to watch, I had to drop in and comment. Thank you and the Mrs. for all you do for those who watch. You're one of the Last V8's mate. Cheers

I guess in the deepest Sibiria are better mechanics. This video shoes how not to do. Even not a rusty push bike I will bring in such a hillbilly garage.

Well done and thank you for you time in making your videos. One suggestion is when you pack the bearing is to scrap the grease off your hand into the top (between the cage and the race) and through the rollers til it comes out the other side.This will guarantee solid greasing with no air gaps.

Del another thanks on this task. I’ll be replacing the bearings on my 535 project and along with your wheel bearing video I reckon it’s work I can do and save some money. Nice 1 fella👍

This was very helpful to watch before I undertook this job on my bike. Thank you

Nothing better than a straight to the point informative technical guide. Utube should have 2 versions. Your concise no mucking around type then the um ah um painful to watch style. Many thanks mate !!

I am restoring a Honda Magna vf750c 83 and a few of is Videos did help me a lot. Thank you to Delboy,s Garage.

Ducati wanted £260 to replace the steering head bearings on my Scrambler which im miffed about because its only done 5000 miles !! So i decided to to it myself.Checking eBAY i found the part for £21 and that's needle roller rather than the stock ball bearing. Dellboy does an excellent job of explaining how to avoid the pit fulls (the job is tricky in places) with that in mind i took my time and i was able to complete the job start to finish in 6 hours. Im now confident i will always be able to do this work on any bike i own because the work is largely repetitive. Im also chuffed i got a little one over on Greedy Thieving motorcycles. So thanks Dellboy,knowledge is power!!

Thanks Delboy I have built and restored a few bikes and found your videos extremely helpful You definitely have a talent for getting the message across

Thank you this video will come in handy when I rebuild my KDX200. I had read about putting the cups in the freezer but what you said makes sense and you certainly made it look easy.

The best channel on the internet. Anyone else would have shown this with thousands invested in specialty tools that only a factory shop could hope to have. Thanks to you and your excellent camera gal.

Keep coming back to these videos as a good step by step guide when trying new jobs on my motorcycles. Big thank you to Delboy and of course the person behind the camera for producing such good quality content

Great walk through mate, I've never done this job and as ever you've equipped me with the information in the best way possible. Watching something being done with good clear explanations throughout cannot be valued too highly.

Thanks for the tutorial, I'm replacing triple trees on my sportster with mid glide. I was ready to buy expensive tools I would never use again you saved me some money thanks again

Fantastic video to save or the future. Well, the future is now for me. I just pulled the tree off my Tiger, and was only going to repack with grease... Until I found corrosion in the bearings. And that’s how I came to be here... Now waiting on new bearings to arrive, and then I will get on with the job. Thank you so much.

Cheers Delboy, saved me a bloomin fortune, well explain into layman's terms, and no fiff faffing around with mega bucks snap'ons , plain ole tools is the best way to learn the trade, cheers mate.. oh and thank your camara lady , good clear picture.. thanks again Marc.

Excellent video!! I gotta be honest, I've never carried out this sort of thing and I found your easy going description and practical demo really helpful and it really empowered me to give it a go! Thanks for posting this!!

I was cleaning some carburetor pieces awhile back. Backsplash happened and I caught the fluid with my eye. Sweet mother of pearls that burned something fierce. Lesson learned? I use eye protection a lot more often now! But we all take calculated risks; use it if you like. Thanks for another great video!!

I’ve literally watched this video three times out of the three times I’ve changed neck bearings. Thank you for this video!

Hi Delboy and Penny! I am so glad I found you. Your videos are the most thorough, educational, and fun to watch, on the entire World Wide Web. We are working on 2 new-to-us sportsters. You always show the bit that's missing in other videos. Your tips and tricks always work for me. Thank you. Keep up the good work. I hope you enjoy as much success as you care to have. I will continue to enjoy learning all you have to teach.

Very well demonstrated and excellently explained down to earth job no fancy tools done the old fashioned way thanks for the video great job

Nice and clear again with loads of explanations. It really comes across that you have a good understanding of what you are doing and are not just bodging it to make a video as so many seem to do, so we know that we can have confidence in your counsels. Thank you both again.

as always another awesome vid bud, I've just finished replacing the fork oil and fitted new seals, changed the front wheel bearings, resprayed the front mudguard and the front wheel plus got all the bolts & fittings for the front end wire brushed & cleaned off and now looking all shiny & new again with a few coats of lacquer ready to go back on my own little Yammy cafe racer dirt bike so I may as well check the headstock steering bearings when I'm at it... it looks like these days your my main GO TO youtube channel for a heads up on do it yourself mechanics & bike maintenance !! a bootneck HOOYAH to ya & Bestest to you both.

Super instruction video! I learn a ton from your teaching! Now I'm not intimidated with this kind of job. Knowledge is everything. Thank you so much for taking your time to create this video!

you sir are bloody brilliant. used a few of your vids and found them so helpful. You've an excellent teaching manner to dude. top bloke.

I admire you attention to detail. One of the best mechanics I have seen on KZfaq

Excellent tutorial. By the end of this build you will have demystified many of the jobs that most owners are not confident enough to try themselves. Even if I have to pay a shop to do the job, at the very least, I will have an understanding of what is entailed. Thanks Del

I don't think anyone has ever done these on my dirt bike. It was made in 1982. I've had the thing 14 years myself and I know for damn sure I've never done them. The symptoms on it are very bad; when the bike is on a stand it takes real force to move the bars, and then they go over to the next notch almost but not quite like a turn signal stalk in your car. The first half-hour of riding always makes me feel like it has a flat tire because of the wandering. It's amazing it still rides as good as it does. New bearings are on their way and it's getting replaced soon! Thanks for the extremely informative video!

My gsxf750 just failed its mot on notchy head bearings . I stripped it all down and nothing wrong but changed them anyway following your vid. Cheers pal you just saved me well over 200 squid 👍

Hi Del, thanks for your great tutorials for DIY guys like myself , rebuilding my R6 & going down the streetfighter route and your tutorials have been awesome , saved me £££'s whilst educating , so a big thanks from me , oh and your new garage is looking great best regards

Nice one Del, that was refreshing. This is how home mechanicing should be :) I came to this video fresh from one which advocated four different, very expensive, special tools!! It turns out I have all I need to tackle the head bearings in my 1990 XJ900F and my wife's XV535 Virago. Both of these on original factory fitted sets. The Virago definitely has a straight ahead "notch" Should make a huge difference to that one, and, very possibly, the XJ also. Thanks for your honest and well presented video. James

What a brilliant video, I do all my own maintenance but have never needed to do this specific job before and I'm not going to lie I was nervous about it until I watched this video, thank you. I've subscribed and saved this video and your channel will be my first stop for any future jobs that I'm unsure on. :) Thanks Jake

Awesome video I was quoted close to £300 for headstock bearings to be changed on my Zx6r I watched this 2 times and managed to do the job in a few hours.

Just done my head stock bearings on my ZXR 750 H1 following this video. Thanks so much, so helpful, so educational and worked a treat. Thanks so much Delboy

Found this video because I heard the "dunk" when my front tyre was changed. I'm glad you were working on a similar bike to mine (1999 ZX6-R). It all went remarkably well considering I have neither a garage/workshop nor an auxiliary stand. Until I got to trying to remove the lower bearings from the stem. I pryed open the cage, removed the bearing and that's all she wrote. I cannot get that sucker off, no matter how many different wedges I try and use. I don't want to trash the stem so I either invest in a bearing puller tool, build one myself or just give up and never ride my bike again (joke). By the way, the upper race was also a bitch to get off and tapping the new race down with the old one did get the old one stuck but I managed to fiddle it back out. Anyway, I will have to find a solution but I am still grateful for your video. It made this a lot less scary and I have learned a lot. :) I don't know if you have one for disassembling a similar bike to mine to check valve clearances, that would be cool:)

Just started replacing my steering bearings to my cbr600f and found this video brilliant with some top tips. Keep em coming Del Boy 👍

Thanks Delboy, your tutorials rock! I will be doing this soonish on my Honda NX650 Dominator 1988. Our MOT-equivalent in Sweden had objections to the notch felt this morning at the checkup. I also appreciate your explanation about the "feeling" when driving straight ahead and the small tweaks you have to do when the bearings are worn. TIll now, I've attributed those small waverings on straights to the knobbly motocross-tires...

Dude, your videos came to my rescue like Gandalf at Helms Deep. What a relief. Thank you.

Thanks Del, I followed your video and changed my headstock bearings on my Aprilia. It was the first time I’ve ever tried this and your instructions were spot on, thank you so much 👍🏼😎

I am tackling the head bearings in my KLR 600 next week. This has helped a lot to give me the confidence to go ahead with the tools I have available.

Thanks so much for doing this video. I have an old Gn250 with that little judder in the steering when going straight so going to plan on replacing it. Your a great teacher the way you explain everything so well. Looking forward to doing the job after watching this.

Another great 👍 well explained video. Gives you the confidence to tackle a job that you normally wouldn’t

Thank you for making this. Its the best video explaining it without any special tools. cheers!

Fantastic, thank you! Very practical, avoiding expensive specialized tools which just don’t make sense for a one time DIY job. The videography is also great, getting close up whenever it matters to see the details.

Recently buyed a 2nd hand ducati monster. Allready changed alot of things myself. But with your how to's Mr. Del I can do so much more for less money. Thanks alot and greetz from Belgium.

Thanks for the instructions Jason Statham, or Michael Caine, or Simon Pegg, or whoever you are. (all British men look the same to me) My bearing installation went much smoother with your instructions to reference. I hope you recover soon from your unhealthy attraction to Hardly Ablesons. Good Luck!

This video has been a massive help today. Changed out my headstock bearings on my old honda without much trouble! Thank you

I was lucky that the lower bearing came off really easy , I used a couple of tyre levers. I took loads of pics on my mobile phone , I used a brass billet with a hole in it to use like a slide hammer . Like any job once done you learn a lot for the next time. I think a sequence of very short instructions from my workshop manual gave me confidence to complete the job, a Great video del , the improvement on the bike has made this job well worth doing. Great video

very nice, thorough explanation of this work! thanks for taking the time to video it and put it out here for everyone.

Very very helpful video jus paid allmost 400 to get my fork seal s done aN they realized I need new bearings as well aN that they want 200 for 100 bucks an hour but I can do it my self after this video aN I have change over 50 head sets on bikes aN it’s all the same idea ! Great vid awesome job describing what your doing as ya go exactly what I needed to get it done thanks for taking the time to make this vid !!!!!!

Hey man you did a great job here. Thanks for the time you invest to help others. You are essential on this planet, and thanks to KZfaq too. Without KZfaq and guys like you the planet would not be the same. Gros merci du Québec mon ami!

Very informative. This is a job I've got coming on my bike.

Greetings from Germany and a huuuge huge "Dankeschön" for your video. It was a tremendous help!!! I changed the bearings today and everything worked like you described! All the best for you.

You explain like teacher. Great task you are doing.

Man you are awesome, you explained it very clearly. Small suggestion, you can use a ring spanner to hit the new bearings into place so that it would distribute the force when you hit with the hammer.

Really helped give me the confidence to give it a go and this afternoon my bikes gone from yucky rusty horrible bearing to looking like new! Thanks del boy!

your energy is infectious , really enjoyed the video mate.