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Tech Tip: Bleeding Sometimes it's easy, sometimes it's a bitch. Bleeding hydraulic brakes and clutches can be tricky. Below are some tips that I hope make bleeding easier for you… Slave cylinder compression. Open up the reservoir cap and push the side of your floating caliper (see below photo) until the caliper pistons are completely compressed inside the caliper. For hydraulic clutches, you will have to remove the slave cylinder from the motor and compress the piston directly with your thumbs. Be aware of the amount of fluid in your master cylinder - compressing your pistons could overflow the master...

Tech Tip: Air Filters Sounds silly to have a tech tip on air filters since we’ve all done sooo many in our lifetime, but you would be surprised by the amount of blown motors and tight valves I’ve seen from poor air filter maintenance. Peep the Do’s and Dont’s below - I guarantee you there's something your either not doing or are doing! DO’S DO use pour-on filter oil - my favorite is Maxima FFT DO compress the filter to spread the oil throughout the entire filter - visually inspect to confirm 100% of interior and exterior are coated with oil...

Tech Tip: Changing Dirt Bike Tires Whether you’re a pro tire changer or a beginner, you should be able to find a tip below that will make your TUBE-TYPE tire changes easier. If you don't watch the how-to video below, here are some key tire changing takeaways: When removing tires, start by removing the bead at the rim lock - put one tire iron on each side of rim lock. Remove both beads without ever pulling the tube out of the tire - pull tube last after rim has been removed. Put a little bit of air in the tube...