Sur Ron Electric Bike Fork Swap Tips & Tricks - Holmes Hobbies

[@RagingW0lf]

Great video, very informative! Quick question, without the front fork on - do you know the length of the bike altogether? From the back tire to the front.

[@Jellybean_191]

You are AWESOME. You're into so much. My girl likes you too. She calls you the guy that eats green beans out of the weeds. Love all your videos.

[@Danielxperez14]

Where can I purchase the fork clamp? My forks got hit when I crashed and the clamp is bent but the forks are fine. Can’t find them anywhere for the kke forks, or do aftermarket forks include them?

[@JayOh]

I always throw a little dust in my bearings, for flavor.

[@timpowers9429]

Dual Crown downhill fork , front 20mm straight axle and the stem usually used on these forks are called a direct mount stem. Hope that clears it up 🙃💥💯🤙

[@goreyboggs]

This is great, I have lots of RC’s & a lot of electric scooters! Great content Holmes! I have your motors in all my scalers!

[@RCRitterFPV]

Wish you had a Luna X1, I have one, would appreciate your touch... Think I made the mistake of silent gear.

[@emory442]

I've ruined enough oil seals in my day that I won't use a hammer anymore. I have a machine at work that I have to rebuild on the regular, and I made up a press from a piece of all thread, nuts, and washers. Goes in great every time

[@trustyourgutter]

what wheels and tires are these?! badass video btw

[@HolmesHobbies]

stock, super motto

[@fishnrc294]

That fork will be a huge improvement a Fox or Marzzochi fork which is actually made by Fox just cheaper are super good as well. Simple fix for a headset cup installation tool is make one & is simple. Get a long threaded bolt or thread all & some nuts & large washers also two pieces of wood & place one set of wood nut & washer on the bottom then run it through the head tube. Then do the same to the top & start with the cups in place & start to tighten the top nut & it presses the cups in evenly. I made one & used it for years. Worked everytime on super high end bikes with super high end headsets. Also the only headset I’ve ever used after years of experience are Chris King headsets once you buy one you have it for life. The best out. A spacer will easily solve that play. Also if you wanna get fancy you can buy a kit that replaces the top headset cap with one that has a built in tool that sits inside the headset & anytime you need it you just remove the top cap no tools required & pull out the multi tool. You made a good choice though with that fork. I’ve been a mountain biker for almost 30 yrs now. I’ve built up bikes & worked on them for years. I was cringing when you where hammering those cups in. But you got ur down so that’s all that matters. There’s a saying in the mountain biking world Your not a mountain biker till you’re ruined some expensive parts. 😂

[@batterybuilding]

The most expensive part I’ve ruined so far is my shoulder😁

[@themountain59]

Mountainbike parts wont fit those bikes....better off with moped/motorcycle bearings

[@HolmesHobbies]

I cringed at the hammer too, I haven't installed a headset that way since gradeschool. Still can't find my press!

[@strokeonyoutube2219]

How do you just remove the fork GUARDS? or do you have to remove the whole suspension

[@HolmesHobbies]

The guards? I never bolted them on to begin with, lol

[@kimrice394]

Clampity clamp, clamp the clamp. That’s what a downhill bikes head set bearing looks like😳, a 70’s truck front wheel bearing! Those bikes look so mean! Kinda a Street Hawk vibe.

[@Jandos47]

Can I buy a old fork off you even a stock ?

[@tonyv8596]

Triple clamp. It clamps at 3 locations. Lower fork, upper fork and at the steering stem. 👍🏻

[@Zackattack94]

Did you get the wiggle out the headset?

[@HolmesHobbies]

yep!

[@cjvalverde7660]

Can I ask how? There is play in my head set:/

[@tkt9310]

As a real e bike tech I can tell you that pounding it in and then checking the clearance by seeing if there’s a gap, is a terrible way to install and then you get stuck 😂like bro didn’t think this through

[@soupbums]

Best way to seat the race is put it in the freezer for couple hrs. When frozen it shrink's a little so when putting the race it just slides in with not much effort

[@billwiththeb]

Love it..

[@GlassfilmWeddings]

dude i think you were trying to put the bearing in wrong... Mine slides in and out LOL.

[@HolmesHobbies]

I wish. It was tight coming out too. Should always be a slight press fit for bearings to keep the races from deforming under load.

[@rcb91]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@nukedathlonman]

I've done worse things over the years. And yup that sux.