No, I didn't.

 

How did you remove the lower bearing from the steering stem?

 

I broke the cage off the bearing, then tightened a bearing splitter to the cone, set the splitter on the arbor plates of the press with the tree and stem hanging below the plates, and pressed the stem out of the cone.

 

Thanks!

 

One more tip, if you cut slots in the cone with an angle grinder the bearing splitter will lock into it better.

 

Is that a polite way of saying you don't think I could do it?/ lol. just kidding.

 

"Just" lubricating the steering head bearings involves removing the fairing, the dash panel, ignition switch, top triple clamp, and dropping the forks until the lower bearing on the steering stem is accessible...

 

YES!

 

I have not been into that part on my '23 yet so I don't know the full configuration. Any reason not to drill a hole in the fork tube and screw in a grease fitting....just the way the factory used to do?

 

Wow... kudos for being straight forward, I can appreciate that, but i would beg to differ. I've done more then my share of hands on work over my 64 years but I digress.