breahn riley
XS650 Addict
Has anyone purchased these kits from Mikes or 650central? I like the idea of replacing the loose ball bearings. What do you guys think?
- your dealer should be able to work backwards from the bearing size
...25-49-15.2
...30-48-15.0
- your dealer should be able to work backwards from the bearing size
...25-49-15.2
...30-48-15.0
Thanks inxs ! I called at a shop who sells bearing, seals and all stuff and they said me that can't do nothing with these numbers.
The races are NEVER OK they have dents in them from where the balls sit and pound into the race bump after bump after......... Some early XS650 are notorious tank slapper bikes just the way Mamaha made them. Been there slapped that. Survived only because I figured out just in time that PUSHING on both handle bars will damp out the oscillation. Pulling on them makes it worse. The 71 was slapping so bad the front wheel was bouncing up OFF the road and landing alternately about 3" to one side then the other at about 75 on a freeway in Missouri. I was 19 at the time and had only about 6 lives left. At 55 I am not sure there are any spares left now. It's tapered rollers for me.I'm getting ready to rebuild my steering head, but I'm going to use ball bearings like was originally there. I might get the grease seal for it from Mike's if he has it. I think there's a grease seal. I've heard more than one story of tank slappers coming on with perfectly good, new, roller bearings. They do move the resonances around, one would presume. The ball bearings are 1/4", and $.24 ea at Do It Best hardware. I hope the races are ok.