Was all set to take the Tiger out tomorrow (Thursday) for a nice little run. Yes, I know we're in lockdown, but it was for a good cause. I volunteer for Volunteer Riders UK & was due to deliver some PPE.
Thought I'd give it a quick once over, you know, the usual tyres, chain, lights, battery, the sort of thing you do when not used for 4 weeks.
Was in the process of checking the tyre pressure when I noticed a slight wobble in the rear wheel. Sure enough, one of the bearings had failed. I suppose at 64k miles, it's not that surprising.
New bearings & dust seals on order but I'll have to take the car now instead.
Hi mate,
Hope you ordered some decent branded bearings, as I've had a nightmare with the cheaper generic ones wearing out well before their time ??
At least it's not a bigger or expensive repair since you caught it in time. Regular checks did the job :thumbsup
I used these guys
https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/showeperformance
Very happy with the service, and good quality brands.
Wish I'd known that before I went Wemoto. Never mind, I ordered last night but will keep them in mind should I need more.
I got the headrace bearings from Wemoto and although not the cheapest, I can't fault them.
I use Simplybearings for everything. You can get the cheap sort (nope) or NSK usually. Bikes, washing machines etc all you need is the inner, outer and thickness dimensions. They do a vast range of seals too. I thought I'd struggle to get blind seals for a gearbox recently, but no, they had them in stock. Thinking back, I'm pretty sure I got a bearing and seals for the Girly rear shock from them too. The website is well worth a look, if only to store for future reference.
And no, I'm not on commission :icon_smile:
Quote from: Bixxer Bob on January 20, 2021, 08:54:09 PM
I use Simplybearings for everything. You can get the cheap sort (nope) or NSK usually. Bikes, washing machines etc all you need is the inner, outer and thickness dimensions. They do a vast range of seals too. I thought I'd struggle to get blind seals for a gearbox recently, but no, they had them in stock. Thinking back, I'm pretty sure I got a bearing and seals for the Girly rear shock from them too. The website is well worth a look, if only to store for future reference.
And no, I'm not on commission :icon_smile:
I'll second that Bob, they are brilliant. Great advice, top notch branded bearings (not fakes of branded bearings), cheap prices, etc.
Simply Bearings gets a thumbs up from me too.
Bearings from Wemoto arrived in the post today, looks like I'll be playing in the man cave this weekend. If I'm lucky I can string out the job for a couple of hours while the Mrs is dong the housework.
Quote from: London_Phil on January 20, 2021, 12:20:30 PM
I used these guys
https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/showeperformance
Very happy with the service, and good quality brands.
I've recently had bearing and seal sets from them too :thumbsup best combined price I could find for genuine Koyo kit.