Very funny but I'll take that as a 'no' then .....FFS Steve the hourly rate you guys charge and you cant even manage the same equipement that independants have ......maybe you should consider opening 7 days like every other HDB dealership in the UK

I must admit I was amazed/impressed that all the Lejog crew made the trip without incident but that doesn't detract from the FACT that XB wheel bearings are lucky to do 5K without failing......nothing to do with my opinion, a well documented, known fact on both sides of the pond.

Reckon Lil' Em was watching over you .......that's a crock re. you and your staff 'feeling' a problem on the road, you cant even feel the problem with the wheel free.....1st thing you'll 'feel' is the bearings collapsing

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR

'Are you local?'

maybe fitting these could be the answer ?
what do you think maz ?

http://www.twinmotorcycles.nl/webshop/a ... =159&s=&a=

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Redline

Price excl. VAT: € 438,00 !!!!!!!!

New pipe first I think!

but fitting them ?? and NO warning of a failure Not a real option
Just "bar" bling

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Redline

As far as I know, the problem is not the quality of the bearings but the size. Fitting an even higher quality bearing won't solve that. At any price.

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I

for the price of those bearing i'd rather change 'em every 5k.

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How much are they?

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In a purple fug

Yep, the bearings Buell fit are top notch, as are the SKF/FAG replacements. I suspect they fit these bearings them in an effort to reduce unsprung weight in the wheels, which is a fine design objective

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Just for the record, I was not having a pop at BB. I was talking in general.
I don't know BB and so can not presume.

Ta Seen to have my moaning head on of late, not enough leg over and a leaking clutch master may have somert to do with it!

N.

I used to read all the posts about knackered bearings, gearboxes etc and never paid much attention as I assumed that the bikes had been hammered or not looked after properly.
How wrong could I have been.
My bike has never been hammered and gets it's oils changed every 2500 miles but it's still fucked and I have changed my bearings 3 times in 20,000 miles including the headstock and swingarm ones.

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Mark

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Sick of hearing all this shyte about bearings, XB's v Tubers etc etc..... I hope everybody fekkin Buell suffers an instant death within the next 15 minutes or so, so you lot can shut the fuck up about it....

Go and buy Honda cub 90's......

I've got a Hon*a 50 field bike. Does that count

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