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Old 01-13-2005, 07:57 PM
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Steering Head Bearings

How important is maintence on these. I have mine tightened a little too much...am I asking for it by doing this?
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Old 01-13-2005, 08:10 PM
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Re: Steering Head Bearings

mine are fukked, they have about a 1/2 inch of play in them lol. i dunno if it hurts anything, but my front end didnt fall off yet!
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Old 01-13-2005, 10:38 PM
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Re: Steering Head Bearings

very important. it affects the handling of your bike. if they are too loose then it smacks when you come down from a wheelie and dents the races and ruins the bearings which will cause it to ride like ****. it also damages the steering stem. I had to replace my triple because of this on my 929.

too tight causes it to handle funny and smash the bearings.
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Re: Steering Head Bearings

Originally Posted by binder929rr
very important. it affects the handling of your bike. if they are too loose then it smacks when you come down from a wheelie and dents the races and ruins the bearings which will cause it to ride like ****. it also damages the steering stem. I had to replace my triple because of this on my 929.

too tight causes it to handle funny and smash the bearings.

Thanks for the info!!
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