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they are not heavy or large and fit in your bum bag i had mine in my bum bag for 6yrs when one day
500kms from home in a hick little town
one day u will need them mine really got us out of the poop and now all my mates carry them u cant carry everything so choose wiselyWhy didn’t I take more notice of this post before, it was something I was always “gunna” get but never got around to it. Same problem, different result.
Now I have to get it welded and machined and new bearings.Carry them spare bearings people.
that’s no good Jeffro, (i’m not having a go at you Jeffro! i’m just trying to get all the facts/factors. in both cases)
ummm i guess if you are planning to do a Big Km ride like Katgirl.. yes definitely carry a spare set.. maybe even 2 sets.
as per the 1st post though they carried the spares for 6 years… were the bearings ever changed in all that time? as well as carrying the spares for 6 years? would you not check the bearings when you change the tyre ??
how many km’s did it take for the bearing to fail from new, conditions ridden in, speeds etc.?
Mal told me on the Kenda ride that mud/water takes it’s toll on bearings and quickly.
Also in carrying spears you would need to work out a pair of circlip pliers and a drift and small hammer just big enough to remove and fit the old/ new bearings.
Like the guy says, they weigh f@#$k all and don’t take up much space, I don’t need circlip pliers for my bike but you should have pretty much everything you b=need to carry out trailside repairs in your kit.
I can’t really remember if I have changed the bearings in the time I have had the bike. I can remember changing wheel bearings but I’m not sure if it was this bike or the previous one. The bike had clocked a bit over 10,000 km’s in all sorts of terrain in wet and dry and including the 3 hour run up the Pacific highway to Wauchope at speeds of up to 120km/h. So definately should have changed them earlier and again it was somethiong I was GUNNA do and didn’t.
(oh and this is in the Adventure riding section xy so yes longer trips especially
)Only ever had one wheel bearing failure, and it was on a roadie after a head-on and a rebuild, without changing bearing so sorta reckoned it had a reason, my slackness.
My maintenance program has the wheel bearings regreased every few months, checked prior to every ride, and changed every couple of years if there is no other signs of wear.
They have a finite lifespan yes, but you can control the unexpected easily.
I’d be more likely to carry a spareset of brake pads myself, and I already carry a 13 kilo backpack……..
Not saying you’re wrong Smithy, but it’s like clutch issues for me, never have them, cause i regularly maintain them.
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Quote:Only ever had one wheel bearing failure, and it was on a roadie after a head-on and a rebuild, without changing bearing so sorta reckoned it had a reason, my slackness.My maintenance program has the wheel bearings regreased every few months, checked prior to every ride, and changed every couple of years if there is no other signs of wear.
They have a finite lifespan yes, but you can control the unexpected easily.
I’d be more likely to carry a spareset of brake pads myself, and I already carry a 13 kilo backpack……..
Not saying you’re wrong Smithy, but it’s like clutch issues for me, never have them, cause i regularly maintain them.
whats the trick to getting a couple years out of wheel bearings i am lucky to get 6 months
Second line I think is his trick there Rocket
The difference maybe not riding bugger all (no offence Bruce) compared to some of us. I pack mine as well and wouldn’t get 6 months out of mine in a pink fit three months if I didnt ride it.
I use new seal and spacers etc but higher mileages and high torque
TB
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