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wheel bearings and chain
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:52 am
by joecrx
im going to powder coat my wheels not sure what colour yet do you think silver will look good on a fire red bike ?,
so im looking for front and rear bearings and dust seals ,i see some on flea bay, but not sure of the quality ,
any recomendations , at a fair price ,
im also going to treat the bird to a new chain and sprocket, but read some one on here that the back sprocket was out of line and required a spacer or somthing , again any recomendations , for a strait standard swap ,
cheers
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:48 am
by Dalemac
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 3:17 pm
by mangocrazy
Wherever possible I try and get genuine Koyo bearings. Read off the bearing code from your old bearings and order the same. Wheel bearings will always be 6xxx-2RS-C3 tpe. 2RS means 2 rubber seals (i.e. both sides) and C3 is the clearance you want for wheel bearings.
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 3:57 pm
by Shetland Woody
I used supersprox for the rear sprocket on mine, all seems to sit in line. Alu inner ring for looks and weight and steel outer ring for wear. Best of both

gold DID chain for the....eh chain

no idea about bearings
I sometimes wonder how blue wheels would look, mines the same colour as yours.
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:27 pm
by bigun
I always get my bearings from
www.bearingking.co.uk Always had superb service and good prices to match. Chap is very helpful too.
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:03 pm
by fatboy
Dont bother with suspect kit off Eblag,
Have a look at Wemoto, often few choices on stuff price wise, good choice of sprocket sizes too
Reckon silver will look shit hot with fire red

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:36 pm
by joecrx
a wee vid taken today of my handy work , ticks over nice after i started it from cold 4 weks siiting in the garage
giving her the full works , chain sprockets ,pads fluids , powder coat wheels , tyres , new rad grills oil change new rhs strait clipon , break pads , new dash bulb ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xehpCgLA ... Yw&index=1