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Adam
 Post subject: Re: Nothing new..
PostPosted: 10 Jun 2010 22:04 
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 Post subject: Re: Nothing new..
PostPosted: 10 Jun 2010 22:58 
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DONT DONT DONT BUY HARLEY BEARINGS......................shouting intended
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 Post subject: Re: Nothing new..
PostPosted: 11 Jun 2010 00:00 
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Since when did H-D start making bearings ? :roll:

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PostPosted: 11 Jun 2010 09:47 
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I thought the Ford Pinto thing was general knowledge? One of the big scandals in car manufacturing/legal malarkey?
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PostPosted: 11 Jun 2010 14:28 
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Not really sure, 8.5K ish i'd say, about a tyre and a half.


About the same as my XBs steering head bearings lOl , but my last set in the front wheel saw only 5452miles. :roll:
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allright then DONT DONT DONT BUY BEARINGS FROM HARLEY DEALERS :roll:
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 Post subject: Re: Nothing new..
PostPosted: 11 Jun 2010 16:29 
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This is piss poor really. my bikes only covered 12.5 k and it's on its 3rd set of rear bearings

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edd wrote:
About the same as my XBs steering head bearings lOl , but my last set in the front wheel saw only 5452miles. :roll:


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8.5k is bloody good IMO... I wish mine lasted that long... :ill:



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 Post subject: Re: Nothing new..
PostPosted: 12 Jun 2010 18:13 
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What's the record low mileage for bearings?
A rear one went at 2100 miles on mine.
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onanist wrote:
This is piss poor really. my bikes only covered 12.5 k and it's on its 3rd set of rear bearings

However, this

edd wrote:
About the same as my XBs steering head bearings lOl , but my last set in the front wheel saw only 5452miles. :roll:


added to this...

SirWazzz wrote:
8.5k is bloody good IMO... I wish mine lasted that long... :ill:



Maybe my tale of woe should be a tale of blessing...


Not sure it's so bad as my first full set of factory fit (NTN) wheel bearings were noticeably 'off' at around 13k and it was just the one side!
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