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Posted by pcarrell
- November 13, 2015, 14:14:12 PMI can host a video if you can make one.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- November 13, 2015, 12:43:03 PMIf I could figure out how and how to post I would but I can take pictures......that I know how to do....lol...
Posted by Pilgrim
- November 13, 2015, 12:15:37 PMAre you going to make a video of the steering neck bearings and zerk install? Prob need to do that to my bike also.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- November 13, 2015, 12:04:24 PMSo due to the local Kawasaki Dealer policy changes and his attitude towards customers, I have decided to take my wheels to Sudbury to be mounted,so I have a 2 hour drive one way, wait then drive home, so will get some shopping in the big city done, make it a full day trip. So anyway....my list:
1. Oil / filter change, DONE
2. New tires front and rear, adding counter balance beads, Almost, beads are done,
3. New wheel bearings front and rear, All Ball Bearing kits, on order in Sudbury
4. New steering head bearings again All Ball Bearings, on order in Sudbury
5. Zerk fitting in the neck as per Troll and GB, bought here waiting till front end is off
6. Swing arm bearings replaced, DONE
7. Drilled rotor for the front from a Classic 800, DONE
8. New Stainless Steel Brake lines in black of course, and a +2" extension on the front one, HERE will be done as wheels installed
9. Check and clean calipers as I have this all apart, WAITING PARTS
10. Switching the power point to a USB type, HERE
11. Weld some tabs on the Front engine guard for new LED lights and my highway pegs,
12. Then take a bunch of parts for powder coating.
13. Replace wind screen DONE
So we are moving forward and all is well......
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 28, 2015, 19:08:59 PMWell I have greased them each winter, but I had something that was not right, and so not knowing what has been done in the last 12 years to the bearings or what they have been through, for the price factor and peace of mind for new bearings it is well worth the time and effort.
Posted by Troll
- October 28, 2015, 18:51:24 PMThe wheel bearings are grease packed and sealed for life. I have 103,000 miles on mine, right now. The swing arm bearings are a different matter. On a 1500, they are needle roller bearings in the frame, on the 800, they are needle roller bearings located in the swing arm, itself.
Posted by Bucko
- October 28, 2015, 16:27:20 PMAlways thought that motorcycle wheel bearings, if properly lubed (granted they may not be properly lubed from the factory), should be good for the life of the bike. Frequent washing can tend to dry out the steering and swing arm bearing as they're not sealed (I don't think the swing arm bearing are sealed, are they?).
Posted by Troll
- October 28, 2015, 08:25:47 AMOh, NO! Your bike came down with Chirpies? That's a canarial disease, and if left untweeted, it can lead to more funny noises!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 27, 2015, 19:46:34 PM I am guessing they are the original ones so they are 16 years old, and I am going to have the tires off to be replaced so might as well do them and the cost is not to bad. So doing the wheel bearings might as well do the rest.
Also had a bit of a squirrel in the bike near the end of my trip this summer, and it was either the tires or the bearings, so will make sure it is gone.
Posted by Bucko
- October 27, 2015, 18:38:04 PMCRM:
Why the need for new bearings?
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 27, 2015, 18:07:05 PMAnd I so enjoy working on my bike and getting to do things myself. Perhaps I might need to buy another bike to tinker on....
Posted by pcarrell
- October 27, 2015, 09:20:25 AMQuote from: Pilgrim on October 26, 2015, 19:31:18 PMHe's got longer then that. He's in Canada, so he has 11 months, 29 days, 16 hours, and 45 minutes until is 15 minutes of riding season is here. Then it's back to the living room and do it all over again!yea but your gonna have 9 months to do it
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 26, 2015, 20:22:46 PM 
Well they are saying that the little Spanish kid is supposed to be nice to us this winter, but they said that a few years ago and it was a horrible winter.
I am going to start at the back of the bike and work my way to the front. Most of the work will be on the front end this winter. I want to see about the front rotor and the zerk fitting in the neck.
Posted by Pilgrim
- October 26, 2015, 19:31:18 PMyea but your gonna have 9 months to do it 
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 26, 2015, 18:55:08 PMName is CDNRatMan not PC so figure it should take me about 3 weeks of getting it done........take my time and relax...lol...