| Author | Message | ||
     Hunter19 |
I have an 08 1125r with 8000 miles and I'm nervous about the rear bearings. Who has had them fail and what is the fix for them? Thanks, Scott | ||
| 1_mike |
Mine are hanging in there with 19,747 miles. Fix..."new bearings"...! Mike | ||
| Doerman |
I wouldn't be nervous. I have over 30K on my original rear wheel bearings. I have had the front bearings replaced though. | ||
| Mountainstorm |
Mine went out about 16K. | ||
| Hughlysses |
The permanent fix is a 2010 wheel, with three (vs. 2) larger bearings and external dust seals. | ||
| Skntpig |
Why so nervous? Do they look or feel boogered? | ||
| Mcrbuelligan |
i get both of mine changed in every tyre change their cheap/easy to do and its a no brainer | ||
| Skntpig |
I would suggest that bearings aren't near worn out at the life of a tire, but your wheel cups may wear at a much higher than normal rate. | ||
| Tick |
i think that if you don't power wash the bearings and properly tighten the axles they should last a long time | ||
| Hunter19 |
Thanks for the feed back. I've just heard of some failures on here. Thanks, Scott | ||
| Jdugger |
They are perhaps more failure prone than some other makes, but not unreasonably so. I've replaced most of the bearings a few times in my wheel sets, but I'm also doing a lot of track on them. On the sets I've gone with the Boca Bearings hybrids, I've not replaced them since. They are more expensive, but last longer. I wouldn't worry about it, honestly. When you put the wheel on the balancer, you will know when it's time. They get notchy. In my experience, it starts with a notch or two, and you have several tire changes left before the are quite notchy and pose any real risk of failure. | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
i had the front set replaced when they felt like a bag of doritos and the right side rear done when the rear brake hung up and went nuke on me. | ||
| Mtch |
on my 07 Scg i had a badly worn front bearing that when removed had visible play in it. that was at 8000 miles. my CR is still under warranty, but next service i am making sure the dealer checks the bearings front and rear. only 6500 miles on it, but i am concerned they could be worn. it also pays to check and maybe replace the spacer. | ||
| Sportster_mann |
I had the bearings on my 08 1125R replaced under warranty at about 4,000 miles. The replacements have done another 4,000 miles so far ... |
