I just did the front end swap on my 88 kat what saprized me was my steering head bearings .. is is something to look for if you have a older kat
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Not uncommon. They're supposed to get repacked every couple years when you do the forks -- but just as most people skimp on their fork oil, they skimp on their bearing maint as well.
Fortunately replacements are cheap! Look for "All Balls" brand as better than stock (and usually slightly cheaper).
Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet
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If you can still read the ID Numbers on the bearings - you can get identical replacements at any industrial bearing outlet (phone book) for a lot cheaper than any dealer or aftermarket shop - this goes for wheel and other bearings as well, I have done this on all my bikes and my customers as well with no problems, most bearings are the same mfg. as the original. - sorry dealershipsIts not the speed of life that kills you - It's that sudden stop at the end
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I will be pulling my front end apart either right before or after Christmas and will get that information for you Cyber. Hopefully mine will not be in too bad of shape and I can just repack it with some grease.
Greg
COURAGE -
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone
who have the courage to defend it.
First Sergeant(Ret) - US Army - 21 years
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Mike Sachs, the full-time motorcycle tech instructor at the tech school I am sometimes adjunct at, had one of his students change the steering bearings on my B12 last spring. I had to buy the replacements at a mc frame shop, the owner there said that he had no sucess whatsoever cross referencing to industrial bearing supply numbers. He assured me that he would love to do so, as it would mean he would pay less, and could pass some of the savings on to his customers and also make a little more profit- both he and his customers would win, IF he could find crosses. They were not cheap= twenty bux!
Part of the reason these bearings have a fairly short life is because altho they are designed to be wheel bearings, which spin and spin, they are mounted to turn in a limited arc, which concentrates wear on a smaller area of the race. It also restricts the distribution of the grease. Nothing to do about it either, just gotta repack and replace as needed."Stevie B" Boudreaux
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