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Martin6:

--- Quote from: Oddjob on May 08, 2023, 10:37:41 PM ---If the bearings were ever notchy they'll still be notchy but as you've loosened them off the whole of the front end will now be moving instead. Fit taper rollers is my advice.

The Hondas these days have the headstock bearings pre-tensioned when you fit them, torque the headstock adjuster ring down to 18lbs, move the headstock a few times to seat the bearings, release the pressure then re-torque to 18lbs, you then fit the top yoke and get a spring balance and hook it to the top yoke, it should take approx 2.2-3.3 ftlbs to get the top yoke to move from central, by hand this feels quite stiff if I'm honest but when the forks/wheel goes in the bars move quite freely. Most people think it's too tight and slacken off the headstock bearings but that then leaves them too loose when everything is fitted.

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Can you recommend a taper bearings set? Are they simple to fit, without any machining and decent instructions?
Thanks.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I have used https://pyramid-parts.com/

Good quality make bearings at a sensible price - I would measure the height of your old bottom bearing plus any shims then check against the bottom bearing in the kit use the bottom seal & any shims in the kit to ensure you get the bottom height correct.

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