Head bearing wholesalers?

[carver]

can you get motorcycle head bearings from a industrial wholesaler, and if so are they cheaper.

my ty has eaten its ones

[Max Preload]

can you get motorcycle head bearings from a industrial wholesaler, and if so are they cheaper.

Short answer - yes. You'll likely need the numbers off the old ones though because they probably won't have a model listing.

[Squiggles]

Then add it to the bearing thread: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=85751

[CookMySock]

Bearings are a very standard thing, usually anyway. You should be able to pull a bearing out and take it to an engineering supplies shop or bearing wholesaler, and likely they can pull a quality generic replacement off the shelf behind them for minimum cost - they make them by the hundreds of thousands.

Steve

[roadracingoldfart]

can you get motorcycle head bearings from a industrial wholesaler, and if so are they cheaper.

my ty has eaten its ones

SKF , Seaco bearings , Precision Bearings , ...... get the yellow out and let ya fingers do the walking.
They do seals as well .


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[Robert Taylor]

Bearings are a very standard thing, usually anyway. You should be able to pull a bearing out and take it to an engineering supplies shop or bearing wholesaler, and likely they can pull a quality generic replacement off the shelf behind them for minimum cost - they make them by the hundreds of thousands.

Steve

Yes but stay well away from the Chinese stuff, the metallurgy has about the same composition as weetbix.

[carver]

SKF , Seaco bearings , Precision Bearings , ...... get the yellow out and let ya fingers do the walking.
They do seals as well .


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thank you man

[paturoa]

Head as in?

- steering head - easy as, see above Saeco is the local for me (and have given me good service), even if you can get the numbers take your current bearings with you, they have magnifying glasses for the numbers or micrometers etc.

- engine head - bearings are not necessary unless you want a good practical joke.

- the bit on top / above your neck - bearings are relevant to the direction you want to take.

- giving - well Moron Few prolly know all about that already.

[carver]

Head as in?

- steering head - easy as, see above Saeco is the local for me (and have given me good service), even if you can get the numbers take your current bearings with you, they have magnifying glasses for the numbers or micrometers etc.

- engine head - bearings are not necessary unless you want a good practical joke.

- the bit on top / above your neck - bearings are relevant to the direction you want to take.

- giving - well Moron Few prolly know all about that already.

yeah, steering head, and for seals too

as for giving, we do the 10% thats required

[SixPackBack]

Yes but stay well away from the Chinese stuff, the metallurgy has about the same composition as weetbix.

Not true. As with just about any other product good quality product does come out of China, unfortunately we Kiwi's seek out the cheapest available product and moan when it breaks!

Carver. I have been involved in Engineering for the last 30 yrs and have found Auckland Bearing Distributors to be the best importer/distributor in NZ by a comfortable margin http://www.aucklandbearings.co.nz/

If you have issues sourcing let me know, sleeving and/or machining either the bearing or housing is sometimes appropriate when considering a replacement.

[carver]

Not true. As with just about any other product good quality product does come out of China, unfortunately we Kiwi's seek out the cheapest available product and moan when it breaks!

Carver. I have been involved in Engineering for the last 30 yrs and have found Auckland Bearing Distributors to be the best importer/distributor in NZ by a comfortable margin http://www.aucklandbearings.co.nz/

If you have issues sourcing let me know, sleeving and/or machining either the bearing or housing is sometimes appropriate when considering a replacement.

wow, thank you!

il give them a call, see if they can find something for me!

i need something tough, cause i have a feeling this bike will be getting a hiding

[Robert Taylor]

Not true. As with just about any other product good quality product does come out of China, unfortunately we Kiwi's seek out the cheapest available product and moan when it breaks!

Carver. I have been involved in Engineering for the last 30 yrs and have found Auckland Bearing Distributors to be the best importer/distributor in NZ by a comfortable margin http://www.aucklandbearings.co.nz/

If you have issues sourcing let me know, sleeving and/or machining either the bearing or housing is sometimes appropriate when considering a replacement.

Yes there is good quality product that comes out of mainland Asia, but you have hit the nail on the head. Many Kiwis want everything cheap, and that is what we most often get.

[SixPackBack]

wow, thank you!

il give them a call, see if they can find something for me!

i need something tough, cause i have a feeling this bike will be getting a hiding

No worries. Explain the application and expected level of abuse and they will explain the choices in quality.

[CookMySock]

Bearings and seals are dirt cheap anyway, so just ask the guy for some top quality ones. I doubt if the bearings are any more than 10 bucks each, and the seals an more than 5-6 bucks each. Thats bloody cheap as far as "motor cycle parts" go.

Seriously, I can't see you quickly wrecking a steering head bearing. Use a similar bearing in car wheel bearing service, and they get a fucking hiding day and night - far far more of a thrashing than in the steering head. You are far more likely to have problems by using the wrong grease or not enough of it, or over tightning it, or not seating the bearings properly so they come loose, or getting water in them, or pinching them when you install them.

Steve

[Max Preload]

Seriously, I can't see you quickly wrecking a steering head bearing. Use a similar bearing in car wheel bearing service, and they get a fucking hiding day and night - far far more of a thrashing than in the steering head. You are far more likely to have problems by using the wrong grease or not enough of it, or over tightning it, or not seating the bearings properly so they come loose, or getting water in them, or pinching them when you install them.

Completely different applications of the same type of bearing of considerably different sizes and thus duties. The car wheel spins and is subject to varied load, primarily radial, due to the road surface. In a bike steering head, the bearings spend most of their life operating in a very narrow band of motion with primarily axial loads.