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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Wheel bearings.
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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 132429" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>Apart from the lesser maintenance, the extra effort is not worth it. The bearings need shims to be made, as you still need to retain the hollow axle. I did it on the first racer because i was running a Suzuki GT 750 front brake and had to swap out the hub bearings to suit the 1/2" front axle for the Girdraulic fork blades, so I did a similar mod to the rear stock 10 bolt Vincent hub to ease the maintenance, like David said about grease potentially migrating to the brake shoes.........For a road bike I would do the same again, but not if I was using standard hubs/brakes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 132429, member: 597"] Apart from the lesser maintenance, the extra effort is not worth it. The bearings need shims to be made, as you still need to retain the hollow axle. I did it on the first racer because i was running a Suzuki GT 750 front brake and had to swap out the hub bearings to suit the 1/2" front axle for the Girdraulic fork blades, so I did a similar mod to the rear stock 10 bolt Vincent hub to ease the maintenance, like David said about grease potentially migrating to the brake shoes.........For a road bike I would do the same again, but not if I was using standard hubs/brakes. [/QUOTE]
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