hue jass Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 So I decided to fight-out my RC. Threw all that bodywork in the trash!Seriously, I just changed out the steering head balls for tapered rollers.There are cut outs that allow you to tap out the outer races. This one's the bottom, the top is the same.When you get the stem out, the lower inner race is a press fit. To get it off, use a Dremel with a cut-off wheel. Carefully. Don't go all the way through and drive a punch into the cut every once and a while, it'll pop. Use this piece to drive the new race on. Takes about five minutes.All set to go together.And...done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 is there an issue with the stock balls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFM Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Nah, but given the chance, he'll always mess with his balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoosego Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 BALLS! that is all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubguy85 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I LOVE LOVE LOVE the black RC's!!! I WANT I WANT I WANT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I LOVE LOVE LOVE the black RC's!!! I WANT I WANT I WANT ONE FOR AT MOST 3 MONTHS!yeah we know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hue jass Posted December 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 is there an issue with the stock balls?No real issue. Thing is, many times on assembly, the stocks are either too tight or too loose. Balls also require more attention. Ask Moose. It's a whole production to float the front wheel on a sportbike so things like steering bearing service and fork oil changes get left behind. If the steering head bearings are allowed to run loose, it sets up for faster wear and a sloppy fork. On the RC, they were fine. On all of the 4 bikes I've done this to, not one of them needed re-adjustment and they run smooth as glass forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hue jass Posted December 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I LOVE LOVE LOVE the black RC's!!! I WANT I WANT I WANTYou just got that beautiful new Honda! I know you could'a had a '5 or'6 RC51 for what you paid on that. You just have to drive far to go get them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoosego Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 yeah we know. we do ???? BALLS!!! again, that is all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 You just got that beautiful new Honda! I know you could'a had a '5 or'6 RC51 for what you paid on that. You just have to drive far to go get them.Oh it'll be sometime in Spring and he'll sell the CBR because it's not practical for the road, and then he'll replace it with something more sensible. . . like a Zx14, and then he won't ride that much and the cycle will begin anew... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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