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    Wheel bearings

    I'm about to replace my front and rear bearings (GS1000)
    I noticed on EBAY that the rear bearings cost about twice what the front do.
    Is there any special reason for that?
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    1978 GS1000C
    1979 GS1000E
    1980 GS1000E
    2004 Roadstar

    #2
    No. They should be pretty much the same price - they're both common bearings, nothing special.
    79 GS1000S
    79 GS1000S (another one)
    80 GSX750
    80 GS550
    80 CB650 cafe racer
    75 PC50 - the one with OHV and pedals...
    75 TS100 - being ridden (suicidally) by my father

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      #3
      Get them at a bearing supply place instead of a bike shop and they are cheap too.
      http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tatesMap-1.jpg

      Life is too short to ride an L.

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        #4
        Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
        Get them at a bearing supply place instead of a bike shop and they are cheap too.
        Ditto

        Why would you go on Ebay and wait for something to be shipped that you can walk into a local store and get for about the same price?

        And, ask questions about such things as quality?


        BTW, went to McGuire Bearing here in Portland and bought new rear wheel bearings Thursday


        Edit - wheel bearings =$6.83 each, sprocket bearing = $8.25
        Last edited by Big T; 03-11-2012, 04:53 PM.
        1978 GS 1000 (since new)
        1979 GS 1000 (The Fridge, superbike replica project)
        1978 GS 1000 (parts)
        1981 GS 850 (anyone want a project?)
        1981 GPZ 550 (backroad screamer)
        1970 450 Mk IIID (THUMP!)
        2007 DRz 400S
        1999 ATK 490ES
        1994 DR 350SES

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          #5
          Originally posted by Grand Rouge
          rear bearings...there are 3......2 in wheel hub and one in sprocket carrier. And if in a kit.....perhaps a new seal included. That "could" double the price over the 2 bearings for the front wheel.
          Agree. The sprocket carrier bearing is very large. Good thing is they rarely fail, unlike the smaller bearings in the wheel.
          Ed

          To measure is to know.

          Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

          Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

          Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

          KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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            #6
            One should insure that the bearing's inner and outer diameters are correct for the wheel and the axle... I have seen two bikes lately with the wrong size wheel bearings installed, loose axles make for wobbly steering.
            Both were actually ridden a long time between when the bearings went in and when they were noticed and replaced with the right ones.
            Pay attention, folks.
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            Life is too short to ride an L.

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