Steering head bearings Baghira Bp
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:58 pmHi All,
Been looking on this forum for a while now and finally took the time to become a member- it wasnt painful- I should of done it ages ago!
Anyway hope I can be of use- great hearing of others enjoying Mz's and p!$$!ng off the big boys on the twistys !
I would have to say I cant beleive i havent heard of anyone else with steering head bearing problems (doesnt anyone do bad wheelies or go off road a bit!?)
Mine had handling problems when I got it (7k miles, bog standard and like new!) front wheel would tuck in the dry with nice road tyres and just never felt 'right'!
I checked eveything including alignment, swing arm, forks and bearings.
It wasnt until I removed front end and checked the nasty ball bearing things that I realised they were knackered!
What a transformation! 16k miles now, one of Bernd's (tunebike.de) carb kits and header pipes with slightly adapted M4 endcan and lovin it!
Would be real interested in a taper roller head bearing conversion if any one knows of an option?
Justin
2000 Mz Black Panther
Been looking on this forum for a while now and finally took the time to become a member- it wasnt painful- I should of done it ages ago!
Anyway hope I can be of use- great hearing of others enjoying Mz's and p!$$!ng off the big boys on the twistys !
I would have to say I cant beleive i havent heard of anyone else with steering head bearing problems (doesnt anyone do bad wheelies or go off road a bit!?)
Mine had handling problems when I got it (7k miles, bog standard and like new!) front wheel would tuck in the dry with nice road tyres and just never felt 'right'!
I checked eveything including alignment, swing arm, forks and bearings.
It wasnt until I removed front end and checked the nasty ball bearing things that I realised they were knackered!
What a transformation! 16k miles now, one of Bernd's (tunebike.de) carb kits and header pipes with slightly adapted M4 endcan and lovin it!
Would be real interested in a taper roller head bearing conversion if any one knows of an option?
Justin
2000 Mz Black Panther