@@bikerstuff2, thanks for your question. I am a mechanical engineer and I have always found it best practice to lubricate when fitting bearings. It definitely cannot harm anything but without grease or oil there is always the chance that the steel could ‘pick up’ while the hard bearing shell is being fitted. Hope this makes sense?
I haven’t been doing on this project so far. Mainly because I’m doing it on a small budget and trying to keep my costs down. Im using paint that I have on the shelf already and they are not all the same types of paint. I did try clear coating the sidestand , but the clear coat caused issues with the paint underneath. Im using acrylic paint on the forks and the wheels, so should be tough enough hopefully.
I had ‘11 ninja 250R that the steering stem feels somewhat a bit loose and clunky when braking with front brake. Do it needs new bearing or just need to tighten it? And i heard that tappered bearing is better than old fashion style. Is that true? Thanks
It sounds to me like it could just need to be tightened up a little, but replacing them with tapered bearings would definitely be my choice of action. Tapered bearings are a good upgrade and much better than the original bearings. Hope this helps you 👍.
Always wondered how to do this on my bike and now I know thank you!
Glad to be of assistance, that’s why I decided to capture my progress and post it. Hopefully it can help others out there too.
Very good video, thanks
@@berndpfaffe2365 thank you 🙏
Why did you grease an interference fit?
@@bikerstuff2, thanks for your question. I am a mechanical engineer and I have always found it best practice to lubricate when fitting bearings. It definitely cannot harm anything but without grease or oil there is always the chance that the steel could ‘pick up’ while the hard bearing shell is being fitted. Hope this makes sense?
do you use clear coat on the painted parts
I haven’t been doing on this project so far. Mainly because I’m doing it on a small budget and trying to keep my costs down. Im using paint that I have on the shelf already and they are not all the same types of paint. I did try clear coating the sidestand , but the clear coat caused issues with the paint underneath. Im using acrylic paint on the forks and the wheels, so should be tough enough hopefully.
I had ‘11 ninja 250R that the steering stem feels somewhat a bit loose and clunky when braking with front brake. Do it needs new bearing or just need to tighten it? And i heard that tappered bearing is better than old fashion style. Is that true?
Thanks
It sounds to me like it could just need to be tightened up a little, but replacing them with tapered bearings would definitely be my choice of action. Tapered bearings are a good upgrade and much better than the original bearings. Hope this helps you 👍.
@@spencer2237 i give it try soon. Thanks 🍻