June 26th, 2017, 11:09 AM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Bill
Location: Port Huron, Michigan
Join Date: Mar 2017
Motorcycle(s): 2007 Kawasaki 250 Ninja, 1982 Honda Ascot FT500
Posts: A lot.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JacRyann
Like with bicycles, upgrading from ball-bearing to roller-bearing headset makes a huge different in smoothness and longevity. Contact area is TINY with ball-bearings and puts intense pressure on the balls and races. Roller-bearing has much larger contact area and spreads out weight & bump-loads over wider area for significantly better durability. For heavy-duty downhill MTB racing, it's easily a 10:1 ratio as far as how much better roller-bearings last compared to ball-bearings.
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Man, like you're "All Balls". You're right!
Bill
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