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ninjette.org guru
Name: Ninja
Location: USA
Join Date: Mar 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja ZX6R, 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 256
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Aftermarket V-Rossi wheels bearings are cheap
Curious, anyone with the V-rossi wheels 4.5" ones use the bearings that came with it? I did and the bearings after 1 week of riding are bad. They're clunking now and I had to order OEM bearings/bushings. So my advice, if you got these wheels from Indonesia, replace the bearings and bushings cause it's dangerous to ride with the ones that comes with it.
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Name: Blue
Location: Charlotte, NC
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EX500 full of EX250 parts
Name: Bill
Location: Grand Rapids-ish, MI
Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): '18 Ninja 400 • '09 Ninja 500R (selling) • '98 VFR800 (project) • '85 Vulcan VN700 (sold) Posts: A lot.
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Yup, I bought All Balls bearings (25-1444 front and 25-1234 rear, about $25 total from Amazon) just to be safe. I also bought new spacer collars that go in between the bearings - the 500 uses a different size in the front, so I needed to buy the 250 version, and buying the rear one meant that I could assemble the new wheels without removing and tearing into the stockers.
After spending as much as I did on the new wheels and tires, a few extra bucks for bearings and spacers to avoid extra work and possible quality issues seemed like a no-brainer. Here's a pic of the OEM rear spacer collar compared to the one that came in my VRossi wheel. ![]() As I've said multiple times, do whatever you want with your own bike and money, but one of those looks a whole lot better to me than the other one. Make up your own mind whether that's worth $11 to you.
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ninjette.org guru
Name: Ninja
Location: USA
Join Date: Mar 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja ZX6R, 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 256
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Agreed. That's totally worth $11. Bearings + spacers OEM costed me $60, but hells, I rather spend $60 than go down when the cheap bearings explode on the freeway.
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