NC30 headstock bearings, which is best?

Forum rules
Please can you post items for sale or wanted in the correct For Sale section. Items / bikes for sale here will be removed without warning. Reasons for this are in the FAQ. Thanks
Delboy
Site Supporter
Site Supporter
Posts: 836
Joined: Mon May 11, 2009 3:25 pm
Bike owned: NC30

Re: NC30 headstock bearings, which is best?

Post by Delboy » Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:00 pm

OEM for me too, not the kind of job you want to do twice, Honda 1's about £20 each, change them then they'll be good for another 20 years :whistle:
4 WHEELS MOVE THE BODY 2 WHEELS MOVE THE SOUL

User avatar
micpec
Site Supporter
Site Supporter
Posts: 1298
Joined: Sat May 03, 2008 9:11 pm
Bike owned: NC35’s, NC30 sold, MC34 many
Location: The Netherlands

Re: NC30 headstock bearings, which is best?

Post by micpec » Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:26 pm

porndoguk wrote:
micpec wrote:
porndoguk wrote:Roller,

Pyramid are shit, quality are shit and i had 2 lots!

Wemoto no better,

Next set i but when i can be arsed to remove them 3rd time round ill be fitting OEM BB & Cup as mr honda intended

Sorry to hijack this thread, but understood that Pyramid headstock bearings are not good quality wise...does this also count for their dust & oil caps for the front forks... :whistle: I have just fitted 2 sets of them to my 2 sets of RVF forks. Compared to the genuine RVF parts these Pyramids are more tight mounted with less movement.
I have no idea tbh, i used the genuine Honda hrc seals on mine ;)
Well, no problem. Just was curious. I will be using the Pyramids forks seals and caps for the coming period, so will put here my experiences with them.
"Action without Philosophy is a lethal weapon; Philosophy without action is worthless"

User avatar
skinnydog0_0
NWAA Supporter
NWAA Supporter
Posts: 1212
Joined: Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:07 pm
Bike owned: Penny Farthing
Location: Pembrokeshire West Wales

Re: NC30 headstock bearings, which is best?

Post by skinnydog0_0 » Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:06 pm

I use KOYO taper roller bearings on my 35 and they are so much better than the ball and cup type. I feel the steering more precise and teh turn in is smoother and quicker. Also KOYO make the standard honda bearings so the quality is bang on. top and bottom bearings pls seals from A+R racing are about £35ish.
I used pyramid fork seals at the start of last season and they have been fine up till now, so would use them again.
An NC is for life, not just for Christmas!

Post Reply