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Counter Steering: Does Anybody Have An Explanation? - Demystification Required
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<blockquote data-quote="Keith Martin" data-source="post: 169105" data-attributes="member: 1895"><p>The loose balls vs tapered bearings has always puzzled me. When I first built a road racing Triumph 650 with the help of Jack Wilson I had installed a tapered bearing kit on the frame. Jack came in and told me to take them out as the tapered roller bearing kits were "to sell not to use".</p><p>We then installed loose balls and races but instead of putting in 20 balls top and bottom he installed 19 top and bottom. I raced the bike that way for years without any head shake or trouble. I was young but learned quickly not to question Jack when it came to fast race winning Triumph motorcycles. </p><p>I have seen photos of Yamaha Moto GP bikes using loose balls in their steering heads.</p><p>Are tapered bearing better for long term street riding? Less maintenance?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keith Martin, post: 169105, member: 1895"] The loose balls vs tapered bearings has always puzzled me. When I first built a road racing Triumph 650 with the help of Jack Wilson I had installed a tapered bearing kit on the frame. Jack came in and told me to take them out as the tapered roller bearing kits were "to sell not to use". We then installed loose balls and races but instead of putting in 20 balls top and bottom he installed 19 top and bottom. I raced the bike that way for years without any head shake or trouble. I was young but learned quickly not to question Jack when it came to fast race winning Triumph motorcycles. I have seen photos of Yamaha Moto GP bikes using loose balls in their steering heads. Are tapered bearing better for long term street riding? Less maintenance? [/QUOTE]
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