Originally Posted by
lunaticfringe
you truly are the "poster child" for everything that's wrong with open forums such as this and unlimited internet access. by your own admission you've never purchased wheel bearings which allows the logical inference that you've also never removed and replaced motorcycle wheel bearings. spend less time dicking around emailing bearing companies in the transparent attempt to prove your point and prop yourself up....and more time studying up on CORRECT removal....spacer service limit specs.....CORRECT replacement using conflicting temperatures and basic hand tools....and most importantly addressing what i consider to be a glaring XB design flaw:::::::excessive drive belt tension. you're going to need all the help you can get and doubt Helen Turner can provide it.