22-01-12, 09:03 AM
TBH I had a wheel bearing failure on my first gen1 ( 2001 model) which I had from new, and had no abuse. Replacement bearings went in at about 18k miles, and were still perfect when I sold it at 37000 miles. My current gen1 bought at 8k miles, now has 35k miles and all bearings are sweet. I alway sclean spindles, and repack with grease at each tyre change. Suspension linkages ar eeasy to remove, clean and repack every year. So far I have had no issues.
I put the bearing failure on my first bike down to a faulty batch . :\
I put the bearing failure on my first bike down to a faulty batch . :\