8 hours ago
(9 hours ago)Trebus Wrote: I’ve never had a bike with tapered bearings from the factory. Most of the problems in my experience are from lack of grease from the factory causing premature wear. One of the first jobs I do on any new (to me) bike is strip / clean / grease the headstock bearings.
The XT225 Serow has a taper roller bearing on the bottom of the steering stem and and a Ball bearing type at the top from the factory