honda 200e bearings

[leevarnado]

whats a good name bearing i can buy for a honda 200e.are the cheap ebay ones any good,

[Nick_R_23]

Ive tried a lot of different brands of bearings, cheap ones, quality ones, and either way I always end up replacing them within a month or so. I just buy the cheapest ones I can get now and replace them when the axle gets a little loose. I dont know if its just me but I go thru bearings like crazy. You should be able to pick up a set of rear bearings and seals for about 20$.

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[leevarnado]

do you grease your axle after installing your bearings,i thought they would last longer then that.shoot i ride my 84 200x everyday,and the bearing are still good.bought the bike a over ayear ago.

[Nick_R_23]

Yeah I do grease it, I guess I just ride harder then most. I still havent had to change the bearings in my 250r but anything '200' like 200x, 200e, 200s, and 185, the bearings just dont seem to hold up. Heck Ive even changed the bearings in my friends 2006 Yamaha Kodiak 400 3 times since it was new!! If anyone does hard riding like me and my friends do (~50 miles a day, rough trails and maybe some mud) and knows of a good brand that can hold up, please let me know!! :lol:

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[leevarnado]

dang man 50 miles a day,that is hard core.i ride only an hour or so,but its everyday,no matter what the weather is like.

[super90]

I just buy the cheap bearings from tractor supply.. Like 7 bucks a piece. I had these bearings in my 200x for a year now and there not worn!!!!! I think it has to do alot with tires too, if you have rock hard sport tires it will kill them fast. I run big ballon tires mostly for mud that relives alot of stress when the tire flexes.

[oscarmayer]

i still find it strange your going through so many bearings. a lot of the trikes I work on have the factory ones installed and work w/o issues. sure it's not the install process or maybe a bent axle? either one of those coudl cause pre-mature damage and failure.

[Nick_R_23]

Yeah I think they should be lasting a little longer, but its not just one machine, its more like 20!! Between me and my friends we all go thru bearings, but like I said, its probably mostly because of our riding style. We take long rides and some rough trails, which probably dont help. We can put a few hundred miles on our machines a week easily.

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[aldochina]

how the hell do you find the time? I'm lucky to get away once every other week for a good ride, other than that its cruising around the 16 acres we own. Then again maybe your young with no kids, mortgage, and endless amounts of upkeep, if so hang on to it for as long as you can, i'm envious.

[oscarmayer]

^ ditto brotha, Ditto!

[hublake]

I use "All Balls" bearings and get them from Dads. He is a member here. I have used them in three restorations I have done with no problem yet. I don't do alot of riding. I am working on a 200e now.

[Gearheadtom]

When I replaced the bearings in my 200e I used All Balls bearings. I sold it soon after tho. When I replaced them I put a grease nipple in between the rear bearings and took the inside dust seals off the new bearings so I could pump the grease into the bearings. My uncle did the same thing on his 200m and he has been using the same bearings for several years.

[oscarmayer]

^ sweet idea! i'll have to try it on my 200e.

[Gearheadtom]

If you do try it, make sure you don't pump in to much grease or you can push the outside dust seals out. When you first do this it takes a lot of grease, but you would only need to fill it once. The same thing can be done on the front hub, but I have never done it.