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J6G1Z:
Great information. Thanks for updating this post.


J.

Slyphon:
I redacted the eBay seller as a source for the INA HK2030 because they are not actually INA brand. They are a cheaper version. The eBay seller has the INA brand pictured in the second image, but I received another brand. This other brand is lower quality. It is lower quality because the cage for the needle bearings is made of plastic rather than a metal/plastic composite like the INA brand. The needles are also more exposed and the overall fitment isn't as "firm" as I would like for it to be. I am returning the eBay versions and getting a set of real INA HK2030's from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/INA-Bearing-12000rpm-Maximum-Rotational/dp/B007D34YMW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1410542217&sr=8-4&keywords=HK2030

Notice the same image as from the eBay listing? Wonder where he got that from....

Slyphon:
Here is a photo of the quality of the two different bearings side-by-side. The one on the right is the German made INA HK2030-ZW. It has a steel cage for the needles, double rows, and better ratings for max RPMs and weight. It also just looks like an overall better quality bearing, and fits the Swingarm Pivot much better as well.

J6G1Z:
This is a very informative post. I'll bet those bearings really firm up the rear end.

The bearing on the right looks like it has a hole in the outer case to line up with a zirk-fitting to add grease later.


J.

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