thats better before i broke my bearing [only 1700 miles for me], but my bearing
was on the etek. i think i might retire my first bike and part it out and
focus on finisihing my second bike.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well after 2 years of riding my EV has broken
down. I have been experiencing a noise from the drive line area and over the
weekend tore things down to investigate.
I lost a rear wheel bearing on the drive side of the Kawasaki. This is
possibly due to a too tight chain and of course the excessive gross vehicle
weight, but at 3,000 miles still a bit of a surprise. The bearing looks to be a
low drag type (e.g. no seal) and to be a fairly cheap type. On the old bearing
the race that holds the ball bearings in place failed. I am tempted to replace
it with a premium quality sealed type bearing which is what is installed on the
non drive side of the rear wheel (although I recognize that there may be a
small efficiency penalty due to the seal friction.
It seems that although I have one battery that performs worse than the others
the electric stuff just keeps going and going.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a good machine shop in the Denver area
that can press in the new bearing for me? Otherwise I'll just take it down to
the local cycle dealer.
Mike Bachand
Denver Electric Vehicle Council (DEVC) - Colorado Chapter of the EAA
1994 Kawasaki Ninja EV
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