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Originally Posted by Gasser Nate
I have never liked those roller bearings, pain in the ass to get off the crank and from my testing don?t last as long as ball bearings. I always replace them with ball bearings when I get the chance even though logic says the rollers should last longer. If it has those sealed type mains I have seen them suck in a gut full of water through their seals and then rust away because the water can?t evaporate out. And that is pretty good hours out of a racer!
But after that bit of info I am wondering where else water made it too?
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Bike has been completely disassembled since then. We flipped it over in the creek and took the plug out, cranking the engine over and over to get the water out. Squeezed the water out of the air filter, got back to camp, changed the gearbox oil and rode for three more days (about 7 hours total) before the crank finally gave up the ghost. Tough as nails!