Re-baking my ST1300 (Almost-full-redoing)

[Al st1100]

information from Timken. This outer ring has heavy corrosion on the race.This type of corrosion may only be a surface stain without pitting. If the staining can be cleaned with an emery cloth or crocus cloth, the bearing maybe reused. If there are pits that cannot be cleaned with light polishing, the bearing should either be discarded or, if practical, refurbished.

 

[leondante]

information from Timken. This outer ring has heavy corrosion on the race.This type of corrosion may only be a surface stain without pitting. If the staining can be cleaned with an emery cloth or crocus cloth, the bearing maybe reused. If there are pits that cannot be cleaned with light polishing, the bearing should either be discarded or, if practical, refurbished.

Fully agree with this. Mine weren't as bad as this picture, just a more shiny on those spots. I cleaned it, put new grease and rolled them by hand pushing in strongly, to find any deformation on the races or the rolls. It was not even a bit of a strange feeling, so nice to go for me. Also after installing and torquing it properly, without the shock absorber, it moved smoothly, not a single crick when moving it by hand up and down.

 

[St-Gerard]

Your bike is going to be better than new.

 

[leondante]

Your bike is going to be better than new.

YES, that's my purpose. And I'm achieving it!! Putting better generic parts, new devices and better stuff than the original ones. I'm sad I cannot take 90K kilometers of use off the engine and gearbox. I only hope to find a good used engine if I need one. Even thought about buying and storing one just in case.