What Aftermarket Carrier is everyone running?

[RPMAXLE]

Good question Krandall. I'm wondering the same thing.

What is the benefit of this? IMO there is nothing wrong with the stock bearings (or stock equivalent). The problem seems to be with the seals. The stock seals seem to do a poor job of keeping foreign material out of the bearings. Once this happens, the bearings don't stand a chance. I think this would be the case for any style of bearing.

Couldn't regular maintenance prolong stock style bearings as well? (once we find out what regular maintenance is)

I'm not knocking RPM at all. Just asking for more clarification so I can understand why one would choose to do this instead of putting a $50 set of replacement bearings/seals in when the stock ones wear out. A new polished aftermarket carrier with new bearings/seals is around $200 from what I've seen. Many of us run aftermarket swingarms with open housings. This allows direct view of the stock carrier. The stock carrier, as we know, is a very dull cast aluminum. Why would someone spend $140 to get new bearings in the stock carrier when we could spent $60 more and get a shiny polished aluminum carrier?

Again, I'm not knocking anyone's products or services. There must be a reason this is done, I just don't know what that reason is.

Hey guys , thanks for the questions..   First ,I am in the process of making a billet carrier with tapered bearings right now , should be about 2 weeks and it will be done ... retail is 249.95  + shipping ....

We do something special with our carriers that no one in the industry does.. lol ... 
the tapered carrier is much stronger then the twinrow bearing > reason is because its tapered and it is a flat roller bearing  causing less drag then the ball style bearing .now with that being said , I have a bearing (twin row) that is special . it has less drag then your typical "twinrow bearing" that the other manufactures use in their carriers . 
The thing that everyone needs to understand is that you dont need to torque your loc-nut down to 170-175 ftlbs, even if your running a twinrow carrier ie aftermarket or stock.. the reason for this is you are causing pressure to the inter bearing race and crushing the center crush tube...over time of loosening the loc-nut and tightening it will mushroom the center tube , and then your loc-nut will never stay tight .
The seals I use are really good seals , and wont cause any problems ..
The best thing you can do is maintain the bearings, ie take them out and repack them .(tapered) If they are well taken care of they will last the life of the bike ..

If you have any questions , please feel free to email me or give me a call ..

Thanks,
Brad 

[wobble]

Thanks for the clarification. I look forward to seeing the billet carrier with tapered bearings.

[Sand84]

Thanks for the clarification. I look forward to seeing the billet carrier with tapered bearings.

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