Are Ceramic Wheel Bearings worth the $? | S1000RR Build Series 

Zach is like a surgeon, it’s great watching him do his thing!

THere is also a pretty significant weight savings when you go to the smaller chain too...you guys are removing a TON of rotating mass!! That rear wheel looked AWESOME!!!!

I have to get the BST wheels. They are nice. Thanks for the lesson today!

What up ib! Formerly highermathCT here! YES! Ceramic bearings are totally worth it! Just saw a tour of a manufacturer and the attention to detail, & quality control produce a product that lasts the lifetime of the bike.

I used BST wheels before. I then tried the Rotobox Boost wheels and I would never go back. The build quality and fit and finish of the Rotobox wheels is a lot better.

Zach (sp?), is an utterly SUPERB Technician... 99% is easy, the last 1% , is what makes the difference. Thanks 650ib! AWESOME

WOW! Zak’s “calibrated-mechanic-elbow” has just now sold me on ceramic bearings. My wheel’s rotational mass applaud you kind sir 🙏🏽🤩

If you dip the pit bull stand tips in a few coats of plastic dip it will not hurt the anodized wheel spools. Great vid!

zack works so fast that is amazing !

I installed WorldWide ceramic bearings on my ZX-14 Carrozzeria wheels. $450 just for bearings. Hey when you are trying to get every smidgen out of your bike, why not....Next 520 chain conversion EK-3D.... Enjoyed this video, they did everything perfect, heat gun on rim hub and new bearings in the freezer, you can even get your own driver and puller set, but definitely something you can do yourself! just make sure you put the spacers in correctly or you can really mess one up then you have to scrap the new bearing because the axle rod doesn't want to go on in reverse.

650ib!!! Waz up My Friend!!! IT'S BEEN AWHILE since I've visited Your channel here!!! It's great to be back and even BEFORE Zack started spinning that carbon-fiber wheel with the NEW ceramic-bearings in it,I could already tell it was going to spin MUCH longer than it did with the old bearings,because at the 11:08 mark,he just BARELY even TOUCHED that wheel,and it spun SO EASILY before he stopped it to do the "official" spin!!! Lol. Anyway..........Be safe My Friend!!! :)

You should turn this concept of videos into a television show.

Learned something new as always! Keep up the great work!

I have to say it!.... Zack looks like 'the Scofield Kid' in the Movie 'Unforgiven'. I'm subscribed and enjoying the technical nature of the Channel. Thanks 650ib!

Love what you do ib and having Zack there explaining how everything works it’s just great !!!!

I just can't stop watching with every video u upload n i lov it. 650ib

Recently found your channel from a 5up vid and I’m PISSED I didn’t find sooner. Your content is exactly what I’ve been looking for from a motovlogger. I’m from Baltimore and would’ve definitely been there to meet the crew during the bike giveaway of season 1. Hoping to catch you when you return. Keep up the great work.

love watching zac working on the bike!!! thumbs up!

Great video 650ib , Zack rocks as always 😜👍🇦🇺

Every day of the week and twice on Tuesday’s! Have some on order for the r1

Viewed your visit but the stipulations are fugetacular

Damn, another mod I need to do now for weight savings😧👌

Another good one...

2:34 was expecting the gas tank to blow up… smh gotta up the production value on these videos.

Orings!! Don't think they came with them back in my day. Glad all 4 of my bikes are shaft or belt now. Except my first bike ever, Yammy 350 2 stroke, RD 350. It is just rusting away in the yard.

I wanna buy some for my daily scooter because of the video now 😅💪👍

Great information! Thanks for sharing!

Wish I had that bike sounds like it'll be sweet

Them before and after videos is the true test to see if it’s worth buying not just what you read online good job hate all the videos that show product but don’t test it like that we just hear them talk about

The real benefit of ceramic bearings (full ceramic, not hybrid) is their corrosion resistance and long service life. Imagine 500,000 miles or more on a set of wheel bearings! Absolutely insane. Even the best steel bearings usually only get up to 250,000 miles. Even the tiniest bit of water that can creep into a bearing won't cause it to wear out prematurely since ceramic is chemically inert. Steel races would slowly deteriorate until they become rough and worn out way before ceramic would. Full Ceramic bearings could only fail if they completely lost lubrication or sustained an intense shock impact (say pothole or curb at high enough speed to cause damage). A steel bearing would fail eventually from a shock impact too.

Why don’t you balance the whole rotating assembly (wheel, tire, sprocket assembly, and rotor)? Why remove the sprocket assembly?

According to bearing experts, most of the friction comes from the grease and seals.... make your deductions...

Them wheels are amazing

Great video. How long does it takes to install ceramic wheel bearings?

Very impressive

Come to NYC for some smackdowns and realty lmao just joking great job as always 650 Ib

Ceramic bearings are awesome! I would strongly recommend them for any bike.

Finally decided to SEND IT on some BST Rapid TEK wheels for the ZX10R... definitely going to get some ceramics as well after watching this. Was undecided on whether or not $400 more should be devoted to the wheels or rather juice or something... fuck it... why not both xD

Loving the build series! Good thing my HP4 already came with the Ceramic bearings, too bad it didnt come with Carbon wheels too haha

This type of test is really measuring the amount of grease in the bearing. How the bike performs under load is a completely different thing. If you sprayed out these bearings and removed all the grease, I guarantee they would spin forever and probably no difference would be my guess.

So cool wheel and on hand service pro....man

Are $ worth the Ceramic Wheel Bearings? If you have the money buy it! Regards AeroR🚀

Looked like u spun ceramic slower and bearings are cooler

AWESOME AMAZING MAGIC

Hey 650ib if you come back to Atlanta I would love to put smackdown on your hp4

Amazing!

What difference does a BST wheel and ceramic bearings make on the dyno?

Has the wheel been nicked yet ?

In the second series you said that you would do a CBR 1000 ?!

I cant pledge because the part where I enter my address just continues to load and it won't let me enter anything. Please help

Love the video and your energy, I do however have a question regarding the build series. Is it only available for U.S. citizens? Asking because from what I read is that only U.S. citizens are eligible for the prizes, true or not?

What's up Ib?! Hope all is well...nice vid

Did you have your '12 S1000rr flashed? If so, how?

where can i purchase bearings

That was also less force on the spin it could of went longer

Is that 5UP's S1000RR on the lift in the background.....

I gotta win this time lol

How do I win? I need this bike!!

You know that the sparks from that grinder stick to just every surface !!! Well fuck that shit ...it's not yours after all!!

Nice 👍 look good and 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Ceramic bearings last longer?

Why put the bearings in the freezer?

Why do you keep us waiting so long, ib? 😢

Badluck for me for staying in india, i want to win. But GOODLUCK ANYWAY

I have to win it

Ib your dragging out the vids, both wheels should have gone on at the same time

Hey Ib, what do you ya do with those HP wheels? Are they for sale? I've got the stock on my S1000R ... Been dreaming of some nicer rims, even if they aren't BST nice.

I'm sorry to say but spending $395 on a ceramic wheel bearing kit is not wort it for me. If you drag the bike, by all means and if you drive roads without any bumps or potholes, go for it. But to each his own, I'm not trying to talk anyone down from installing this, just my opinion, take it as you want to.

Haha the audio was so bad back then compared to now

I can't win :-/

For Racing? Why on weight savings and costs... For the Road.....

watching this video, I wonder what tool(brand and model) did you use for the bearing removal? My BSTs have 30mm and 28mm ID bearings and I cannot find anything that fits ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E5Md8AjAVIc.html

CRINGE MOMENT 2:35, why Zac why

why not choose different bikes for the series getting a little stale watching the same bikes. Still enjoy the channel but prefer different flavors you know just my opinion

Dollar for dollar, hell no they aren't worth the money. Ok, I'm just poor lol.