LanceK
Active Member
Anyone ever have their NC break down on them? If so what happened? We’re you able to get it going again, or did it require a tow?
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I have been driving for 4 years without any problem I am very satisfiedAnyone ever have their NC break down on them? If so what happened? We’re you able to get it going again, or did it require a tow?
Catastrophic failure of the rear wheel bearing at ~48,000 miles. I had to spend most of the day in a Kansas City Honda Dealer (https://www.advantagepowersports.com/). They went above and beyond sourcing bearings and installing them for me.
May have been my fault. I noticed the rear shock leaking early on in a 2 week trip. Instead of replacing it while on the road or turning around, I continued with the trip. Two days before the bearings went, the shock gave all she had. Two days from home, while on the interstate about a mile from my hotel and luckily Advantage Powersports, the rear bearings disintegrated. I have no idea what shape the bearings were in before the shock went. It's not outside the realm of reasonableness for them to go at that age. I just know that the shock probably made it worse.
I’d go farther and say the right rear wheel bearing on the NC should be proactively changed out no later than 48,000 miles, earlier if you ride in a wet environment. Mine failed on a long trip and came very close to stranding me. Made it home and the bearing disintegrated. It was the first wheel bearing failure I ever had on any motorcycle.Prob no harm for us all to check the wheel bearings from time to time. I had a set fail on my former NC700X but a friend had a major failure where the bearing totally disintegrated and caused major mischief to the hub .
Nope - mines a 2013 and hasn’t ever missed a beat.Anyone ever have their NC break down on them? If so what happened? We’re you able to get it going again, or did it require a tow?
That's good advice to hear. I have a pair of OEM wheel bearings and dust seals at the ready for when one fails. It is the same part for front/rear wheels, except that the bearing inside the sprocket is different ("angular ball" instead of "radial ball" bearing).I’d go farther and say the right rear wheel bearing on the NC should be proactively changed out no later than 48,000 miles, earlier if you ride in a wet environment. Mine failed on a long trip and came very close to stranding me. Made it home and the bearing disintegrated. It was the first wheel bearing failure I ever had on any motorcycle.