Just ride it damn thingits obvious no one know whats going to happen I had and 04 rk they said the samething I rode it easy and put several thousand miles on it and its still running, was not a 96 but same concept applies know one knows just each personal theroy

 

Everyone be careful -- I almost got hypnotized by the spinning bearing. Damn, eyes are still blurry. LOL.

 

well i was gonna add something but i felt it would have no bearing on what was being said here.

 

just poor some jb weld in there....that'll fix those bearings.

 

Nope, that's the Bering.

 

If anyone is confused, maybe this will help:

In my 1999 Service Manual, under the "oiling system specification," the oil pressure is listed as "30-38 psi at 2000 rpm and normal operating temperature of 230F."

 

If it's chuggin, you are luggin'. Lugging is what beats up the bearing and destroys it. Oil pressure has nothing to do with it.

 

No comment.

 

OK, I hear you guys regarding "lugging" and I understand....what I don't understand is 2000 rpm considered lugging. Now, I ain't got a bike yet but I've ridden many(non-Harley) and I think 2000 would be "mid range", especially with the displacement the Harleys have divided amongst two cylinders. What is a "stock" idle rpm? What would be considered "redline"? Just curious...learn me somethin'.....

 

Also, the lower the RPM the higher the torsional load is on the bearing. I freaked when I had to size some fan shaft bearings which ran 60 RPM. As the RPM increases the load on the bearings is dramatically reduced. More details can be found in any bearing sizing guides.