Hi...
I recently bought from a (known to all of us – I won’t tell who…) internet site a middle bearing to rebuild my crank... It cost me 57 euros or 39 GBP if you like, without the shipping cost... Along with the bearing the guy sent me also a genuine Honda o-ring for the bearing... The o-ring was included in the price of the 57 euros... This o-ring costs 1,5 euros in my local Honda dealer when i cheked it later…
When I received the bearing I checked the box and found out that this guy had erase the Koyo part number from the box... So if I wanted to buy another I couldn't...
I was very curious then, if my local Koyo Seiko dealer was able to supply me with these kinds of bearings... Ten minutes later I was there. A nice lady was checking the bearing to see if she could supply me with additional quantity if I wanted...
Her answer...Of cource Michael, she told me… We have tons of that kind of bearing... and they cost 24 euros each ( 16 GBP )....!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also I can supply you with the side bearings of your crank if you like she said...
I am writing all these because I want to help other people not to fall in the same situation like I did...It's a shame to let people take advantage of us because we just want to keep these machines running...
If some one wants bearings for his crank and can't find, please e-mail me and I will be happy to buy them for him and send them to him...I won't be charge anything more but the exact price they cost plus shipping...
Michael - Greece
P.S. - The Honda part mumber of the oring is : 91301-KV3-771