Balls to this!
Nov 16, 2020
3 minutes
In olden days, like bicycles, motorcycle headstock bearings used a system known as cone and cup bearings with hardened steel ball bearings running in between races known as cups for the outer and cones for the inner.
The actual bearing contact area was quite small, meaning that the pressure on the races was far greater compared with the equivalent taper roller bearing; think about the eight-stone girl in stilettos putting dings
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