Damn!
Just finished replacing the head bearings on my SV yesterday. I wish I would have known about those roller bearings cos I bought standard ones from a dealer and they were over 70 quid including the bottom seal.
To tap the outer bearings from the frame was easy using a bar or chisel. There are a couple of cut outs so its easy to get on a good surface. The inner bearing on the steerer was a shocker as it took loads of tapping with a small chisel under the side to get it to move and the bottom seal is defo worth replacing as it got well mashed by the end.
Installation was easy as I put the inner steerer bearing in an oven for a bit and the steerer in the freezer and used a metal pipe to tap it on. The outer bearings in the frame I left in the freezer and tapped them in using a drift that I quickly machined up at work.
I used bearing grease that I had previously acquired to fit a new headset on my mountain bike, but in the Haynes manual it says that standard automotive grease will do.
The steering was really notchy before (only realised this when it failed its MOT) and now its lovely and smooth.
