Bill,
I replaced both mine and Karens head bearings with the allballs tapered bearing kit. The only hard part is getting the bearing race off the lower yoke. A press comes in handy for that.

I did mine cause I kept eating front tires, I did Karens for peace of mind not cause she had an issue.

SOLD: 07 Black BA, 39mm FCRs, TPUSA stage 1 head, TPUSA 813 cams, TPUSA 10.8:1 pistons, TTP #3 igniter, Specialty Spares Long Cannons, Tsukayu Hard Bags. 82HP/55tq NEW: 19 Goldwing Tour DCT