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Two Wheeler / Three wheeler
NBC is major supplier of bearings and solutions to all two and three wheeler OEM’s. NBC is also a preferred choice for two and three wheeler vehicle service market. NBC offers standard bearings & application specific solutions to two and three wheeler applications
NBC Two and three wheeler solutions offerings-
- Maintenance free solutions – Oil Impregnated Bearing Solutions
- Power dense solutions
- Improved design features for bearings to reduce noise and vibration
- Low torque solutions for higher efficiency
- Wheel end application- integrated and customized solutions
- Needle roller bearing
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Major Bearing Application Areas

Cut section of two wheeler engine
NBC offers application specific bearing solution with special surface & heat treatment, improved internal geometry & improved sealing solution to meet specific and critical application requirements to get higher service life & reliability in engine application.
The Critical Application Areas of Bearing in Engine
- Cam Shaft
- Connecting rod
- Crank Shaft
- Mass Balance shaft, as applicable
The Critical Application Requirements of Bearings
- Higher operating temperatures
- Cyclic bearing loads
- Contaminated operating conditions
- Higher Service life & reliability

Cut section of two wheeler engine
The transmission is very important area of two and three wheelers which transfers the power from engine to wheel.
It is always expected to have minimum power loss, low noise & smooth running of vehicle. The bearings are used to support all gears & shafts in the transmission system. Input shaft, countershaft/output shaft of manual transmission and CVT systems of two wheeler applications are the major areas of bearing applications-
The Critical Application Requirements of Bearings –
- Lower friction
- Low Noise
- Higher operating temperatures
- Compactness

Steering column of two wheeler
The two and three wheeler application uses conventional ball and bearing race solutions for steering column. Today the steering column bearing face the challenges of re-greasing of bearings, noise & increased steering effort. NBC offers application specific bearing solution for two and three wheeler steering application, maintenance free ball cage assembly called OIBC (Oil impregnated ball cage assembly).

Rear wheel end
The wheel end application demand for ease of mounting, longer service life & maintenance free bearing solutions. NBC offers bearings with sealed & greased for life with next generation integrated wheel end solutions to meet the wheel end requirements in severe operating conditions like contamination due to dust and / or water.
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