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Some of the earley XB series Buells had defective wheel bearings I believe the defected ones had black rubber seals. The old Timken bearings would last forever if they were repacked when tires were replaced.
My '03 XB9R was fine, I had no wheel bearing problems with that, it was my '07 XB12R Buttercup that disgraced herself!