Chuck, with the higher stresses of tuned pipe operation, I agree with you. Plus, the liner/piston will probably wear out before those ceramic jobs do. I think I paid $11.98 for a stainless steel set from Boca a few weeks back. They are probably better quality than the stock OS bearings that came with the engine. Since I baby my engines with lots of castor and never peak them all the way out, I'm hoping they will be fine.