Bearing Stinger

Name: Bearing Stinger
SKU: 18

Metaru Doragūn Bearingu Sutingā · メタルドラグーンベアリングスティンガー

Also known as Metal Dragoon Bearing Stinger

Stamina type Hiro Granger (Manga only) 4 Layer System 1999

Code: 18
Maker: Takara Tomy
Released: December 1999 (Japan)

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Bearing Stinger, known in Japan as Metal Dragoon Bearing Stinger, is a Spin Gear System Beyblade combining a Metal Dragoon bit chip with a Scissor Cutter attack ring, a Heavy weight disk and the Bearing Base blade base. It holds a notable technical first, introducing an internal ball bearing to a Beyblade's blade base years before that became standard practice.

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The record

Type: Stamina
System: 4 Layer System
Series: Next Generation Beigoma Battle: Beyblade
Takara Tomy code: 18
Released in Japan: December 1999
Japanese name: メタルドラグーンベアリングスティンガー
Romaji: Metaru Doragūn Bearingu Sutingā
Also known as: Metal Dragoon Bearing Stinger
Owner (in the story): Hiro Granger (Manga only)

Parts

Bit ChipMetal Dragoon
Attack RingScissor Cutter5 grams
Weight DiskHeavy15.3 g
Blade BaseBearing Base8 grams

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Parts in detail

Bearing-equipped release; collectors note its performance figures assume shielded ball bearings fitted in every bearing position.

Slot	Part	Weight	Spin	Note
Attack Ring	Scissor Cutter	3.0 g	Right only	A small, thin ring prone to breaking even in its reinforced 'Phantom Force' version; reasonably hard-hitting for its era, but outward-angled contact points cause enough recoil that it's too aggressive for serious survival use, even under Wide Survivor's partial cover.
Weight Disk	Heavy	15.3 g		The most compact weight distribution of any disk, though individual copies vary in actual weight; fairly competitive in compacts and traditional upper attack and a backup for weight-based defense.
Spin Gear	Bearing Base Shaft	0.72 g		Uses a low-friction POM tip for excellent stamina but shows noticeable wobble from the bearing support, making it vulnerable to being caught and ground down under Circle Survivor Defense; it especially shines in same-spin zombie mirror matches thanks to very low friction and offers the best stamina of any non-aggressive zombie shaft, though it lacks the precession benefit Neo SG (Double Bearing Version) Shaft gets from Customize Grip Base.
Blade Base	Bearing Base	6.7 (without shaft) plus 2 bearings g	Right only	An early prototype for both removable spin gears and shaft-and-casing setups, fitting two bearings (two POM, one metal) and offering good lift; a useful part restricted by its right-spin lock.