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z900 swingarm query
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:51 pm
Author: Peteypops23
Evening all....
I've got the swingarm off for painting etc.
Don't know whether to go for a SWING ARM NEEDLE BEARING KIT or just replace the bushes and sleeves? They've been good enough for the last 45 years or so.
Opinions please
Pete
Re: z900 swingarm query
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 8:36 am
Author: Ultim8pc
Just use the sleeves. Most of the needle kits I've tried are not very good.
Re: z900 swingarm query
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 1:26 pm
Author: Peteypops23
Thanks for that
Re: z900 swingarm query
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 8:35 pm
Author: Barnett
The bush is a far better engineering solution than needle rollers which experience only a tiny amount of movement at the pivot point.
Re: z900 swingarm query
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:23 pm
Author: Mr Bump
Barnett wrote:The bush is a far better engineering solution than needle rollers which experience only a tiny amount of movement at the pivot point.
...which presumably is why nearly every decent bike after about 1980 has needle rollers.
Re: z900 swingarm query
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 2:31 pm
Author: Barnett
No its done because its what the customers want; marketing, sells more bikes.