How John Boy must love trials like The Ilkley Grand National. Even though it was relatively mild this year ( hail and hurricane force winds at the start) my shopping list for tommorow isn't short.

the exhaust took a swipe on a wall ( that was initially on my left before the 180 degree spin) that whacked the bolt holding the silencer, the bobbin holding the lot on then let go with a lap to go leaving the thing flapping like washimg in the wind. the left subframe got cracked ( who knows where or when) the rear pads are down to the metal ( well a knats body hair from the metal) and to top that the head bearings are now 'crunchy'

having said all that all that can be expected from riding at lunatic speeds for the best part of two hours

how to sort out the swinging arm bearings though is the point of the question. thers a tad of movement on one side so i'll change now while the things stripped any problems or do they just fall into your lap?

take the shocker off

take out the long aluminium bolt, holding the swing arm on(might be tight)

remove the swing arm,

take out the bushes and polish them,

either bray out or extract the bearings using sockets etc the bearings 4 of them in total

polish the bore where the bearings sit

replace them with skf hk2218rs needle roller bearings (about

Edited March 30, 200917 yr by Chris Morris