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#26197 slowpoke (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 178 suspension link bearings ? 5 Years ago   I'm am considering purchasing a Baron's lowering link and I am trying to source the bearings somewhere other than the Stealership. Does anyone have the actual bearing make and designation. I have the Yamaha part numbers but that doesn't help me. Does anyone know anything that might help? Thanks   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #26198 fourjp (User) Fella's your gonna want that COWBELL Junior Boarder Posts: 159 Re:suspension link bearings ? 5 Years ago   hey poke, i bought dogbones from Pacific coast star and a 1250 lb. progressive spring. I also did a seat swap with them. Overall i dropped the bike about 2&quot; and the seat a little more. LOVE IT! sits nice and low and the progressive spring really stiffens up to keep from bottoming out even 2 up. I didn't want to go to an aluminum knuckle. I changed the whole thing by myself, no prob.... j oops, forgot...moved the floorboards 2&quot; forward with a 5 degree increase...comfy<br><br>Post edited by: fourjp, at: 2007/05/08 22:53   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #26205 slowpoke (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 178 Re:suspension link bearings ? 5 Years ago   Hey JP, I got a heck of a deal on a Barons spring and shock assembly today, and the way I understand it the Barons lowering link provides a nice stable geometry. I figure I might as well go ahead and take the plunge on the link. All of these parts have been designed to work together. This way if I don't like it I can sell it as a Barons kit. Maybe get my money back that way. However, I am not opposed to saving as much money as possible and the dealership is no place for that.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #26206 fourjp (User) Fella's your gonna want that COWBELL Junior Boarder Posts: 159 Re:suspension link bearings ? 5 Years ago   I agree with you onthe dealerships for sure....4.00 each more on spark plugs? I would think any shop should have a bearing press and you could use the current ones. Otherwise i am stumped on the bearings. After working on mine, i can't see the geometry advantage. One thing about heavy springs..they are stiffer all the time , at all settings..progressive springs start soft and then get increasingly stiffer the more they compress.. i put progressive in the front as well..helped a lot   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #26207 fourjp (User) Fella's your gonna want that COWBELL Junior Boarder Posts: 159 Re:suspension link bearings ? 5 Years ago   btw..love the look of your bike! I have red river jumbo bags but otherwise identical. Are you happy with how much your bags hold? I may try putting roadliner bags on mine for a better look. I added the front fender bar and a HD springer retro lamp on top of the fender.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #26214 2000roadstar (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 259 Re:suspension link bearings ? 5 Years ago   When are you going to post a photo? I would love to see how the bike looks with that headlamp.<br><br>Post edited by: 2000roadstar, at: 2007/05/09 05:45   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #26221 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 17615 Re:suspension link bearings ? 5 Years ago   Get the number off the bearing and go to a bearing supply house. The R* beargings are nothing special and they should be able to set you up. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #26234 Brutha (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 184 Re:suspension link bearings ? 5 Years ago   On Road Star Riders forum is a guy &quot;Metric Magic&quot; who sells anything you want at a steep discount. He beats the online OEM pricing and will order stuff from Kuryakan etc. I've purchased stuff from him. Just an idea.   Logged     Freedom is not free.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #26241 fourjp (User) Fella's your gonna want that COWBELL Junior Boarder Posts: 159 Re:suspension link bearings ? 5 Years ago   want to try and get pic this weekend up on the site   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #26244 slowpoke (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 178 Re:suspension link bearings ? 5 Years ago   Well Doc if I could see the numbers on the bearings that would not be a problem. I cannot see them, maybe they pressed them in that way on purpose I really dont want to knock them out of the stock link if I don't have too, I was hoping someone else had already done that, but I guess not. Thanks anyway.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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