OK, so after the conversion to APES, I discovered the huge lack of stability in the riser bushings that come stock. And anyone wanting to remove them and replace them knows that Yamaha presses the bushings in, and you can't hammer them out. If you search the forums, everyone says you need a press to do it, and it can't be done on the bike. Which means, removing the triple trees. NO BUENO!!

Well a buddy and I sat around and were trying to get mine out, without using a press (which I do have one, but wasn't about to remove the trees) and we had already hammered and heated and cussed and beat more and tried EVERYTHING.....when we came up with a homemade press that works perfectly. Knowing what to do, the bushings were out in less than 5 minutes!!!

So, we took a long Grade 8 bolt with a washer that was just smaller than the diameter of the bushing, and ran it though the bushing. On the bottom side, we used a 36mm socket which fits perfect. Run the bolt through that as well, and add a washer to stabilize and a nut. Then start cranking. As you tighten the bolt, it will compress on the bushing and then suck the bushing down into the socket. We used a 1/4" drive for leverage, but in less than 5 minutes, it was out.

I replaced with the Barons Good-n-Tite bushings and it is night and day difference. Far better handling, no shake...definitely worth the $35.

Here is a couple pics of the homemade bushing removal tool

http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t212/jcoleman19/Bike/?action=view&current=img218.jpg
http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t212/jcoleman19/Bike/?action=view&current=img219.jpg