Holy Crap!!!!!!!

[Caterpillarmech]

I need a set of swing arm bearing for my "new to me" swing arm. I looked on ebay and thought surely I could by the stock bearings for less than 40$. My local dealership has an online parts store so I priced it out. I,m at $165 so far before taxes. How can they justify a 400% mark up? I know they are out to make money but DAMN!

 

[blasterfreek30]

damn bro, what a ripoff..........i guess they dont call them stealerships for nothing!!

 

[cdocken02]

haha mine was the same thing when i tried to order a piston, wanted 235 for a .030 wiseco.

 

[brandoz28]

yeah the dealers are gonna be waaaaaaay overly expensive, hit up one of the discount mail order places in no particular order, motosport, rockymountain, bikebandit, etc. and there's always ebay too.

 

[fioz600r]

Do you need just the bearing or a swing arm rebuild kit?

 

[yzrider]

for bearings just go to boss bearings on ebay, they will get u hooked up, also they give ya a kick butt sticker

 

[89custom]

do not settle for that price. go to a local shop, not dealership, and ask them to order the set. i paid $60 cdn for my pivot works swinger bearing set. shops usually dont mark sh*t up.

 

[rideyamaha09]

I paid $50 for my swingarm bearings at the dealership, they were all balls bearings

 

[Ted5986]

Pivot Works Yamaha Blaster Swing Arm Bearing Kit 88-02 : eBay Motors (item 180451293971 end time Mar-01-10 16:15:00 PST)

ebay has pivot works and all balls fo under 60

 

[atvmxr]

i prefer OEM parts.. I used service honda or midwest action cycle for most of my orders (Service Honda carries all brands)

 

[Caterpillarmech]

It looks like the last guy rode without bearings on the right side. I'm just going to rebuild the whole thing along with +4 inches and I'm thinking about tapping the pivot tubes and putting a small zert in them. I dont think an 1/8" hole will weaken them. And I will probably go with Boss Bearing, I like the fact that it comes with every thing for a good price.

 

[yzrider]

yeah, listen to 89, local shops normally have alright prices, ebay is also a good place to buy, dealers are way to overrated and overpriced

 

[yzrider]

ebay should have whole rebuild kits too.

 

[specialized7]

you know what i do for bearings, theres a place in town called "bearing and transmission" and i pull the old bearing out take them there they will match everything up with high quality bearings and its really cheap.
saved lots of money that way.

 

[yzrider]

boss bearings are great, get them!!!

 

[jbblaster]

for bearings just go to boss bearings on ebay, they will get u hooked up, also they give ya a kick butt sticker

same here man!! im runnin boss front hub bearings. i like the get some balls sticker. haha

 

[yzrider]

yeah!!! that sticker is the best, i gonna run front rollers when my front bearings wear out.

 

[worst nitemare2]

alot of dealers order from OEM parts cache's. which are ridiculously expensive, $350 per cylinder for my Banshee no thanks. I only go to the dealer for oil and such and when ordering parts, make friends with one of the dudes, I have done that and every order I make he gives me his price on it and sometimes I save $100 on a part.

 

[92blaster]

you know what i do for bearings, theres a place in town called "bearing and transmission" and i pull the old bearing out take them there they will match everything up with high quality bearings and its really cheap.
saved lots of money that way.

same here i just go to burhens went and bought swingarm bearings for my quadracer 10 bucks local store sells every even the seals.. there is nothing special about the bearings the dealers or balls sell its usally the same part number

 

[fsuroxu]

Check EBay. I got a new tranny side cover and a new clutch assembly (inner hub, outer basket, springs and bolts, adjustment rod, all plates and discs, and conical washer) for less than $80.00!!!