MOT Failed :(

Took my sv for its MOT (The first one since I got it) and it failed for excessive play in the swingarm! I also got an adviser for bearings in the front. The guy told me that they would need to replace both bearings in the swingarm at a total cost of £160 including labour which I thought was alright.

Still, its an 07 bike with 4000 miles on it. Surely the bearings can't have worn out with that?

I always take my bike or car to an independant MOT centre just to make sure they're not going to try and get more money out of me.
Sorry to hear the news if it is the case that the bearings are shot.

Fek me. That seems odd given the milage?!

I know. I have a funny feeling it might have been caused by me when I installed a lowering kit. I put the bike on a rear wheel paddock stand and took the suspension links out, which of course caused the bike to drop almost right down. Luckily I had a jack underneath the engine as well so I managed to hold it up and put in the new links but I wonder if that would have shredded the bearings?

Either way I was looking online and the bearings only cost about £10 for a set and i'm going to be paying £60.

Buy the bearings yourself and just ask them to fit them.

[embee]

If it's endfloat in the swingarm bearings there was a thread on this subject a few weeks ago. Seems "they're all like that, Sir". Do a search to find the thread.

[Red Herring]

There is no way your swingarm bearings are shot in 4,000 miles. Add another nought and maybe just a chance, but not in that distance, and dropping it even until the rear wheel hit the underside of the seat wouldn't have damaged them. They are either out of adjustment, or he is having you on. Have you felt the play yourself? How is he detecting it? Get someone else who ought to know what they are doing to give you a second opinion before you part with any cash.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Red Herring

There is no way your swingarm bearings are shot in 4,000 miles. Add another nought and maybe just a chance, but not in that distance, and dropping it even until the rear wheel hit the underside of the seat wouldn't have damaged them. They are either out of adjustment, or he is having you on. Have you felt the play yourself? How is he detecting it? Get someone else who ought to know what they are doing to give you a second opinion before you part with any cash.

+1

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by embee

If it's endfloat in the swingarm bearings there was a thread on this subject a few weeks ago. Seems "they're all like that, Sir". Do a search to find the thread.

Here's the thread

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...=swingarm+shim

[Bibio]

tell your MOT inspector to phone suzuki for an explanation on the end float.

what other bearings.. headstock by chance?

i think your MOT inspector is trying his luck. there should be no bearings shot in 4000 miles even given the lack of grease the employers of suzuki have to squeeze out of the production manager's personal lube.