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Wideboy · 08-12-09, 07:05 PM

i use a components shop round the corner from work for all sorts of belts ect but lately i've been going in there for bearings. Recently I've been going in there for bearings for the bike. Last Friday i went in to get some head bearings and was told that they couldn't supply them as they're OEM

surely he's feeding me bull plop right?!, Suzuki cant patent a size of bearing can they??

i got my wheel bearings fine

yorkie_chris · 08-12-09, 07:11 PM

No they're a normal size. Probably just don't stock them!

Noone can patent a size of bearing AFAIK. What they could do is contract someone to make a wierd size, so noone else could be rsed making any aftermarket ones for such a small market.

But, just go to bikebearings (marksman industrial) for them.

tigersaw · 08-12-09, 07:11 PM

No, but are they tapered bearings or something that doesnt come off the shelf?
Or is he saying 'I have some but I'm not letting you have any nerr nerr nerr' ?

Wideboy · 08-12-09, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

But, just go to bikebearings (marksman industrial) for them.

yeah i am now but no harm in seeing if i can get them cheaper

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Originally Posted by tigersaw

No, but are they tapered bearings or something that doesnt come off the shelf?
Or is he saying 'I have some but I'm not letting you have any nerr nerr nerr' ?

they are tapered, i went there to see if i could get the top bearing for the GSXR to save me ordering from the us but he said he couldn't bla bla bla, then i asked well have he had the bottom and he said "no i cant do that, that's OEM only suzuki can"

yorkie_chris · 08-12-09, 09:06 PM

Well the top bearing he's telling the truth, they're not a normal size. Zoran at twin works factory turns down an off the shelf bearing to suit. SV raceshop also made one for a time (just copied off zoran), but they made a pigs b0ll*cks of the job and didn't break the sharp edge, so they didn't sit right in the frame.

The bottom bearing is a bog standard one. 32006

Wideboy · 08-12-09, 09:14 PM

i thought it was ground out. i just got my brother to swap the stems over and make some sleeves

yorkie_chris · 08-12-09, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Wideboy

i thought it was ground out. i just got my brother to swap the stems over and make some sleeves

Far as I can see TWF one is a 99-3506 or similar that's not so tall with 1mm taken off the OD.

But if you have stems swapped all is cool.

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Wideboy Evel Knievel Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eastleigh Posts: 4,641	Bearings i use a components shop round the corner from work for all sorts of belts ect but lately i've been going in there for bearings. Recently I've been going in there for bearings for the bike. Last Friday i went in to get some head bearings and was told that they couldn't supply them as they're OEM surely he's feeding me bull plop right?!, Suzuki cant patent a size of bearing can they?? i got my wheel bearings fine __________________ 05 DRZ400E RIP hovis Last edited by Wideboy; 08-12-09 at 07:06 PM.

08-12-09, 07:11 PM	#2
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: bearings No they're a normal size. Probably just don't stock them! Noone can patent a size of bearing AFAIK. What they could do is contract someone to make a wierd size, so noone else could be rsed making any aftermarket ones for such a small market. But, just go to bikebearings (marksman industrial) for them. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

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tigersaw Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Llanwrtyd Wells Powys Posts: 1,146	Re: bearings No, but are they tapered bearings or something that doesnt come off the shelf? Or is he saying 'I have some but I'm not letting you have any nerr nerr nerr' ?

08-12-09, 09:06 PM	#5
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: bearings Well the top bearing he's telling the truth, they're not a normal size. Zoran at twin works factory turns down an off the shelf bearing to suit. SV raceshop also made one for a time (just copied off zoran), but they made a pigs b0ll*cks of the job and didn't break the sharp edge, so they didn't sit right in the frame. The bottom bearing is a bog standard one. 32006 __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

08-12-09, 09:14 PM	#6
Wideboy Evel Knievel Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eastleigh Posts: 4,641	Re: bearings i thought it was ground out. i just got my brother to swap the stems over and make some sleeves __________________ 05 DRZ400E RIP hovis

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