Suzuki 2 Strokes

On the new build T500 racer that my rider Gary May is building we have very slight play in the swinging arm. I would like to replace them with bronze or needle roller bushes but not seen any in the UK. Any leads appreciated.

Cheers Geoff

Gary's race bike as it stands tonight.

The German eBay seller, hard-to-find-parts, has them:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VS-09307-22003 ... 3128530100

Thanks jabcb I will order a set up.

Cheers Geoff

is that the same gary may that used to be a good 250 rider? not seen him for a few years
i bought a set of needle rollers for my gt250, which should be the same size, but blowed if i can remember where i got them from - but it was england
cheers, dd.

I got some from GT REiner 09307-22003-000 53.50 Euro posted.

Cheers

dollydog wrote:is that the same gary may that used to be a good 250 rider? not seen him for a few years
i bought a set of needle rollers for my gt250, which should be the same size, but blowed if i can remember where i got them from - but it was england
cheers, dd.

Hi dollydog,

Gary May, one and the same. He has taken my Seeley T500 for several wins in the 500 Air Cooled class with CRMC. He is now building his own T500 race bike using standed frame and the s/arm bearings need replacing.



This is Gary at Brands last October on my Seeley.

I order a set of bronze bushes from hard-to-find-parts for my T500 cafe build. Will be a few months before I start assembling the bike. So I’m interested in seeing how the bushes work out for you.

jabcb wrote:I order a set of bronze bushes from hard-to-find-parts for my T500 cafe build. Will be a few months before I start assembling the bike. So I’m interested in seeing how the bushes work out for you.

Hi jabcb,

I will post up some photos and how they installed when I get them.

Cheers Geoff

hi zunspec, these are the needle rollers i use. numbers as follows, if it helps:
TA22307 TKO G JAPAN.
you need to mill about a quarter of a mm out of the swingarm to fit them though. i.d of swingarm is approx 28.5mm and o.d. of bearing approx 29mm. just in case you go that way in the future
nice to hear gary still racing - and winning. good lad
cheers, dd.

Hi dd,

Thanks for the info. I would like needle roller bearings but I am going to keep it simple and go with hopefully a simple fit with the bronze bearings. I don't have the equipment, or skills, to ream out the s/arm by 0.5 mm

Cheers Geoff

Hi all,

The bronze swinging arm bushes arrived in good time and looked to be of good quality. Installation was quite straight forward using a length of threaded bar through the arm to pull the bushes into place. The steel inner bearings slipped in with a light push which means the bronze bushes did not distort when they went into the s/arm. All in all decent value for money with hopefully a slightly more rigid installation compared to the std. fibre bushes.





Cheers Geoff

Great.

Hi Geoff

That looks like its going to be a sweet looking bike

Hello Eamonn,

Yes it's starting to show it's lines very nicely. Still a lot of detail fitting to finalise (as always) but not far from running.

Cheers Geoff