Pyramid Parts - Don't Do it!

[pete]

I put Pyramid Parts (from eBay) wheel bearings in front and back when I rebuilt the 450 and now have about 20,000km's on it.

The rear wheel has a slight lateral movement but the sprocket carrier has a *lot* of lateral movement.

This is what the sprocket carrier bearing looks like... the "seal" has separated as you can see and a piece of the metal cage holding the balls in has broken off:



Lesson learnt, if they look too cheap they probably are!

My front bearings feel ok but as soon as the tyre needs replacing I'll be swapping those bearings out as well.

The new bearings going in are Nachi Quest and I believe they're good but time will tell.

[chuck hahn]

Why not just get Suzuki and be done with it????

[tatu]

Why not just get Suzuki and be done with it????

A very expensive way to buy the same bearing, if you go direct to a bearing supplier with the old bearing or the number you can buy the same bearing or equal quality at a fraction of the cost, that goes for the needle type used in swing arms, for my 1000 exactly the same manufacturer at a third of the Suzuki price.

[Agemax]

top quality bearings from SKF, *@%^$*@%^$*@%^$ or NSK in that size ( 6302-2RS ) are less than £5 each!!!!!!!!

[allojohn]

Hmmm, I used Pyramid for my steering head conversion. I think I'll keep an eye on that. Thanks for the heads up.

[850GT_Rider]

My front bearings feel ok but as soon as the tyre needs replacing I'll be swapping those bearings out as well.

Given the known failure already on the rear bearing, and determining it looks like they are sub-standard, you're gonna wait until tire replacement to change the front one?

Sounds like a gamble I wouldn't want to take, but maybe that's just me....

[pete]

Chuck, I got the bearings from the Suzuki dealer and these are what they use.

These were $30, genuine would've been about $94 all up...

Given the known failure already on the rear bearing, and determining it looks like they are sub-standard, you're gonna wait until tire replacement to change the front one?

Sounds like a gamble I wouldn't want to take, but maybe that's just me....

I hear ya', and trust me that is sitting in the back of my mind constantly. I will be watching those front bearings carefully and may swap them out early yet. It's not just you... that thought is definitely in my mind...

The main thing was limited time getting the bike ready for our big ride next Sunday.