Pyramid Parts - Don't Do it!

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    Pyramid Parts - Don't Do it!

    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.
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    • chuck hahn
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      • May 2009
      • 25946
      • Norman, Oklahoma
      #2
      Why not just get Suzuki and be done with it????
      MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
      1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

      NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


      I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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        • tatu
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          • Jun 2010
          • 3175
          • UK
          #3
          Originally posted by chuck hahn
          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.
          sigpic

          Don't say can't, as anything is possible with time and effort, but, if you don't have time things get tougher and require more effort.

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            • Agemax
              Forum Guru
              • Apr 2008
              • 8371
              • plymouth uk
              #4
              top quality bearings from SKF, *@%^$*@%^$*@%^$ or NSK in that size ( 6302-2RS ) are less than ?5 each!!!!!!!!
              1978 GS1085.

              Just remember, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion!

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                • allojohn
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                  • Jan 2011
                  • 3515
                  • NoMo, MN
                  #5
                  Hmmm, I used Pyramid for my steering head conversion. I think I'll keep an eye on that. Thanks for the heads up.
                  -Mal

                  "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." - B. Banzai
                  ___________

                  78 GS750E

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                    • 850GT_Rider
                      #6
                      Originally posted by pete
                      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....

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                        • Guest
                          #7
                          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...

                          Originally posted by 850GT_Rider
                          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.

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