which front end bushing kit is best for 07 rtx ?

[zigoapex1]

have change them all, is the ones by pioneer good or go with the
Oilite Bushing Kits ?
steering blocks, better with the oft ?

while i'm asking, how about a revalve pioneer or hygear ?

Thank you !!

 

[Super Sled]

Ulmer for front end bushings

OFT for Oillite steering blocks

Pioneer for monoshock Nylatron bushings

Rear shock revalve is really personal. Go with whomever best understands your riding style and will get it right for you. Bjowett is good for a really aggressive revalve and can use some reslly high performing European valve stacks.

 

[Yami_Nut]

I second the OFT for Oillite steering blocks, I just put my set in today on my '06 Apex. Huge difference in play, it removed 85-90% of the handlebar play. Not too bad to do. -Matt

 

[bottlerocket]

Pioneer revalve is much cheaper then Hygear on the shock. Ulmer on the bushings.

 

[Blue Dave]

I am mostly impressed with the Ulmer oilite front end kit that I have half installed tonight. My OEM plastic bushings in the spindle were still in excellent condition but things got tighter with the oilites installed.

Too tight in fact in the lower A arm attachment point on the spindle. The oilite bushing flanges were slightly thicker than the OEM's causing binding when the bolt was tightened because the flanges extended slightly beyond the ends of the long round metal spacer causing friction between the bushing flanges and the lower A arm. I filed down the flanges slightly which corrected the problem.

The bulkhead and A arm OEM plastic bushings were completely shot to the point of being non existent in a few locations as you can see in the picture. The oilites really tightened up my very loose front end. I will be installing the OFT steering blocks as well. Between Ulmer's oilites and OFT's blocks I hope to eliminate most all of my handlebar slop.

 

[yamaha convert]

Yamaha also has oilite bushing kits.

Having used other suppliers, and after also having to work around the sloppy tolerances of their bushes, next time I would buy from the manufacturer of your sled.

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/acces ... etail.aspx

 

[Blue Dave]

Yamaha also has oilite bushing kits
Having used other suppliers and after sloppy sizing of their bushes I would buy from the manufacturer next time.

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/acces ... etail.aspx

Thanks for the information. I was not aware that Yamaha sold these. It looks like Yamaha buys them from MPI (Mountain Performance Inc.).