Motorcycle Shock Linkage Bearing & Seal Kits

Think of your motorbike's chassis as a skeleton - all the organs to make it work get bolted on. With electronic sensors & wiring as the nerves, shoulders made from triple clamps & handlebars connecting the forks as arms, plus stock linkages & swingarms as leg bones. They're called rear swing ARMS & front fork LEGS - but you don't ride backwards, right? So close enough.

Well, like your skeleton, your frame needs flexible joints connecting all those metal bones. These shock linkage bearings push smooth friction-free progressive force over the suspension travel, linking the bottom of the coilover to the top of the swingarm. They often use several pieces; teflon ring bushes, open needle roller bearings in outer races, spherical bearings, inner spacer tubes, flanged collars, rubber lipped seals, o-rings, machined end caps, washers, wire retaining snap rings.

Shock absorber mounting bearings give precise damping response from the damper to the link, while swingarm bearings swing the wheel up & down with the terrain. Angular caged steering stem bearings at the head make for smooth cornering.