A few months back I

[iba1990]

A few months back I asked if anyone knew why my sickle was feeling squirrely in curves & turns. Someone suggested that I check my rear shock upper tower bushings...I did & they were shot. He also gave me a company name to buy some. I bought them & finally got around to installing them. WHOA!!! What a difference. The ones I removed were totally no good. The new ones are made of a very hard material & they work great...no more squirrely feeling. Before I installed the new ones I had to sorta go slow on curves & corners as it felt like I was going to lose control if I pushed it. Now I can smoke my knees in turns. What a difference. If you start getting that squirrely feeling in turns check out your shock tower bushings. Probably should check them periodically anyway as preventitive maintenance concern. I apoligize for not remembering who made the suggestion that I change them but thank you for the suggestion. I hope all of you enjoy your week-end. tommy t

[bigvalkriefan]

 

[robin]

So where did you get them from?

[PAVALKER]

On both the Valk and VTX I am using the VTX F Model lower shock bushings (their uppers are roller bearings).... try Honda part number 52489-HN0-671   Much different and better than the stock rubber bushings.

Some others on the VTX board are using hard Nylon bushings from McMaster Carr     http://www.mcmaster.com/#item/6389K344

Here is an interesting post on the VTX board that discusses some shock bushings, which are the same as ours for the most part.

http://www.vtxoa.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242281&highlight=shock+bushing

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

So where did you get them from?

These are the best Robin IMO and you would be hard pressed to find someone better to deal with 

http://www.xf6-custom.com/partpages/bushings.html

[Big IV]

I did mine a while back. It is an easy fix for a part that suffers from wear.

[iba1990]

F-6 Design. See Smokin' Joe's post above. Really good parts.

[PAVALKER]

So where did you get them from?

These are the best Robin IMO and you would be hard pressed to find someone better to deal with  

http://www.xf6-custom.com/partpages/bushings.html

Joe,

Are those hard (solid) bushings or are they pliable to some degree?   They seem a tab pricey .... but if they NEVER need replaced, it might be worth it.

[Jess Tolbirt]

I got 6 bushings for 4 dollars someplace here on the net,, found the link in the tech section i think...

[iba1990]

They are very hard. Not rubbery at all. VERY nice.

[alph]

Just out of curiosity, have you checked your swing arm bearings?  If they go bad you'll also get a squirrely feeling in your back end.

[iba1990]

The Swing Arm bearings seem to be good. No laterial movement. The shock tower bushings did the trick for me. tommy t