Bronze Swing Arm Bushings ?

I have a pair of Bronze swing arm bushing left over from my H2 project and never used. Can these be used on my 77' KZ1000A swing arm ?

I'd check Z1E and see if they have the same listing.
Steve

Steve, I didn't realize that I have needle bearings already. Maybe i should either leave well enough alone or upgrade to the later double needle bearing side ? Wouldn't needle bearings be better than bronze bushings anyway ?

That is an interesting question that I raised with a mechanic some years ago. His position was that in this application, bushings would be better. Since there is such a small range of motion at the pivot, any additional fiction that the bushing might have due to the greater contact area would be offset by the broader distribution of force that greater contact area would provide. If true, the bushings would last muc longer and would not create divots in the bearing race ( the correct term for that escapes me at the moment).
This sounded perfectly plausible to me.
Some precision machining would be called for, including creating a reliable way to insure that the bushing surface stays lubricated.

Want to be the guinea pig?

TexasKZ wrote: That is an interesting question that I raised with a mechanic some years ago. His position was that in this application, bushings would be better. Since there is such a small range of motion at the pivot, any additional fiction that the bushing might have due to the greater contact area would be offset by the broader distribution of force that greater contact area would provide. If true, the bushings would last much longer and would not create divots in the bearing race ( the correct term for that escapes me at the moment).
This sounded perfectly plausible to me.
Some precision machining would be called for, including creating a reliable way to insure that the bushing surface stays lubricated.

Want to be the guinea pig?

Agree. The term for the divots is "brinelling." Ed