Yamaha XJR 1300 :- Swinging Arm Bearings Replacement (1 of 2)!

Good morning Del, without being in any way critical of some of your fabrication videos this is the type of video that initially pulled a lot of us subscribers into Delboy';s Garage. loved it, absolutely loved it. Looking forward to part 2👍

Watching this you can tell when a bike has not been properly maintained. Always a pleasure to see you working!😊

I need to invest in that bearing puller set.

Looks like every job I do Del. Start something and I end up waiting for parts for something else. Real life no editing.

The chuckle at the rear calliper said it all really 😊😊

Great video Del. Have done this job on my 07 XJR. Not the bearings themselves (they did get a clean up), but the chain & sprockets using one of your old videos as reference / inspiration. Ended up with a helicoil in the rear sprocket carrier due to blindly following torque specs - lesson learned! The XJR is known for leaky clutch slave cylinder - something else that needed doing while it was all in bits.

Such a joy to watch, no time wasting no silly chat just great methodical spannering.

Great diagnosis on the swingarm bearing Del and then find further problems with it love the content on this channel

Great video yet again Del. Really look forward to watching your series!

Great video, D & P, too bad things were let to go so far without some care....always enjoy seeing you bring these things back to health! Best to you both!

Great vid👍

Hi Del & Penny, hope all is well over your side. Nice how to video mate. I can see a lot of people marking this one for another day down the line, bad luck with the bearing spacer mate, but you and I know that's life with old bikes. Enjoy the last part of your week and stay safe. Cheers

The camera work & editing for the swingarm pivot shaft removal was very 'thingy', - well done. Seeing the appalling lack of maintenance on such a powerful machine, hats off to Yamaha's designers for building something that didn't throw it's owner through the chip shop windows. No wonder he/she rode it on straight roads. Maybe, like us, they grew up on '70s flexy-flyers' & thought the weaving about was fairly normal for a big bike? Takes all sorts eh? - Carry on : )xx

Used bikes almost ALWAYS need swingarm bearings. Seems like almost no one does them for some reason. I find it to be highly rewarding to do them myself. Like you said, it’s not a lot of money.

Yeah that’s had it! Great to watch your videos again, I’ve been away for a bit doing motorhome stuff but getting back into bike maintenance/restoration again after selling my dragstar yesterday. Time to bring out the classic Kawasaki from under the cover and do some work on her.

Love these type of videos!!!!

Del, it's easy to solder the worn shaft and then grind it in the lathe !

wowser!!! I've seen similar on OLAF bike - xj900s - back ion mid 2014. Those needle bearings are a pain. Theres about 6x in the shock linkage and swing arm hook up on the Divis. You can get all but 1x bearing from various places. I've managed to source that missing bearing from The Hayley Group, Bearing Specialists, in Festival parkm Stoke on Trent. 10min walk or 2 min motorcycle ride. Yambits are great for parts for older Yammys. I've used them for my 1985 Yamaha FZ750 along with all 3 of my divi 900's hehehe great to see Penny is there. Fabulous to see Shes back on her bike.

I work on a XJR 1300 swing arm to for my project ! Like your video, you help me a lot. Keep Going 🦾

Outstanding. It may seem mundane and boring to some, but to me, it's meditation and calmness. I love it.