Hello,
Fork rebuilt time in my Tenere:
1. I'm not sure if I should change upper bush (34L-23135-00) and lower bush (55W-23171-00). What do you think?




2. I was searching for replacement for lower bush (55W-23171-00) but it seems it doesnt exist :/ Forks are Showa - 41,mm, lower bush size: 39,7 x 41,5 x 14,7 (mm). In this topic Ténéré Mike suggests to look for "The bushes and seals from 84-88 vintage Suzukis with the same fork diameter fit right in. Same with bushes from 83-87 big Hondas. Both Suzuki & Honda carry piles of them.". Does anyone tried this? Will it fit to 1VJ model?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Jack

hi Jack
I've just tried Fowlers in Bristol which are my go to place for Yamaha parts.
https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk
The upper bush is still available with this part number
3AJ-23135-00
They don't look too bad though, is there any perceptible movement between tube and leg when assembled without the springs?

Mike does say "The previous advice of Suzuki parts substitution is for the SHOWA forks only. They WILL NOT WORK in KAYABA forks"

Mezo.

Hello,

I found a solution for my 1VJ.
The bushings are standard parts, the manufacturers do not build specific bushing for each models.

I used the bushings from K-tech:
-Upper bush : 41x15x2
-Lower bush : 41.7x15x1

I measured and they have the exact same dimesions as the original ones.
I bought mine for 30€+shipping the 4 bushings.
Pyramid parts also have lots of bushing dimensions in the catalog but not the 41.7x15x1.

acc to the list they fit to:
- Upper bush 41x15x2:
BMW
F 650 (1993-2007)(SHOWA) • F 650 GS (2000-2008)(SHOWA) • F 650 ST (1996-2000)(SHOWA)
HARLEY DAVIDSON
Softail 41mm Forks RSU (--)(SHOWA) • Touring 41mm Forks RSU (--)(SHOWA)
HONDA
CB 1100 (2011-2016)(SHOWA) • CB 1100 EX (2015-2017)(SHOWA) • CB 1100 RS (2017-2019)(SHOWA) • CB 400 F (2013-2015)(SHOWA) • CB 500 F (2013-2018)(SHOWA) • CB 500 X (2013-2018)(SHOWA) • CB 600 F Hornet (1998-2010)(SHOWA) • CB 650 F (2014-2019)(SHOWA) • CB 750 F2 Seven Fifty (1992-2002)(SHOWA) • CBF 1000 (2006-2019)(SHOWA) • CBR 1000 F (1987-1999)(SHOWA) • CBR 500 R (2013-2019)(SHOWA) • CBR 600 F (1991-1998)(SHOWA) • CBR 600 RR (2005-2019)(SHOWA) • GL 1500 Goldwing (1997-2000)(SHOWA) • NTV 650 (1988-2006)(SHOWA) • PC 800 (1989-2000)(SHOWA) • ST 1100 (1990-2001)(SHOWA) • VFR 400 R (1987-1991)(SHOWA) • VFR 750 F (1988-1997)(SHOWA) • VFR 800 FI (1998-2001)(SHOWA) • VT 750 Shadow (2007-2011)(SHOWA) • VTR 1000 Firestorm (1997-2007)(SHOWA) • X-ADV (2017-2019)(SHOWA) • XL 650 Trans Alp (2000-2009)(SHOWA) • XR 250 L (1991-1996)(SHOWA) • XR 250 R (2003-2004)(KYB) • XR 350 RD-RE (1983-1984)(KYB)
INDIAN
Scout (2014-2019)(SHOWA) • Scout Bobber (2018-2019)(--) • Scout Sixty (2015-2019)(SHOWA)
KAWASAKI
Ninja 400 (2018-2019)(SHOWA) • Ninja 650 R (2012-2016)(SHOWA) • VN 1500 (1997-2000)(SHOWA) • VN 1500 Vulcan Classic (2000-2005)(SHOWA) • Z 1000 (2003-2019)(SHOWA) • Z 1000 SX (2011-2016)(SHOWA) • Z 750 R (2011-2014)(SHOWA) • Z 800 (2013-2016)(SHOWA) • ZX-6 (1990-1997)(SHOWA) • ZX-6 R (2007-2019)(SHOWA) • ZX-6 R 636 (2005-2019)(SHOWA) • ZX-6 RR (2005-2006)(SHOWA) • ZZR 600 D (1990-1992)(SHOWA) • ZZR 600 E (1993-2006)(SHOWA)
SUZUKI
GS 1100 F (1988-1994)(SHOWA) • GSX-R 600 (2006-2019)(SHOWA) • GSX-R 750 (1990-2019)(SHOWA) • RF 600 (1992-1996)(SHOWA) • SFV 650 Gladius (2009-2016)(SHOWA) • SV 650 (2003-2019)(SHOWA) • VL 1500 Intruder (2005-2007)(SHOWA)
TRIUMPH
Street Triple 765 LRH (2017-2019)(SHOWA) • Street Triple 765 R (2017-2019)(SHOWA) • Street Triple 765 RS (2017-2019)(SHOWA) • Street Triple 765 S (2017-2019)(SHOWA) • Thruxton 1200 R (2016)(SHOWA)

-Lower bush 41.7x15x1:
DUCATI
851 (1987-1992)(MARZOCCHI)
SUZUKI
SV 650 (1998-2002)(SHOWA) • SV 650 S (2003-2012)(SHOWA)
TRIUMPH
Bonneville Bobber (2017-2019)(KYB) • Bonneville T100 (2004-2015)(KYB) • Bonneville T100 SE (2008-2015)(KYB) • Bonneville T120 (2016-2019)(KYB) • Scrambler (2006-2015)(KYB) • Speedmaster (2019)(KYB) • Street Cup (2018)(KYB) • Street Scrambler (2017-2019)(KYB) • Street Twin (2016-2019)(KYB) • Thruxton 1200 (2016-2019)(KYB) • Thruxton 900 (2004-2015)(KYB)

useful, thanks.