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syvmn · 07-10-2009, 02:41 PM

I'm looking at buying a fzr600 from a guy around here. He says he thinks that it needs the pilot bearing replaced and that it would take about a half hour and about $15. What do you think. I have no idea what a pilot bearing is and if it would be fixable with my limited mechanical skill.

I can do some things. I've replaced thermostat housings and replaced broken shifing levers on a VW GTi but digging into engines and transmissions or another beast. Plus I've never worked on motorcycles.

What do you think?

The_AirHawk · 07-10-2009, 03:12 PM

"Pilot bearing"? What does the thing use for a transmission, a T-4 Toploader?

Avoid like the plague or prison gang-rape unless YOU know what's wrong with it for certain, and YOU know for certain YOU can fix it easily. And in that case, offer him $100 for the bike.

MOKE1K · 07-21-2009, 01:39 PM

P i l o t B e a r i n g? He must mean the main crank bearing, all four of them.

seruzawa · 07-21-2009, 01:49 PM

If he is talking about a transmission bearing you are more in the area of $50 for the bearing and 20 hours to do the job, plus a complete gasket kit (~$150) and if one tranny bearing is bad they all are and God only knows what else and you'd better run like hell because a broken tranny can cost thousands and he's obviously been severely abusing the thing with wheelies which sportbikes are NOT designed for..... whew.

What is a pilot bearing anyhow?

People will say anything to foist off some worthless broken bike on an unsuspecting victim. If you are really interested in the bike tell him you want a mechanic to check it out. If he says no then you know he is a lying skumbag.

Kenneth_Moore · 07-21-2009, 02:34 PM

The pilot bearing is part of the doohickey assembly. $15 is a reasonable price as long as he packs it with grease before installing it.

pplassm · 07-22-2009, 05:25 AM

There is, indeed, a "Pilot" bearing in the crankcase supporting the starter shaft. From the schematic at yamaha-motor.com, it looks like there is a small hatch that unbolts to replace it. Likely, you will have to remove the carbs to get at it. Not fun.

As others have said. You really do not know what you're getting into here. That may or may not be the "problem".

YMMV.

seruzawa · 07-22-2009, 06:53 AM

If it's such an easy job why doesn't the seller do it and boost the ease of sale? There's more here than he let's on. I'd run like this deal like the plague. There's deals are NEVER as simple as advertised.

lari · 07-30-2009, 01:57 PM

yeah right....did you hear a crank! when he started?? sounds like a one way clutch broken...strange in a fzr 600.
let´s start thinking why some things broken...

07-10-2009, 02:41 PM	#1
syvmn Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1	1994 fzr600 pilot bearing I'm looking at buying a fzr600 from a guy around here. He says he thinks that it needs the pilot bearing replaced and that it would take about a half hour and about $15. What do you think. I have no idea what a pilot bearing is and if it would be fixable with my limited mechanical skill. I can do some things. I've replaced thermostat housings and replaced broken shifing levers on a VW GTi but digging into engines and transmissions or another beast. Plus I've never worked on motorcycles. What do you think?

07-10-2009, 03:12 PM	#2
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	"Pilot bearing"? What does the thing use for a transmission, a T-4 Toploader? Avoid like the plague or prison gang-rape unless YOU know what's wrong with it for certain, and YOU know for certain YOU can fix it easily. And in that case, offer him $100 for the bike. __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

07-21-2009, 01:39 PM	#3
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	P i l o t B e a r i n g? He must mean the main crank bearing, all four of them. __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

07-21-2009, 01:49 PM	#4
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	If he is talking about a transmission bearing you are more in the area of $50 for the bearing and 20 hours to do the job, plus a complete gasket kit (~$150) and if one tranny bearing is bad they all are and God only knows what else and you'd better run like hell because a broken tranny can cost thousands and he's obviously been severely abusing the thing with wheelies which sportbikes are NOT designed for..... whew. What is a pilot bearing anyhow? People will say anything to foist off some worthless broken bike on an unsuspecting victim. If you are really interested in the bike tell him you want a mechanic to check it out. If he says no then you know he is a lying skumbag. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

07-21-2009, 02:34 PM	#5
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	The pilot bearing is part of the doohickey assembly. $15 is a reasonable price as long as he packs it with grease before installing it. __________________ www.kennethmoore.org

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07-22-2009, 05:25 AM	#6
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	There is, indeed, a "Pilot" bearing in the crankcase supporting the starter shaft. From the schematic at yamaha-motor.com, it looks like there is a small hatch that unbolts to replace it. Likely, you will have to remove the carbs to get at it. Not fun. As others have said. You really do not know what you're getting into here. That may or may not be the "problem". YMMV. __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

07-22-2009, 06:53 AM	#7
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	If it's such an easy job why doesn't the seller do it and boost the ease of sale? There's more here than he let's on. I'd run like this deal like the plague. There's deals are NEVER as simple as advertised. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

07-30-2009, 01:57 PM	#8
lari Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 22	yeah right....did you hear a crank! when he started?? sounds like a one way clutch broken...strange in a fzr 600. let´s start thinking why some things broken...