heckienawjoe
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I ordered mine from Yambits a couple of weeks ago. They are located out in the UK and took about a week for it to ship to me (I'm living in California). I was really surprised at how fast it got to me.
Did some searching and found ONE at Speed and Sport Inc. in PA. Had to take a bullet on the price. $86 with shipping and in the mail tomorrow.
Try calling older Yamaha Mom and Pop Dealers. Good luck guys.
skip the teflon, use delrin instead, it is better in this application.
Good idea. I use delrin at work for similar applications. As tough and machineable as delrin is, you could almost machine the entire guide out of one piece of delrin, and eliminate the need to glue it on or attach it with screws.
I'm going to give this some thought, I might try it sometime.
DLD1
Agreed, teflon was tried and failed miserably in automotive bearings years ago as it couldn't stand the heat. That's also why teflon is no longer allowed for no stick cookware. I'm hoping someone will cast (Vacuum form?) or machine these guides from delrin or a similar plastic and keep them available for a very long time as I want my XS to be my last motorcycle.