Dduelin, thanks however I will check tomorrow as the last I heard they were NZ$ 186, which translates to about US$90 and that is considrably more than than the USA price. If that is the case I will have to check the cost of shipping from the US.The 1300 cush rubbers should be a tight fit with the wheel and spline hub - it's a job to remove or press the driven hub down into the wheel. New ones are relatively inexpensive at $20 but they last forever. Part number is 06410-MCS-G00. It's a nice motorcycle, ditch the inner tube pieces and make it right.
Thanks Pete in PA. the bike has 78000 miles on the clock.My question is if there's enough room for the extra rubber are they worn?
Had to go check my records (memory thing again) I haven't changed mine yet at 50k miles. Have changed them on other bikes. My now gone KLX for one.
How many miles on bike?
Make sure you check the flange bearings also.
Thanks BakerBoy, I'll check the prices locally tomorrow (Tuesday) and if they are too expensive here I will have to order from the US.Just a guess, but perhaps the PO thought that the slight cush damper play was a contributor to jerky throttle.
I doubt the original cush dampers are 'worn'. But they've probably reshaped themselves ever-so-slightly to accommodate the extra space used by the inner tube wraps that the PO put in place.
My opinion... I'd probably remove the inner tube wraps just to be sure they didn't slowly work their way into some other location which could put unusual loads into the assembly. These cush dampers are fine and will go hundreds of thousands of miles without having to be replaced.
But if you're always going to wonder about the dampers, just replace them for $21.11 + S/H.