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Needles are a stupid idea. I have just replaced the rear shock on my dads Triumph and all linkages were rusted and gummed up even after being greased often. I am just in the process of stripping the Guzzi and every shock linkage bolt was seized in and every needle bearing was solid rust. I am now waiting for a new socket to arrive so I can remove the swingarm bolt I don't expect to see anything salvageable.As mentioned above they are the wrong type of bearing for that kind of application