Price range: $10.50 through $13.00
SOLD INDIVIDUALLY — PRICED PER SINGLE PLUGGED BUSHING
Gunmetal V2 Plugged Bushings integrate Riot’s machined bushing geometry with truck-specific plug behavior in one made-to-order part.
This removes internal slack inside the system before the bushings begin doing their real job, creating a more direct and mechanically efficient response.
Tuning Variable
Height changes how much material is available to deform under load and how support builds through the lean cycle.
The baseline Riot bushing height. Best for broad compatibility and balanced support.
Provides more available urethane height, increasing support range and allowing the truck to build force deeper into the turn.
Reduces stack height and lowers total available deformation. Useful where packaging space is limited or where a quicker, lighter-feeling response is desired.
Tuning Variable
Shape changes how the bushing loads, how quickly support ramps, and how the truck feels through center and deeper lean.
The most stable and supportive shape in the lineup. Best for stronger centering force, more support under load, and a more planted feel.
Reduces material engagement toward the outer edge, allowing easier initial lean and a more lively, responsive feel.
Introduces a more specialized deformation profile by removing material strategically. Useful for riders looking for a unique combination of compliance and progression.
Integrated Plug System
Gunmetal V2 Plugged Bushings combine the tuning behavior of a Riot Bushing with the equivalent Riot Plug geometry in one made-to-order part.
Price follows the equivalent bushing plus the equivalent plug, minus $1.50.
Tuning Variable
Durometer controls the stiffness of the elastomer itself, but it never acts alone. Final feel is always the result of durometer combined with height, shape, truck geometry, rider weight, and riding style.
Increase compliance, grip development, and ease of lean.
Increase support, reduce deformation, and sharpen return-to-center.
Confirmed Fit
Optimized specifically for Gunmetal V2 hanger geometry.
Why Riot
Most bushings in skateboarding are treated like simple commodity elastomer parts. Riot treats them as mechanical spring elements.
Because bushing performance depends on geometry, preload, and material response, Riot machines bushings from cast polyurethane rather than relying purely on conventional molded production.
This allows tighter dimensional consistency and a more controlled relationship between the intended design geometry and the finished part.
Integrated Plug Mechanics
Plugged Bushings combine Riot’s machined bushing geometry with a truck-specific internal plug in one unified part.
This removes internal slack before the system engages, improving efficiency of lean-to-turn conversion without artificially increasing preload.
System Mechanics
Plugs reduce the amount of input energy that is improperly converted into hanger-to-baseplate translation when the intended motion is rotation.
Without a plug, the bushing stack can shift before engaging, introducing an additional degree of freedom into the system.
Plugs eliminate that unwanted motion.
By removing this degree of freedom, more input is directly converted into rotational output.
Gunmetal V2 Plugged Bushings
