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: serious question about the swing arms on the 954, not common


Anonymous
06-06-2004, 12:33 PM
uhh, hopefully im just being unkowledgable

the swingarm on my 954 on the inside, chain side, the surface is rippled, as if the rectanuglar piping was bent to fit, which is probably the case
but not know the manufacturing process of this i just want to make sure im not riding some defective ass swingarm, yaknow, its rippled, about 5 large one right at the bend point, nothing drastic but its CERTAINLY noticable, someone tell me if there swingarms are like this as well

if you dont understand what im talkin about ill post a pic, fuck ill post one anyhow, but someone please check id like to know whats up

By-Tor
06-06-2004, 04:24 PM
Yeah pip, your swingarm is perfectly fine. I owned a welding and fabrication business and what you see is a direct result of the tubing being bent at the factory. Nothing to be concerned with. I did take a look at my bike just to make sure that what you described was the same as mine. Everything is 8)

Anonymous
06-06-2004, 06:09 PM
thanks alot b, good information to know

now i got another question. do i need a big ass 7/8 or so allen wrench to take the swing arm off from the axle/pivot point, at this point i have

the fairings exhaust rear wheel footsets and swing arm and rear shock completely disassembled, but i need to remove the swingarm and swingarm attackment bracket to properly clean the crap off them, you guys would not beleive how dirty they are, anyhow, thats my last question i think

o yeah, what coolant yall recomend?