October 31st, 2017, 11:30 AM | #1 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Kevin
Location: Central Iowa
Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 1981 Honda CB125S, 2006 Ninja 250 Posts: 65
|
Bent swing arm?
I'd appreciated it if some of you would verify that what appears to be a bend in the swing arm is normal. (I don't know why the picture downloaded upside down.)
Bent swing arm?.jpg I was cleaning things up, preparing to reinstall the rear wheel after mounting a tire. I about freaked out when I see what looks like a bend in the left inside of the swing arm. Before I removed the wheel the alignment was off in the direction consistent with such a bend. I looked on line to see what a used swing arm would cost. The first thing I came to had a picture showing the same bend. (This picture is also upside down, and I'm thinking, well these guys don't know what they are selling. Then I attach my picture and it's upside down too!)
__________________________________________________
isuoboe |
|
October 31st, 2017, 11:42 AM | #2 |
Guy Who Enjoys Riding
Name: Jim
Location: North Carolina
Join Date: Jul 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Oct '18, Aug '17, Aug '16
|
That's the way mine looks. It's was made to be curved a little.
|
|
October 31st, 2017, 11:44 AM | #3 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Kevin
Location: Central Iowa
Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 1981 Honda CB125S, 2006 Ninja 250 Posts: 65
|
Whew! Thank you.
__________________________________________________
isuoboe |
|
November 10th, 2017, 01:01 PM | #4 |
NinjaBraap
Name: Tom
Location: Long Beach, California
Join Date: Dec 2016 Motorcycle(s): 06 Ninja 636, 2016 Yamaha R3 (Street/Track), 2019 Ninja 400 Project Racebike Posts: 175
Blog Entries: 2
|
Yeah that always freaked me out too, it's definitely not how most swing arms look lol.
|
|
November 10th, 2017, 05:58 PM | #5 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Kevin
Location: Central Iowa
Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 1981 Honda CB125S, 2006 Ninja 250 Posts: 65
|
Glad I'm not the only one who sees it that way. You have to admit it does look like an accidental bend, not a purposeful design!
__________________________________________________
isuoboe |
|
November 22nd, 2017, 11:15 AM | #6 |
ninjette.org guru
Name: Miguel
Location: MA
Join Date: Jan 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2000 EX-250; several other years of the same Posts: 470
|
I thought the same too, when I first dove into my bike. Then I read this:
https://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/My_swi...s_%27dented%27
__________________________________________________
... can't stop updating the bike! |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Swing arm | rodster | 2008 - 2012 Ninja 250R Farkles | 11 | February 10th, 2015 03:50 PM |
swing arm swap | jhap2009 | 2008 - 2012 Ninja 250R Tech Talk | 20 | August 9th, 2013 09:20 AM |
|
|