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Old October 31st, 2017, 11:30 AM   #1
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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.)

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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!)
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Old October 31st, 2017, 11:42 AM   #2
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That's the way mine looks. It's was made to be curved a little.
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Old October 31st, 2017, 11:44 AM   #3
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That's the way mine looks. It's was made to be curved a little.
Whew! Thank you.
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Old November 10th, 2017, 01:01 PM   #4
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That's the way mine looks. It's was made to be curved a little.
Yeah that always freaked me out too, it's definitely not how most swing arms look lol.
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Old November 10th, 2017, 05:58 PM   #5
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Yeah that always freaked me out too, it's definitely not how most swing arms look lol.
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!
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Old November 22nd, 2017, 11:15 AM   #6
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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
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