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Hey gang,
While removing the extended swingarm on a recently purchased bike this afternoon, I ran into quite the pickle. Once reinstalling the rear wheel on the swingarm I found that the previous owner had ground off the brake mount on the inside of the swingarm. (Ya know where that brake bracket slides up in order to keep the rear brake sturdy) Evidently the tire he had on there was going to rub.
Is it possible to run the bike w/o having that mount? It seems once I've tightened everything down in the rear that the bracket doesn't seem that it wants to move anywhere. I have a new chain I need to install & don't want to have to break it apart again as soon as I figure out that this won't work.
I guess this will give me a reason to find an '07 black swingarm soon. Let me know your thoughts. I'm anxious to try out my new sprockets, but don't want to mess anything up.
While removing the extended swingarm on a recently purchased bike this afternoon, I ran into quite the pickle. Once reinstalling the rear wheel on the swingarm I found that the previous owner had ground off the brake mount on the inside of the swingarm. (Ya know where that brake bracket slides up in order to keep the rear brake sturdy) Evidently the tire he had on there was going to rub.
Is it possible to run the bike w/o having that mount? It seems once I've tightened everything down in the rear that the bracket doesn't seem that it wants to move anywhere. I have a new chain I need to install & don't want to have to break it apart again as soon as I figure out that this won't work.
I guess this will give me a reason to find an '07 black swingarm soon. Let me know your thoughts. I'm anxious to try out my new sprockets, but don't want to mess anything up.