Scratched swingarm, bent chain adjuster plate.

[muzikill]

Any update on this?

I always thought that the bit of the bracket that goes under the swingarm should be U shaped to the thickness of the swingarm rather than L shaped this sort of design would stop the bend & damage the oem one does.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Badeye

i will do, cheers for that. I hear alot about bolts made from cheese and now this. Do any of the other suzuki bikes like the gixxer have this problem does anyone know?

The late GSXRs all use a completely different adjustment, a block that fits in a cast piece in swingarm.

As far as I know this problem is only on pointies, not a problem at all on carby.

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by muzikill

I always thought that the bit of the bracket that goes under the swingarm should be U shaped to the thickness of the swingarm rather than L shaped this sort of design would stop the bend & damage the oem one does.

that would help but would be a PITA when changing tyres as you would have to put the plate on first and while holding the plate push the spindle threw stop just before the spindle goes all the way threw to the other side and then put the other plate on then push the spindle home. the only way for it to be good enough is for the plate to go across the top and under the bottom that way you don't have to hold the plate in place while you push the spindle threw, but it would eventually mark the swingarm with rub marks over time which is bad news for black swingarms.

Having this happen to me I now also have the dreaded circular scratch on my nice black swingarm. Anyone have a suggestion on the best way to cover it up? Which paint would work best?