Swingarm Question (Slightly Dumb) - SV650.org

19-02-06, 11:25 AM

K1 Naked, is the standard swingarm painted or just brushed aluminium ?

(Its cold and dark in my garage and I cant be bothered grovelling about today.)

northwind · 19-02-06, 04:45 PM

Anodised, i think.

19-02-06, 05:20 PM

Not sure, but whatever it is, it's coming off mine. Something I cleaned the chain with has left nasty marks where it dribbled down, so I suspect it's painted.

19-02-06, 05:39 PM

I ventured out to the garage eventualy, I'd say anodised

northwind · 19-02-06, 05:47 PM

I had a look at the spots where mine is damaged, and I reckon it's too thin for paint.

19-02-06, 07:12 PM

The swingarm is lightly lacquered as are the front forks and all the alu bits. Its a very light lick of paint though and will damage easy. A good idea is to buy a can of wheel touch up paint and use it to respray the aluminum bits. I found that the metalic silver wheel paint by SIMONIZ matches the first generation's SV frame perfectly. It also adheres very well to aluminum without the need of any primer or the need to seal with laquer. In fact I managed to touch up a scratch on my frame using it and the frame looks new. Magic. Hope you can find the product in the UK.

Here's a link to show the product range:
http://www.holtsauto.com/products/index.html

northwind · 19-02-06, 07:15 PM

That'd make sense...

20-02-06, 08:34 AM

Ah yes, Holts 5 wheel silver

19-02-06, 11:25 AM	#1
tricky Guest Posts: n/a	Swingarm Question (Slightly Dumb) K1 Naked, is the standard swingarm painted or just brushed aluminium ? (Its cold and dark in my garage and I cant be bothered grovelling about today.)

19-02-06, 04:45 PM	#2
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	Anodised, i think. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

19-02-06, 05:47 PM	#5
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	I had a look at the spots where mine is damaged, and I reckon it's too thin for paint. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

19-02-06, 07:15 PM	#7
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	That'd make sense... __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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19-02-06, 05:20 PM	#3
chazzyb Guest Posts: n/a	Not sure, but whatever it is, it's coming off mine. Something I cleaned the chain with has left nasty marks where it dribbled down, so I suspect it's painted.

19-02-06, 05:39 PM	#4
tricky Guest Posts: n/a	I ventured out to the garage eventualy, I'd say anodised

19-02-06, 07:12 PM	#6
zunkus Guest Posts: n/a	The swingarm is lightly lacquered as are the front forks and all the alu bits. Its a very light lick of paint though and will damage easy. A good idea is to buy a can of wheel touch up paint and use it to respray the aluminum bits. I found that the metalic silver wheel paint by SIMONIZ matches the first generation's SV frame perfectly. It also adheres very well to aluminum without the need of any primer or the need to seal with laquer. In fact I managed to touch up a scratch on my frame using it and the frame looks new. Magic. Hope you can find the product in the UK. Here's a link to show the product range: http://www.holtsauto.com/products/index.html

20-02-06, 08:34 AM	#8
tricky Guest Posts: n/a	Ah yes, Holts 5 wheel silver