AAAHHHHGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!! - SV650.org

Speedy · 15-04-06, 03:46 PM

NOT A HAPPY EASTER BUNNY!
After fitting my Power Commander,I went for a ride and was VERY pleased with the results!
When I got home,I thought to myself,"I know,I think it's time to adjust my chain!"
So I started to,only to find the axle nut was very tight,and with nobody to help hold the bike,I held the front brake on,and stood on the ratchet to undo said nut.
I then noticed after nut moved round half a turn,that the adjuster slider/bracket had deformed,and turned with the nut,scraping across my nice black swing arm,revealing shiny aluminium under the paint!!!!!
The moral of this story is: If the nut's too tight,get someone else to hold the brake on whilst you CAREFULLY undo the nut.
I'm going out now to cry in a pint or twelve!

Speedy

15-04-06, 03:55 PM

Use tiewraps/cable ties to hold the fron brake on.

15-04-06, 04:16 PM

sorry to hear.. unfortunately I did exact same thing, luckily mine a K4 and doesn't look just as bad as if it had been black swing arm.

15-04-06, 04:40 PM

same ere!! i was mad too! you need a socket on the other side of the spindle too.
suzuki parts again, made of cheese.

15-04-06, 08:40 PM

its happened to me too,

was gutted when I did it but have got use a nice scratch on the swing arm.

15-04-06, 11:48 PM

he he get a curvy!
lol

15-04-06, 03:46 PM	#1
Speedy Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Biggin Hill,Kent Posts: 1,074	AAAHHHHGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT A HAPPY EASTER BUNNY! After fitting my Power Commander,I went for a ride and was VERY pleased with the results! When I got home,I thought to myself,"I know,I think it's time to adjust my chain!" So I started to,only to find the axle nut was very tight,and with nobody to help hold the bike,I held the front brake on,and stood on the ratchet to undo said nut. I then noticed after nut moved round half a turn,that the adjuster slider/bracket had deformed,and turned with the nut,scraping across my nice black swing arm,revealing shiny aluminium under the paint!!!!! The moral of this story is: If the nut's too tight,get someone else to hold the brake on whilst you CAREFULLY undo the nut. I'm going out now to cry in a pint or twelve! Speedy

15-04-06, 03:55 PM	#2
22 Guest Posts: n/a	Use tiewraps/cable ties to hold the fron brake on.

15-04-06, 04:16 PM	#3
daddy_sperm Guest Posts: n/a	sorry to hear.. unfortunately I did exact same thing, luckily mine a K4 and doesn't look just as bad as if it had been black swing arm.

15-04-06, 04:40 PM	#4
kwak zzr Guest Posts: n/a	same ere!! i was mad too! you need a socket on the other side of the spindle too. suzuki parts again, made of cheese.

15-04-06, 08:40 PM	#5
manxsv Guest Posts: n/a	its happened to me too, was gutted when I did it but have got use a nice scratch on the swing arm.

15-04-06, 11:48 PM	#6
socommk23 Guest Posts: n/a	he he get a curvy! lol